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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Finance

Curve Offers Hackers 10% Bounty in Exchange for Return of Crypto

"We will pursue you from all angles with the full extent of the law," said Curve, Metronome and Alchemix.

Actor Liam Neeson (Getty images)

Markets

Binance Boosts First Digital's Stablecoin With Zero Fees to Buy and Sell Bitcoin, Ether

The crypto exchange listed the Hong Kong-regulated First Digital's FDUSD stablecoin last week.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Barely Holds $29K Alongside Sizable Altcoin Selloff

Interest rates continue to move higher across the globe, putting pressure on risk assets.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Litecoin Plunges 6% to Fresh Monthly Lows on Halving Day

Historically, LTC has tended to peak ahead of its halving event, at which miner rewards are slashed by 50%.

LTC daily price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Sees Little Boost From Fitch Downgrade, Slumps on Binance Contagion

Correlations between movements in the crypto and stocks have turned negative of late.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

CRV Gets Plunge Protection on Binance as Market Makers Add Bid-Side Liquidity

Market makers moved to arrest the slide in Curve's CRV following last weekend's attack against the decentralized exchange.

CRV's 2% bid-side market depth (Curve)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023.

(Jonathan Chng/Unsplash)

Markets

MakerDAO’s MKR, Ripple’s XRP and Stellar’s XLM Led Crypto Gainers in July

Cryptocurrency giants bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month.

Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin Has Been More Stable Than Gold and Stocks; Violent Price Action Could Ensue

Similar uneventful periods in the past preceded major eruptions in volatility for BTC’s price, noted a research firm.

BTC price 5-day volatility compared to gold, Nasdaq and S&P500 (K33 Research)

Markets

Bitcoin Looking Oversold, but Any Bounce Could Be Disappointing

Any macro catalysts for bitcoin may have to wait until after Labor Day.

(Getty Images)