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.

Stephen Alpher

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Marchés

Bitcoin Little Changed on Soft Economic Data Ahead of Fed Meeting

Wednesday morning's ADP jobs and ISM manufacturing reports both came in weaker than expected.

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

Marchés

Crypto Bank Silvergate Shares Move Higher After BlackRock Boosts Stake

Silvergate stock is down about 90% over the past year thanks to the crypto bear market and its deposit relationship with FTX.

(CoinDesk)

Marchés

Bank of Canada Signals Pause to Rate Hike Cycle

Bitcoin is mostly ignoring the news, but it's a potentially bullish sign.

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Finance

Genesis' Crypto Lending Businesses File for Bankruptcy Protection

The collapse of FTX in late 2022 was the final straw for Genesis, which earlier that year reportedly suffered losses of several hundred million dollars due to its exposure to failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Juridique

Crypto Lender Nexo to Pay $45M, Cease Offering EIP in Settlement With SEC

Nexo began offering its Earn Interest Product to U.S. customers in June 2020.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

Finance

Alameda Research-Connected Bank Exits Crypto Business

Farmington State Bank, a small community bank in the state of Washington, is also changing its name.

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Marchés

Bitcoin Erases Entire FTX-Related Decline in Latest Surge

Wednesday morning gains for the crypto came after soft U.S. economic numbers suggested the possibility for easier monetary policy.

Staking crypto (Jay Radhakrishnan/Getty Images)

Marchés

Left for Dead Crypto Names Roar Higher as Bitcoin Bounces

Bitcoin has put together its first sustained rally since the FTX collapse in early November.

La recuperación alcista de bitcoin logró que el interés abierto alcance máximos anuales. (Will Ess para Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Bitcoin Pushes Above $19K for First Time Since FTX Collapse

Crypto-related stocks are making even larger gains as the rally in the sector continues.

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Finance

Bitcoin Dips With Stocks After US Report of 6.5% CPI Inflation

Annualized inflation slowed to 6.5% in December from 7.1% previously, in line with economist forecasts.

(Getty Images)