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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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: MATIC Plunges 6.9%, Leading Index's Decline

The CoinDesk 20 stumbled 2.1% , with only Uniswap and Litecoin posting gains.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-04: laggards

Finance

Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton to Advise on Audits

The crypto exchange was previously dropped by auditing firm Mazars which had been helping the firm with a proof-of-reserves report.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%

Crypto users lost some $2 billion due to hacks, scams and exploits throughout 2023, one report said.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Drop 20% After Fed Rate Cuts in Bearish Case, but Weak September Presents Buying Opportunity: Analysts

Bitfinex suggested bitcoin could fall to as low as $40,000 in a bearish scenario.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Tuesday Crumble Sends Bitcoin Below $58K, Ether to 7-Month Low

Seasonality suggests a hoped-for bounce after a rough August may not materialize.

Bitcoin Price 9/3/24

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: DOT and HBAR Outperform as Index Rises 0.9%

Polkadot gained 2.6% while Hedera rose 2.4%, helping push the index higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-03: leaders

Markets

Bitcoin Slips Back to $58K in Continued Desultory Action, but Next Week Could Offer Upside Excitement

It's been a rough August, with the world's largest crypto set to close the month with a double-digit percentage loss.

Bitcoin price 8/30 (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC and BCH Lead as Index Gains 0.4%

Litecoin added 2.4% while Bitcoin Cash rose 2% in overnight trading.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-30: Leaders

Markets

Bitcoin Returns to $59K as Bulls Fail to Flip Key Resistance; AI Cryptos Lead Losses

AI-focused tokens such as FET, Render's RNDR and Bittensor's TAO slipped 7%-10% following Nvidia's post-earnings slump.

Bitcoin price on Aug. 29 (CoinDesk)

Markets

El Salvador's Bukele Says Bitcoin Strategy a 'Net Positive,' but Adoption Lags

El Salvador now holds $400 million in its "public wallet alone," President Nayib Bukele said in an interview with TIME.

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