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 and Ether Show Relative Resilience Amid Widespread Losses: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Five cryptos lost more than 30% this week, led by steep declines in Uniswap and Aptos.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Exploding Gold Sales at Pawnshops Offers Lesson for Bitcoin Bulls

As always, rising prices bring forth boosted supply.

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)

Finance

Homium Raises $10M and Tokenizes Home Equity Loans on Avalanche

The loans are currently live in Colorado with plans to extend to other states.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance.US Taps Former New York Fed Compliance Chief for Board Role

Martin Grant served with the New York Fed for over 30 years, including as its chief compliance and ethics officer.

Binance.US at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether, Altcoins Remain Under Pressure Following Volatile Weekend

Bitcoin has also given up some of its early Monday bounce, returning down to the $64,000 level.

Ether price on Monday (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges to $66K, Altcoins Tumble 10-15% on Ugly Day for Risk Assets

Looking beyond today's decline, investors may expect continued market weakness due to the tax season, Ryze Labs said in a report.

Bitcoin price on April 12 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin Climbs 5.4%, Tops CoinDesk 20 This Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Bitcoin and ether are also among this week's leaders, while Uniswap lags.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO

Jirayut Srupsrisopa said earlier this month that an IPO was planned for next year.

16:9 Thailand flag (spaway/Pixabay)

Markets

Aptos Falls 16% Over Past Week, Lagging Ahead of $300M Token Unlocking Event

Unlocks are scheduled releases of previously locked-up cryptos to prevent early investors and insiders from selling tokens in large numbers.

Aptos price through the week to April 11 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Avi Eisenberg May Testify in $110M Crypto Fraud Trial, Defense Says

The crypto trader is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts.

Avi Eisenberg is accused of fraudulent trading on Mango Markets ((Deon Black, Unsplash)