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

Latest from Stephen Alpher


Markets

Strategy Could Be Eligible for S&P 500 Inclusion in June if Bitcoin Closes Q1 Above $96K

The last hurdle for MSTR to qualify for the S&P 500 is to achieve positive GAAP net income over the trailing 12 months.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

SafeMoon to Launch Memecoin on Solana After Burning Most of SFM Supply

SFM holders will have an opportunity to sell their tokens despite current low liquidity levels.

Credit: Jp Valery, Unsplash

Markets

Wisconsin More Than Doubled BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings to 6M Shares

The state’s investment board's stake is worth more than $340 million at IBIT's current price of $56.10.

Wisconsin sign

Markets

Abu Dhabi Discloses $437M Stake in BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The ownership interest was held via Mubadala Investments, one of the country's sovereign wealth funds

Abu Dhabi

Markets

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids

The world's largest crypto has declined for five consecutive weekends, noted Standard Charterd's Geoff Kendrick.

Bitcoin Looks to Break Long Streak of Weekend Skids

Markets

Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment

JUV rose 200%, with tokens like LAZIO and PORTO also experiencing significant price jumps.

South Korea's K League will let fans create a sort of fantasy team using blockchain tokens representing players. (Waka77/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

CZ's Dog Made a Killing for One Memecoin Creator and Murdered Everyone Else

Broccoli coin is the latest example of the dangers of playing in an anything goes market.

CZ and Broccoli

Finance

GameStop Mulling Investment in Bitcoin/Crypto: CNBC

Eyebrows were raised this past weekend when GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen posted a picture of himself with Michael Saylor.

(John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

Coinbase Posts $2.27B in Q4 Revenue, Blowing Through $1.84B Estimate

The crypto exchange benefited from a major bull move in crypto during the fourth quarter surrounding Trump's election victory.

Coinbase. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

MetaDAO Hires Futarchy's Creator Robin Hanson as Adviser

Hanson, who devised the new form of governance a quarter century ago, gives a boost to the year-old crypto group.

metaDAO