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

Bitcoin Hits $62K as Cryptos Bounce; Correction Likely Over But Expect a 'Slow Grind Higher,' Arthur Hayes Says

Bitcoin will likely trade in a range between $60,000 and $70,000 through the next few months, the former BitMEX CEO said.

Bitcoin price on May 3 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Polkadot and Cosmos Gain in a Rocky Week for Crypto: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

All but four cryptos in the CoinDesk 20 posted losses over the last week, led by declines in NEAR, BCH, and DOGE.

CoinDesk 20 leaders and laggards (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

U.S. April Job Additions of 175K Miss Forecasts for 243K, BTC Rises Above $60K

Interest rates and the dollar have both risen strongly in 2024 as expectations of a slowing in the economy and inflation have failed to pan out, but today's report suggests a possible change in trend.

(Unsplash)

Finance

Jack Dorsey's Block Adding More Bitcoin to Balance Sheet, Presents Road Map for Others

The company announced the news alongside its first quarter earnings report on Thursday afternoon.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalysis as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company said.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, Says Progress on Inflation Has Stalled

Hopes for a series of interest rate cuts in 2024 have all but vanished over the past few weeks as both the economy and inflation exhibit unanticipated strength.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified that a U.S. CBDC isn't in the near future, and he said the Fed wouldn't design one to spy on Americans (screen capture, Senate Banking Committee video)

Finance

RWA Tokenization Firm Securitize Raises $47M Led by Fund Partner BlackRock

BlackRock and Securitize last month teamed up to create the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which may prove to be geared toward RWA tokenization

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $60K, Risking Deeper Pullback as Crypto Markets Endure Worst Month Since FTX Crash

Recent U.S. economic data could prompt more hawkish forward guidance from the Federal Reserve.

Bitcoin price in April (CoinDesk)

Policy

Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud

The man sometimes called "Bitcoin Jesus" did not pay capital gains on hundreds of millions of dollars he raised in selling bitcoin in 2017, the DOJ alleged.

Roger Ver (Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Ether Holds Up Despite Correction in CoinDesk 20: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

All 20 assets in the gauge posted declines over the past week, led by Solana, Cardano, and Aptos.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)