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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Policy

U.S. Lawmakers Lummis, Hill Urge DOJ Decision on Charging Binance, Tether for Aiding Hamas

Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. French Hill have been notable advocates in Congress for reasonable regulation of crypto.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Primed for 'Supply Shock' as Exchange Balance Drops to 5-Year Low, Analyst Says

A spot ETF approval could fundamentally alter bitcoin's supply and demand dynamics as professional investors would allocate to BTC as an uncorrelated asset, Forex.com's Matt Weller told CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)

Finance

Pepecoin Doubles to $500M Market Cap as Memecoin Fever Steals Bitcoin's ETF Thunder

More than 155,000 wallets now hold the popular memecoin.

PEPE market cap doubles in a week (Pepecoineth)

Markets

Bitcoin Retreats From $35K; Miner Selling Pressure May Cap Prices, Crypto Hedge Fund Says

BTC could run towards $40,000-$45,000 after consolidating around current prices, Capriole Investments said.

BTC price on Oct. 25 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Up 100% This Year. It's Not Just Because of Spot BTC ETF Hype

While most observers tie bitcoin's recent strength to the anticipation of a spot ETF approval, some analysts offer alternative explanations to the crypto's rise.

BTC price in 2023 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Is Not Gold – Why Spot ETF May Not Be 'Sell the News' Event: EY's Brody

The consulting firm's global blockchain leader discussed his bullish outlook in a CNBC appearance.

EY's Paul Brody (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops 3% After BlackRock BTC ETF Pulled From DTCC's Website

Monday's addition of IBTC to clearinghouse DTCC's site was a factor in bitcoin's explosive move higher.

Bitcoin chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

NASD Raises $3.3M Seed Round for Asset Issuer Chain Noble

Noble is an appchain built for native asset issuance in Cosmos and the boundless Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) ecosystem.

hand holding $20 bill in front of trees

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried Proposes Financial Expert as Witness to Rebut DOJ Testimony

The defense intends to call Joseph Pimbley, a financial services expert and consultant, to testify about FTX's and Alameda's financials.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Grayscale Court Victory Over SEC in Spot Bitcoin ETF Case Made Final

Grayscale's application to convert its GBTC to a spot ETF will now be re-considered by the SEC.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)