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 Quiet in Asia at $29.3K as Market Hunts for Catalyst

Thursday morning's inflation report from the government was slightly better than economists had forecast.

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Finance

Solana-Based Cypher Protocol Experiences Exploit, Freezes Smart Contract

The protocol’s contracts are now frozen as contributors attempt to make contact with hackers to negotiate a return of funds.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto News Today: PayPal's Stablecoin Debut, Worldcoin's Kenyan Hurdles, and More

From PayPal's entry into the stablecoin market to regulatory challenges faced by Worldcoin in Kenya, the crypto world continues to be a blend of innovation and controversy.

Sede de PayPal. (Shutterstock)

Markets

CPI Preview: Bitcoin Unlikely to Get Bullish Catalyst From July Inflation Data

Markets are already expecting the Fed to refrain from more rate hikes this year and have begun pricing in rate cuts in 2024.

The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)

Markets

Sino Global Files $67M Claim Against FTX-Alameda

Sino Global invested in tokens heavily affected by the decline of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire and partnered with FTX on a fund raised with outside investors' capital.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Finance

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Billions Have Rebounded Since He Exited CEO Job a Year Ago

BTC’s price is around $29,000, up from less than $23,000 when he decided in 2022 to focus on buying the cryptocurrency.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Getty Images)

Markets

Fed's Rate Hike Cycle Has Peaked, Investment Banks Say

The end of the tightening cycle, however, doesn't necessarily imply a quick pivot toward zero interest rate policy, meaning animal spirits may not return to the crypto market anytime soon.

Fed's liquidity tightening cycle may have peaked. (stevepb/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Little Changed This Week as Broader Crypto Gauge Sheds 1.6%

The theme of relatively flat prices continued as July turned to August.

(Getty Images)

Finance

U.S. Added 187K Jobs in July, Missing Estimates for 200K, Bitcoin Slips to $29,100

The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% versus forecasts for 3.6%.

(Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Wobbles at $29K as XRP Leads Altcoin Losses; SHIB, Helium Gain

Cryptocurrency markets sold off Friday afternoon as equity markets gave up early gains and closed the day in red.

Bitcoin returns to $29K (CoinDesk Indices)