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

AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound Amid Strong U.S. Economy

Bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 earlier this week, and the Fed easing into a strong economy points to more upside, Will Clement said.

Render price on 10/04 (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Jumps 6.9% as the Index Rallies

Render joined Aptos as a top performer, gaining 6.3%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-04: leaders

Markets

U.S. Added Blowout 254K Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.1%

The news seems likely to further cement ideas that the Fed will trim rates just 25 basis points at its next policy meeting in November.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Plunges 9.2% as Index Declines

APT shines amid overall index losses, climbing 10.8%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-03: laggards (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple Partners With Brazilian Exchange Mercado Bitcoin to Offer Business-Focused Payments Solution

Mercado Bitcoin plans to offer its corporate and retail customers support for international payments, allowing users to transact with Brazilian Reais.

Payments network built on Sui (Steve Johnson/Unsplash)

Finance

Tokenization Allows More Efficient Collateral Transfers, Digital Asset, Euroclear and World Gold Council Found in Pilot Project

The initiative created digital versions of gilts, eurobonds and gold on the Canton Network to test complex financial transactions on blockchain rails.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Crumbles to $60K, Giving Up Most Post-Fed Rate Cut Gains

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also fell on a report that Iran was preparing an imminent missile attack on Israel.

Gráfico de índices del mercado de acciones subiendo y bajando. (Megamodifier/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Bull Run in Question as Balances on OTC Desks Rise to 410K

The amount of bitcoins on OTC desks has doubled over the past five months to the highest level since May 2022.

Bitcoin: Total OTC Desk Balance (CryptoQuant)