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

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.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

FTX's Bitcoin Balance Plunges to Just 1

Roughly 20,000 bitcoin have been pulled from the crypto exchange in the past 24 hours, according to data from Coinglass.

Attackers drained all liquidity from the affected QuickSwap pool. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Santander UK Puts Limits on Payments to Crypto Exchanges

The bank takes note of the risks of investing in crypto and rising crypto fraud.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Completes Debt Restructuring

The company over the past 10 weeks has returned 26,200 miners to NYDIG in exchange for the extinguishment of $67.4 million of debt.

Stronghold runs a coal refuse facility in Pennsylvania. (Stronghold Digital Mining)

Policy

El Salvador, Lugano Sign Agreement to Help Spread Bitcoin Adoption and Education

El Salvador also announced it was opening a “bitcoin office” in the southern Swiss city.

Pequeña bandera ondeando en la parte superior del ayuntamiento en la ciudad de Santa Ana, El Salvador. (Getty Images)

Finance

Tether’s Paolo Ardoino Says Bitcoin Adoption in Lugano, Switzerland, Going Well

The bitcoin push is part of the city's "Plan B," which includes hosting a crypto conference this week.

Paolo Ardoino. (Ingrid Weel/Bitfinex)