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

Bitcoin Remains on Track for $100K by Year-End 2024: Standard Chartered

An earlier-than-expected spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. could be the key catalyst, said the bank.

Standard Chartered building (Chengting Xie/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Pushes Above $37.7K on Dovish Comments From Fed's Waller

The typically hawkish Fed governor said rate cuts could be on the agenda if inflation continues to decline.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Markets

Altcoin Rally Cools as Massive $650M Worth of Token Unlocks Loom Over Crypto Market

Large unlocking events usually lead to price declines as the increase in supply outpaces investor demand for the asset, The Tie reported earlier this year.

Optimism price on Nov. 27 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Have Almost $100M in AUM in Brazil, Led by Hashdex Offering

Pro-market digital assets regulation and growing interest from large institutions are among the factors behind the success so far, said Hashdex's CEO.

Brazil (Agustin Diaz Gargiulo / Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Funds Attract Largest Weekly Inflow in 2023 as Bitcoin 'Short-Sellers Capitulate': CoinShares

Ether funds enjoyed over $100 million of inflows in a four-week positive run, "marking a decisive turnaround in sentiment," CoinShares said.

Crypto fund inflows last week (CoinShares)

Markets

Bitcoin Shakes Off Binance News, Rises Above $37K as Spot ETF Approval Eyed

Analysts suggest the Binance deal may have cleared the decks for the long-awaited U.S. spot bitcoin ETF.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Finance

KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits

The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.

KPMG Building. Credit: Shutterstock

Finance

'Buy the Rumor, Buy the News,' on Spot BTC ETF, Says One Expert, While Another Warns on Coinbase

Pantera Capital’s Dan Morehead believes a spot bitcoin ETF will ‘fundamentally change access’ to bitcoin, while analysts at JPMorgan say it could be a threat to Coinbase in the medium term.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Markets

Bitcoin Buffeted Then Bounces on Binance/U.S. Settlement Report

Prices tumbled Tuesday morning as the DOJ announced an imminent major crypto enforcement action, but then rebounded

Crypto prices yo-yo on Binance news (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin and BNB Token Stage Relief Rallies on Binance Settlement News

Crypto exchange Binance could reportedly soon be paying $4 billion to settle multiple U.S. criminal charges, according to Bloomberg.

Changpeng Zhao ,CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)