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 Cash Price Jumps to One-Year High Fueled by Spiking Social Interest, Exchange Support

With today’s 17% gain, BCH has now more than doubled in the week since it was listed on EDX Markets, a new crypto exchange backed by financial heavyweights.

BCH price through the past seven days (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retreats Slightly From 12-Month High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 26, 2023.

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Finance

BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Not The Same As Grayscale’s Product, Experts Say

While both are technically trusts, there’s one key distinction which makes Blackrock’s proposed investment vehicle an exchange traded fund (ETF).

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Finance

BlackRock May Have Found Way to Get SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The asset management giant included a surveillance-sharing agreement in its proposal, which could eliminate the risk of market manipulation related to bitcoin.

BlackRock headquarters in New York (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BlackRock Files for a Spot Bitcoin ETF

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 16, 2023.

(Messari)

Finance

BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The SEC has rejected numerous attempts by other fund companies to launch a spot bitcoin ETF.

BlackRock headquarters (Shutterstock)

Finance

MakerDAO Hikes DAI Savings Rate, Ousts Paxos Dollar, Curbs Gemini Dollar in Reserve

The move could redefine baseline interest rates in the DeFi space, spurring higher stablecoin lending rates and making leverage more expensive, one analyst noted.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Finance

Binance.US Cuts Staff After SEC Suit, Citing ‘Very Costly Litigation Process’

Reports suggest about 10% of the company’s employees were laid off.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Finance

Former FTX Ventures Head Amy Wu Joins Menlo Ventures

The 47-year-old firm has $5 billion in assets and has backed the likes of Uber and Roku.

Amy Wu, the head of of FTX Ventures (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $25K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 15, 2023.

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