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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Finanzas

Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors

Some online chatter has suggested Coinbase is issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock, which ultimately was manipulating the price of crypto lower.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Mercados

Bitcoin Gains 5% to $61K Ahead of Fed, but Order Books Suggest Rally Could Be Capped

Wednesday's FOMC meeting carries uncertainty for the market, with investors still divided on the magnitude of rate cut.

Bitcoin price on 9/17 (CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System

Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Mercados

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days

The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds by assets-under-management, drew $15.8 million of new money yesterday.

Price rising charts markets indices (Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Gains 4.8% as Index Rallies

Uniswap was also among the leaders in overnight trading.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-17: leaders

Finanzas

A New Prediction Market Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Round Led by 1confirmation

Unlike industry leader Polymarket, Limitless isn't focusing on the election. It's carving out a niche with bets that expire quickly and with user-created markets.

Like a horse track, Limitless Network wants bettors to come back daily. (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)

Finanzas

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Plans Another $700M Convertible Note Issuance

The company just days ago announced the purchase of $1.1 billion worth of bitcoin, bringing its holdings to 244,800 tokens.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Regulación

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to Present Debt-Free Budget for 2025

Bukele spoke during the commemoration of 203 years of El Salvador independence.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Regulación

SEC Places Heavier Scrutiny on Binance's Token Listing, Trading Process in Proposed Amended Complaint

The SEC filed its proposed amended complaint against Binance on Thursday with a greater emphasis on the exchange's token listing process.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)