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

Why the $172B Stablecoin Market Could Send Crypto Prices Higher

The stablecoin market isn’t unlike Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash stash – it’s sitting there ready to be deployed, according to CoinMarketCap’s Alice Liu.

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Markets

Bitcoin Jumps to Just Shy of $68K Before Quick Plunge Lower

Digital assets are finally beginning to pay attention to not just the growing chance of a Trump victory in November, but also a GOP sweep, said Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick.

Rollercoaster (Matt Bowden/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP Drops 3.5% as Index Inches Lower From Monday

Uniswap joined Internet Computer as one of the weakest performers, falling 3.2%

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-15: laggards

Markets

Mt. Gox Postpones Repayment Deadline to 2025, Allaying Concerns of Bitcoin Selling Pressure

Crypto wallets linked to the defunct exchanges still hold $2.8 billion of bitcoin after having distributed about $6 billion worth of assets to creditors earlier this year.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

Markets

MicroStrategy Soars to 25-Year High, With 'NAV Premium' the Widest Since 2021

The stock has gained 4% since bitcoin hit an all-time high in March, while bitcoin itself has declined 16%.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $59K Amid Inflation Worry, Regulatory Onslaught on Crypto

Uniswap's UNI token was the only CoinDesk 20 constituent in the green over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin price on 10/10 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Nearly 50% of U.S. Investors Plan to Invest in Crypto ETFs: Charles Schwab Survey

Crypto was the leading asset class among millennial ETF investors, topping even stocks and bonds, the survey showed.

Millenials favor crypto ETFs (Unsplash)

Finance

Ethena Picks BlackRock's BUIDL, Mountain, Superstate and Sky's USDS for $46M Tokenized RWA Investment

The allocation fits into the growing trend of DeFi platforms and protocol foundations investing in real-world asset-backed products to earn a yield without leaving blockchain rails.

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