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

Genesis Global Capital Has Hired Investment Bank Moelis to Explore Options Including Bankruptcy: New York Times

Separately, the CEO of Genesis' parent company disclosed that it had a roughly $575 million liability to Genesis.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Bankruptcy Jitters Send Bitcoin to Fresh Low

The troubled crypto brokerage is in talks with potential investors for at least $1 billion in fresh capital, according to a Bloomberg report.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Finance

Osprey Publishes Public Address for Its Trust's Bitcoin Holdings

The far larger Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has declined to make similar information known for security reasons.

Osprey (Karo Kujanpaa/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Capital Cutting Staff, Reshuffling Management

While the company has no exposure to FTX, the extended bitcoin bear market is taking a toll on parts of the business.

Anchorage Digital will be Apollo's crypto custodian. (Jason Dent/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Exit From Crypto Exchanges Rises to 220K Over Past 10 Days

The withdrawals began earlier in November as suspicions rose about FTX's solvency.

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Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Stay Off of Twitter

The ex-CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX claims liquidity, not insolvency, is the issue.

AI Artwork Sam Bankman-Fried SBF in Prison concept (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Bank Silvergate Capital Surges on Lack of FTX Exposure

The lender said it has no outstanding loans nor investments in the bankrupt crypto exchange.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

Do Not Invest in Non-Bitcoin Crypto: NYDIG's Ross Stevens on FTX

NYDIG has consistently passed on opportunities to partner with the likes of FTX, as well as Three Arrows, BlockFi, Celsius and others of their ilk, said the chairman.

Tenniel sketch from "Alice through the looking glass" 1871 (Wikimedia)

Finance

Several Investors in Talks for $9.4B FTX Rescue: Report

A group of investors are involved in bailout talks for Sam Bankman-Fried's troubled crypto exchange, Reuters reported.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Says No Exposure to FTT Token and Alameda, Minor Deposits at FTX

The publicly traded crypto exchange sought to reassure customers and investors during panicky conditions on Tuesday.

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