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

Assured Spot Ether ETF Approval Fails to Stir Slumping Crypto Market

SEC Chair Gary Gensler said he expected the new vehicles to have won full regulatory approval by the end of the summer.

Bitcoin on 6/13 (CoinDesk)

Policy

EU Body Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards for Prudential Matters: MiCA

The European Union's MiCA legislation - the wide-ranging package of bespoke rules for the crypto sector - was enforced last year.

The EU's MiCA law starts to take effect at end-2024. (Pixabay)

Finance

Fed Sees Just One Rate Cut This Year; Bitcoin Gives Up Session Gains

The central bank took note of "modest" progress towards returning to 2% inflation.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Cash in on BTC Rally as Crypto Exchange Transfers Hit Two-Month High

Among those selling, Marathon Digital offloaded 1,400 BTC worth nearly $100 million since the start of the month.

BTC flow from miners to exchanges (CryptoQuant)

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Markets

U.S. CPI Was Flat in May, Beating Expectations; Bitcoin Rises to $69.2K

Softer inflation data could prove a boon to recently under pressure digital asset prices.

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Markets

Big Friday Crypto Selloff Pulls Bitcoin Below $70K

Ideas about lower U.S. interest rates were foiled again and a plunge in shares of speculative favorite GameStop soured the mood in crypto.

Crypto carnage could be warning sign for equities (Getty Images)

Markets

GameStop Tumbles 40% as Trading Icon Roaring Kitty Returns to Livestream

Solana-based meme token GME is down 50% from earlier Friday, but remains sharply higher for the week

Keith Gill, a.k.a Roaring Kitty, returned to Youtube (Youtube)

Finance

U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May, Blowing Past Estimates; Bitcoin Pulls Back From 2-Month High

Recent soft economic and inflation data combined with rate cuts this week in Europe and Canada had investors rethinking expectations about Fed policy.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Policy

U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Falls Back After Attempt at $72K, but Fed, U.S. Data and Global Rate Cuts May Bring New All-Time Highs

Upcoming consumer price index and labor market data releases in the next few days could be key for what's next for bitcoin's price.

Bitcoin price on June 6 (CoinDesk)