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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Policy

Binance Asks UK Competition Tribunal to Throw Out Most of Collusion Case: Reuters

The case relates to the delisting of the BSV token in 2019.

(Artur Tumasjan / Unsplash)

Markets

Bank of Canada Begins G-7 Monetary Easing Cycle, Trimming Benchmark Rate 25 Basis Points

Bitcoin prices could receive a tailwind from lower interest rates in developed economies.

Canada's regulatory situation is both clear and more conservative than in the U.S. (Sebastiaan Stam/Unsplash)

Markets

Uniswap, Starknet, BNB Lead Altcoin Gains as Bitcoin Hits $71K

Seventeen of the twenty assets in the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) booked gains, underscoring the uptrend in the broader crypto market.

Uniswap (UNI) price on June 4 (CoinDesk)

Markets

BODEN Token Up Over 10%, TREMP Gains 5% After Kraken Lists Solana PoliFi Duo

BODEN appears to be the winner as first exchange open to U.S. residents lists the election-themed tokens.

(White House, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Resume Inflow Winning Streak; BlackRock's IBIT Crosses $20B in AUM

After a period of flat to negative flows, the spot ETFs have added $2.4 billion in assets over the past month, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $70K to Lead CoinDesk 20 Gainers: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

All but two assets in the gauge lost ground over the past week, led by UNI's 14% decline.

CoinDesk 20 leaders and laggards (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Options Traders Brace for Volatility as BNB Nears Record High

In anticipation of volatility, a number in the market are purchasing puts with with strikes in the $550-$650 range.

BNBUSD chart (TradingView)

Finance

Multicoin, Coinbase Ventures Invest in Latin American Stablecoin-Powered SuperApp El Dorado

Stablecoin adoption is soaring in the region as many people turn to the crypto tokens as a shield against currency devaluation and cheap remittances.

El Dorado co-founders Guillermo Goncalvez and Juan Carlos Andreu (El Dorado)

Finance

Wisconsin Pension Plan Likely to Invest Much More in Bitcoin ETF, Marquette Professor Says

David Krause, a professor of finance at Marquette University, said the initial investment by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board is just "a toe in the water" to test the public’s reaction.

The state of Wisconsin has bought roughly $321.5 million worth of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF. (Nick Youngson)

Finance

Uniswap Postpones Protocol Upgrade Vote; UNI Tumbles 9%

The "fee-switch" vote was supposed to take place today.

(Unsplash)