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

Emory University Joins Bitcoin ETF Rush, Reporting $16M Holding in Grayscale Vehicle

The endowment also reported a modest holding in crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN).

Main quadrangle on Emory University's Druid Hills campus (Wikipedia)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Gains 5.4%, Leading Index Higher from Friday

Bitcoin also joined as a top performer, gaining 3.0%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-28: leaders

Markets

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether

Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling.

Bitcoin price 10/25 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities

Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.

Lazard (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Falls 2.7%, Leading Index Lower

NEAR Protocol also joined Aptos as an underperformer, falling 2.2% from Thursday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-25: laggards

Markets

Bitcoin Climbs 3% to Retake $68K With Solana Outperforming, Ether Showing Relative Weakness

Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap led CoinDesk 20 gains, each rising more than 5%.

Bitcoin price action (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle's Allaire: Stablecoins Could Expand by Trillions in 10 Years, Will Be Integral Part of Global Financial System

While USDC has been popular in developed markets, it has seen significant growth in emerging regions among fintechs and brokers servicing businesses and households, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk in an interview.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Will Soon Hold 1M Tokens, Nearly as Much as Satoshi

The U.S.-based spot funds currently hold about 396,922 bitcoin altogether, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust soon to cross 400,000 in BTC holdings.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs could soon hold more bitcoin than the founder of the token, Satoshi Nakamoto. (Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher

Bitcoin Cash was also among the top performers, gaining 2.9% since Wednesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-24: leaders

Finance

Crypto Traders Apparently Spam Truth Terminal Into Pumping Coin Associated With Brian Armstrong’s Dog

The traders appeared to have made a quick profit, selling quickly after the price jump.

(freestocks/Unsplash)