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

NYSE Plans Bitcoin Options, Bringing Another TradFi Giant Into Crypto

CoinDesk Indices' XBX is currently the benchmark for $20 billion in ETF assets under management.

The New York Stock Exchange (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

Leveraged Ether ETF to Start Trading June 4, Sponsor Volatility Shares Says

It was about one year ago when regulators first approved a leveraged bitcoin ETF.

A leveraged ether ETF will begin trading on June 4 (gopixa)

Policy

Binance Executive Jailed in Nigeria Is Suspected of Having Malaria, Family Says

“Despite a court order from Justice Emeka Nwite issued on Thursday, May 23, Tigran Gabaryan has still not been moved to hospital from Kuje prison,” a family spokesperson for Gambaryan said.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison

Salame's lawyers had asked for 18 months.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Stock Rises 25% After $40M Bitcoin Investment

The company announced its Bitcoin treasury strategy Tuesday morning.

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Markets

DOGE, SHIB Spike After Elon Musk Tweet About Mascot Dog's Passing

The price action underscores Musk's market-moving sway on the canine-themed meme coins.

A physical representation of doge and shiba inu token. (Kevin_Y/Pixabay)

Policy

British-Chinese Money Launder Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in $6B Fraud: FT

Jian Wen, 42, who was alleged to have carrying out the laundering on behalf of her former boss, was found guilty in March

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Markets

Ether and Uniswap Advance on Regulatory Actions: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Bitcoin relinquished early gains above $70,000 to close the week only marginally higher.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

U.S. Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit New High of More Than 850K Tokens

Grayscale’s GBTC remains the biggest of the funds, with more than $20 billion of bitcoin at current prices, but BlackRock's IBIT is only a small bit behind.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Markets

AI-Focused Tokens Edge Higher Ahead of Nvidia Earnings Results

NEAR, FET, RNDR, TAO and AGIX gained even as the broader market benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index saw a slight decline during the day.

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