Stephen Alpher

Stephen is CoinDesk's managing editor for Markets. He previously served as managing editor at Seeking Alpha. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., Stephen went to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, majoring in finance. He holds BTC above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Markets

Here's Why Bitcoin Will 10X From Here: Michael Saylor

"For the industry to move to the next level, we need to migrate to adult supervision," said the MicroStrategy executive chairman.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Round-Trips Its Way Back Under $35K as Fidelity's Timmer Calls It 'Exponential Gold'

The world's largest crypto remains in the green over the past 24 hours, but has slumped nearly 4% from its overnight high.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

Finance

MicroStrategy Acquired an Additional 155 Bitcoin Since End of Q3

The company booked an impairment loss of $33.6 million on its digital asset holdings in the thrid quarter.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Retakes $35K After FOMC as Solana's SOL Leads Sharp Altcoin Rally

The Federal Reserve pulled no surprises on Wednesay as it kept policy on hold but promised a continued focus on bringing inflation to heel.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged; Bitcoin Flat at $34.5K

Market participants will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference to glean insight into the future path of U.S. central bank policy.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitget Embroiled in Bitter $10M Dispute With Floki Over TokenFi Memecoin Listing

Floki Inu alleges that Bitget created a $10 million hole by selling tokens that it didn't hold, effectively creating a synthetic short position.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)

Markets

Fed Seen Holding Rates Steady, but Policy Statement and Press Conference Will Be Key for Bitcoin

Signs that the U.S. central bank might refrain from further rate hikes this cycle could lead to a new breakout in bitcoin prices.

(Kevin Dietsch/Staff/GrettyImages/PhotoMosh)

Markets

Raging Bitcoin Bull Market Ahead, According to Key Indicator

The crypto's weekly RSI has crossed above 70, indicating a strengthening of upward momentum.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Markets

AI-Related Tokens Stumble After White House Executive Order

Critics of President Biden's action wonder if innovation could be stifled.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans

The USDT stablecoin currently has a market cap of roughly $84 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Bitfinex)