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

First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Narrows to Lowest Since May 2022

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 11, 2023.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows to Lowest Since May 2022

Buying for the trust has picked up on hopes the SEC might soon approve a spot bitcoin ETF.

GBTC's discount to NAV (Ycharts)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holding Above $30K After Quiet Weekend

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 10, 2023.

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Finance

U.S. Added 209K Jobs in June, Missing Expectations for 230K

The unemployment rate fell to 3.6% versus 3.7% in May and against expectations for 3.7%.

The government's jobs report for January was released Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Retreats to $30.6K as Blowout ADP Report Strengthens Fed Rate Hike Bets

Traders now see a 94% chance of the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points later this month.

Bitcoin's price (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Cash Rises More Than 10%

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 6, 2023.

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Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Bitcoin Could ‘Revolutionize Finance’

The asset management giant in mid-June filed paperwork with the SEC for a spot bitcoin ETF.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

Web3

Hollywood Legend Steve McQueen Honored as 'King of Cool' in New NFT Collection

The racing-themed collection with 1,000 NFTs will give holders access to token-gated content, events and games celebrating the actor's love of motorcycle racing.

(Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Finance

AI-Backed Blockchain Data Startup Web3Go Raises $4M

Binance Labs led the round with HashKey Capital, NGC and Shima Capital among the other backers.

(Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Catalyst Watch: FOMC Minutes, Jobs Numbers Lead Busy Slate of Economic Releases

In addition, the national ISM manufacturing survey, released during the long July 4 weekend, fell to its weakest level since May 2020.

La economía del token de ether se vería favorecida con solo una pequeña recuperación económica. (Pixabay)