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

Bitcoin borra todas las caídas relacionadas con FTX con su último repunte

Las ganancias de la criptomoneda registradas durante el miércoles a la mañana se produjeron luego de que las cifras económicas de Estados Unidos sugirieran la posibilidad de políticas monetarias más flexibles.

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Markets

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)

Markets

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)

Markets

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.

Red arrows moving upon wooden blocks, Business concept Growth, Conceptual Business Finance Growth (Sakchai Vongsasiripat)

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.

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Finance

Coinbase Rally May Be a Selling Opportunity, Says Bank of America

Analyst Jason Kupferberg downgraded the crypto exchange to underperform from neutral, saying 2023 estimates are still too high.

Bitcoin continued its downtrend of recent days. (Getty Images)

Finance

Market Maker Group One Discloses 13.5% Stake in MicroStrategy

Alongside a big drop in the price of bitcoin, MicroStrategy slumped more than 70% in 2022 but is bouncing early this year.

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Markets

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to 8-Week Low as DCG Faces Pressure

Digital Currency Group, Grayscale's parent company, has come under increasing pressure to address a discount that had widened to nearly 50% towards the close of 2022.

Grayscale's new ad campaign can be seen in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

El modesto repunte de bitcoin dispara las acciones relacionadas con cripto

El sector de la minería de criptomonedas está registrando los mayores rendimientos en el trading del lunes.

Las acciones de compañías de la industria cripto se dispararon el lunes. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Modest Rally Sends Crypto-Related Stocks Sharply Higher

The crypto mining sector is posting the largest gains in Monday trading.

Las acciones de compañías de la industria cripto se dispararon el lunes. (Midjourney/CoinDesk)