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

Ether Whales Scooped Up $94M in ETH as Price Plunged to $1.6K

Last Thursday's plunge in prices drew the attention of a number of sizable holders.

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Markets

Bitcoin Gives Up Gains, Slips Below $26K Ahead of Fed's Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.

BTC price in the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance's Ether Futures See Lowest Open Interest Since July 2022

Don't ready too much into the move, said one observer, calling it a typical position reset.

Binance ETH futures open interest (Coinglass)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Jumps to $26.5K as Trading Volume Increases

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 24, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Climbs 3% to $26.6K; SOL, NEAR, ADA Lead Crypto Market Gains

Despite today’s market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Finance

AI-Related Tokens Hold Gains After Nvidia's Big Beat Solidifies Bullish Outlook

FET, GRT, AGIX are among the artificial intelligence cryptos that traders are following as the chipmaker reports its second quarter results.

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Markets

DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B Market Cap on Higher Yield, Lifting Spark Protocol

The recently-introduced Enhanced Dai Savings Rate reversed some of the token’s decline in market value.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Markets

‘We’ve Seen Enough’: Battered Bitcoin at $26K Can’t Stay Down Much Longer, Pantera’s Morehead Says

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be heard from later this week about the possible future direction of U.S. central bank policy.

Pantera CEO Dan Morehead (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Jumps 5% After Nexo Integration, Bucking Market Trend

Also announced was a partnership with startup Tokenproof.

NEAR token gains on Wednesday (CoinDesk)

Web3

What Happens to Football NFTs Now That Panini Lost Its License?

Don’t worry, your NFTs aren’t going to be lost to the ether anytime soon.

NFL All Day (Unsplash)