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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Finanza

Tokenization Allows More Efficient Collateral Transfers, Digital Asset, Euroclear and World Gold Council Found in Pilot Project

The initiative created digital versions of gilts, eurobonds and gold on the Canton Network to test complex financial transactions on blockchain rails.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

Mercati

Bitcoin Crumbles to $60K, Giving Up Most Post-Fed Rate Cut Gains

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also fell on a report that Iran was preparing an imminent missile attack on Israel.

Gráfico de índices del mercado de acciones subiendo y bajando. (Megamodifier/Pixabay)

Mercati

Bitcoin Bull Run in Question as Balances on OTC Desks Rise to 410K

The amount of bitcoins on OTC desks has doubled over the past five months to the highest level since May 2022.

Bitcoin: Total OTC Desk Balance (CryptoQuant)

Finanza

EigenLayer's EIGEN Token Slides 12% After Debuting at $6.51B FDV

The token initially rose to $4.26 but has since fallen back to $3.77.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Politiche

Founding Coin Center Chief Jerry Brito Stepping Down After Decade

Brito and senior policy counsel, Robin Weisman, are both leaving their roles, putting Peter Van Valkenburgh in charge.

Coin Center executive director Jerry Brito at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Mercati

Bitcoin Ends Historic September With a Dip, but Breakout May Not Come Before U.S. Election

Despite October being a historically strong month for crypto assets, options traders expect further downside over the next few weeks, with a rally coming post-election, Wintermute said.

Bitcoin price on 09 30 (CoinDesk)

Mercati

Bitcoin Retail Activity Remains Low Despite Recent Rally

Big upticks in retail interest are commonly thought to be a topping indicator, so the current relative lack of involvement could hint at potential further price increases.

BTC: Total Transfer Volume (Glassnode)

Mercati

MicroStrategy's Next Bitcoin Purchase Is Likely to Take Its Holdings Above Grayscale's GBTC

The self-described Bitcoin development company currently holds 252,220 bitcoins, but has more than $1 billion in dry powder with which to purchase additional tokens.

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