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 Hovers Below $27K as Fed Chair Powell Makes Modestly Dovish Comments

Nearly 4 out of 5 traders now expect the U.S. central bank to pause its series of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Finance

Vega Token Rallies Ahead of Protocol Possibly Going Live Monday

The platform is awaiting an expected approval from the community, said Vega’s co-founder.

(CoinGeko)

Markets

Bitcoin in Stasis Below $27K Ahead of Powell Speech

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will speak late Friday morning at the "Perspectives on Monetary Policy" panel before the Thomas Laubach Research Conference.

(Kevin Dietsch/Staff/GrettyImages/PhotoMosh)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops Below $27K as Investors Continue to Weigh Debt Ceiling Talks, Regulatory Actions

Early morning gains for the crypto were quickly erased in Thursday afternoon trading.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase Officially Opens Subscription Service; Expands Reach Outside U.S.

Coinbase One is now out of beta and includes the U.K., Germany and Ireland, in addition to the U.S.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Coinbase Says it 'Screwed Up' Pepecoin Coverage in Its Newsletter

The crypto exchange set off a kerfuffle by describing the Pepe the Frog meme as having been co-opted as a hate symbol by alt-right groups.

Pepe the Frog Meme Gallery (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. CPI Inflation Falls to 4.9% in April; Bitcoin Rises Above $28K

The Federal Reserve last week suggested it could pause its long series of rate hikes even as inflation remains well above its 2% target.

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

Finance

Marathon Teams Up With Abu Dhabi's Zero Two for Middle East's First Large-Scale Immersion-Cooled Bitcoin Mining

The U.S.-based miner is partnering with Abu Dhabi-based Zero Two, a digital assets infrastructure development company focused on supporting the power grid of that Middle Eastern capital.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. Adds 253K Jobs in April, Topping Expectations for 180K; Bitcoin Falls

The unemployment rate fell to 3.4% versus forecasts for a slight rise to 3.6%.

(Unsplash)

Finance

Block’s Q1 Bitcoin Revenue Rises 18% From Q4, Gains 25% From a Year Ago

The company booked $50 million in bitcoin gross profit in the first quarter..

Block's Cash App (Shutterstock)