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

New Global Dollar Stablecoin Backed by Robinhood, Kraken, Paxos and Other Crypto Heavies

The Global Dollar Network, whose participants will earn yield for helping foster adoption of USDG, also includes Anchorage Digital, Bullish, Galaxy Digital and Nuvei.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Semler Scientific Added 47 Bitcoin to Holdings, Bringing Stack to 1,058 BTC

To this point, Semler is at about breakeven on its bitcoin investment.

Semler Scientific stacked additional bitcoin in third quarter (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Finance

First UK Pension Fund Invests in Bitcoin

Moving bitcoin into pension schemes is “a bold step that reflects the forward-thinking nature of the trustees involved,” pension specialist Cartwright told Corporate Advisor magazine.

The first U.K.-based pension fund has allocated money into bitcoin. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Falls 8.6% as All Market Constituents Trade Lower

Aptos also joined Uniswap as an underperformer, declining 7.6% from Friday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-04: laggards

Markets

Bitcoin Pulls Under $68K as Crypto Markets Falter Ahead of Election

At least according to betting markets, the U.S. presidential election has moved to nearly a 50/50 race versus the outlook for an easy Trump victory just days ago.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on screen at a Presidential debate. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Reverses Early Gains, Bitcoin Dives Back to $69K

Prices had move higher early in U.S. trading on Friday alongside a soft economic data and a rebound in stocks.

Quick slide in crypto prices on Friday (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 5% as Index Rises from Thursday

Render joined Uniswap as a top performer, adding 2.6%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-01: leaders

Markets

U.S. Added Just 12K Jobs in October, Far Short of 113K Expected

The October employment numbers are among the last pieces of economic data that could factor into the elections and Fed policy meeting next week.

(Unsplash)

Finance

Tether Reports $2.5B Profit in Q3, Holds Over $100B of U.S. Treasuries

The company also owns a significant amount of gold and the big move higher in the yellow metal boosted profits.

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.

Markets

Crypto Slumps Alongside Trump's Victory Odds on Polymarket as Uncertainty and Profit-Taking Rise

The final stretch of the U.S. presidential election is keeping traders on their toes after recent big runs higher for crypto and traditional markets.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)