Stephen Alpher

Co-regional news chief, Americas

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.

Latest from Stephen Alpher

Markets

Coinbase, Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Lido, RocketPool Surge on BlackRock ETH ETF News

The iShares Ethereum Trust was registered as a corporate entity in the state of Delaware earlier Thursday.

Nov 9, 2023

Markets

ETH Soars Above $2K as BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust Registered as Corporate Entity in Delaware

BlackRock declined to comment on the filing mentioning the iShares Ethereum Trust.

Nov 9, 2023

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

FTX's FTT Token Jumps 90% on Gensler Comments

"Do it within the law," Gensler said in relation to reports of buyers emerging for the failed crypto exchange.

Nov 9, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Has No Real Argument for Dismissing SEC Suit, Regulator Says

The SEC pushed back against Binance's motion to dismiss its lawsuit in a new filing.

Nov 8, 2023

SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal (right) (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Breakout Toward $45K 'Imminent' Says Matrixport

Polygon's MATIC and Chainlink's LINK led altcoin gains Wednesday afternoon.

Nov 8, 2023

Markets

Bitcoin Fees Soar Nearly 1,000% Since August as Ordinals Are Back in Vogue

Higher fees are also boosting bottom lines for the industry's beleaguered miners, 21Shares noted.

Nov 8, 2023

Number of Ordinals inscription on Bitcoin (21.co/Dune Analytics)

Tech

New Cryptocurrencies Getting Created at Slowest Pace in 3 Years, CertiK Data Shows

Excluding memecoins, some 293 new tokens were added to the CoinMarketCap website, less than a fourth what was added during the bull market of late 2021, according to new data compiled by the smart-contract auditor CertiK.

Nov 8, 2023

The number of new tokens (excluding memecoins) added each quarter to CoinMarketCap fell in the most-recent period to its lowest since at least the first quarter of 2021. (Certik/CoinMarketCap)

Finance

Robinhood to Expand Crypto Trading Into EU, Plans to Start UK Brokerage

The crypto trading platform for EU will open in "coming weeks," said the company.

Nov 7, 2023

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Policy

U.S. Consumer Finance Watchdog Wants to Oversee Major Tech, Some Crypto Payments

A proposed rule would let the CFPB supervise nonbank payment providers and transactions between people, including some crypto transactions.

Nov 7, 2023

CFPB office in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Squeezes to $35.5K as 'Mini Altcoin Season' Lifts Crypto Market Cap to $1.3 Trillion

Capital rotation from bitcoin to altcoins accelerated further but steady inflows into BTC funds compensated, one analyst noted.

Nov 7, 2023

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index on Nov. 7 (CoinDesk)