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

Dernières de Stephen Alpher


CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AVAX Gains 3.6% as Index Rallies

Litecoin's LTC was also a top performer, rising 2.7%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-27: leaders

Marchés

Bitcoin Hits $65K for First Time Since Early August, Renewing Investor Interest in Spot ETFs

Monetary stimulus in the U.S. and China appeared to be the catalyst for the crypto's run higher.

Bitcoin price 9/26/24

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Leaps 6.3% as All Assets Rise

Uniswap's UNI joined NEAR Protocol as a top performer, gaining 3.9%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-26: leaders

Marchés

Bitcoin Jumps Over $64K on China Stimulus; IBIT Options Could Provide Longer-Term Boost

Asian markets roared higher and gold notched another record following another round of Chinese fiscal and monetary stimulus.

(Getty Images)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LINK Surges by 7.1% as Index Rises

The CoinDesk 20 posted a 1.4% gain, with 19 out of 20 assets rising.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-25: leaders

Marchés

Retail Accumulation and Exchange Outflows Drive Market Optimism for Bitcoin

Smaller bitcoin investors and reduced liquidity signal potential for continued price growth

Bitcoin: All Cohorts vs Issuance (Glassnode)

Marchés

U.S. M2 Money Supply Approaches New Highs as Financial Assets Reach Record Levels

Expansionary policies by not just the Fed, but other global central banks, appear to be fueling asset price appreciation.

M2 Money Supply vs S&P 500 (FRED)

Marchés

Bitcoin Pushes Past $64K as Monetary Ease Expectations Grow

Traders Tuesday pushed the chances of a second consecutive 50 basis point rate Fed rate cut up to 61%.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Juridique

TrustToken, TrueCoin Settle With SEC Over Fraud Accusations in Stablecoin Investing

The California companies were accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misrepresenting the backing of stablecoin TUSD.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Juridique

What to Expect at Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's Sentencing

Caroline Ellison is the third FTX executive to be sentenced.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison at the federal courthouse in Manhattan (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)