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

MicroStrategy Added 11K Bitcoin for $1.1B, Pushing Holdings to 461K BTC

Its the 11th consecutive week of bitcoin purchases for the Michael Saylor-led company.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Fades From Highs After No Crypto Mentions During Trump's Inauguration Speech

The president has promised — and seems intent on delivering — policies embracing what possibly could become transformative technology.

Donald Trump (BarBus/Pixabay)

Policy

El Salvador’s Secret Weapon? Its Extensive Bitcoin Education Program, Says Stacy Herbert

A positive feedback loop is being created between El Salvador’s bitcoin education programs and crypto companies looking for a friendly jurisdiction.

Stacey Herbert, Nayib Bukele and Max Keiser (El Salvador Bitcoin Office)

Markets

Bitcoin Snaps Downtrend, Hits $105K as Anticipation Builds for Trump's Inauguration

Crypto investors have high hopes for the incoming administration, including potential digital asset-focused executive orders that could add fuel to the rally.

Donald Trump (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto.com Receives In-Principle MiCA Approval From Malta

The action means that Crypto.com will receive the full MiCA license soon.

Malta, Valletta (Micaela Parente/ Unsplash)

Markets

Litecoin ETF Could Attract Up to $580M of Inflows If Adoption Mirrors That of Bitcoin ETFs

At the moment, Canary Capital appears best-positioned to be the initial issuer of the new vehicle.

Litecoin ETFs could be on the way

Markets

Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls 'America-First' Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise

Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

Donald Trump (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Firm Ctrl Wallet Up for Sale With Bids Due by the End of the Month

The self-custody wallet received two M&A approaches last year which triggered a sales process for the company.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans Through Morpho

The ability to post collateral, rather than credit rating, will determine whether a client can borrow.

Coinbase adds bitcoin-backed borrowing

Markets

Unexpected Decline in Core CPI Sends Bitcoin Price Higher

Bitcoin has been consolidating in a range 10%-15% below record highs as investors largely tempered expectations of further interest rate cuts.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation (Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash)