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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Finance

MicroStrategy Has Raised $46.6M Through Share Sales Since September

The company also suggested further sale proceeds may be used to pay down debt.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Dips After US Inflation Comes in Slightly Hot

The report suggests the Fed will need to continue tightening monetary policy.

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Finance

PayPal Puts Stablecoin Project on Hold: Bloomberg

On Thursday it was reported that PayPal crypto partner Paxos was being probed by the NYDFS

PayPal's headquarters (Shutterstock)

Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Tether's Reserves Partly Managed by Cantor Fitzgerald: WSJ

The Wall Street bond trading powerhouse is managing Tether's $39 billion bond portfolio, according to the report.

Hedge funds are increasingly betting against Tether. (Andreas Wagner/Unsplash)

Finance

Three Arrows Capital Founders Launch Exchange Where You Can Trade 3AC Bankruptcy Claims

Named Open Exchange, the platform aims to be a home for trading what it says is a $20 billion market of claims against bankrupt crypto firms, including those of 3AC.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Facing SEC Probe, Settlement Could Come Soon: Bloomberg

The U.S. regulator is in the late stages of an investigation into the company's possible sale of unregistered securities, according to the report.

Consensus 2018 Sponsor branding kraken (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Rises to $23.3K as Jerome Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment

The Fed chair spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin cae tras la creación de 517K puestos de trabajo en enero en Estados Unidos

El gobierno estadounidense también informó que la tasa de desempleo bajó a 3,4%, valor por debajo de las estimaciones de 3,6%.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Finance

Charlie Munger Hasn't Taken the Time to Study Bitcoin: MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor

A longtime skeptic of digital assets, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman earlier this week called for the U.S. government to ban cryptocurrencies.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Falls After 517,000 Jobs Added in January, Beating Expectations

The U.S. government also reported the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, below the forecast of 3.6%.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)