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

Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, but Indicates More Dovish 2024

Market participants will look to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for additional signs about the direction of future policy.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings

The new rules by the U.S. accounting standards setter would go into effect in December 2024.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Argentina's Milei, So Far Shunning Bitcoin, Devalues Peso by More Than 50%

The government's official rate is now 800 pesos to the dollar versus roughly 400 previously.

(Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. CPI Inflation Trended Lower in November, Rising 3.1% From a Year Ago

The core rate of CPI inflation was higher by 4% year-over-year, in line with forecasts.

The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips 7% to Near $40K; Pullback Will Be Short-Lived, Say Experts

"Corrections shake out 'weak hands' and leverage, allowing for a stronger foundation for eventual moves higher," said well-followed analyst Will Clemente.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance’s Market Share of Crypto Trading Tumbled to 30% in 2023

The exchange's monthly spot volume fell to $114 billion in September from nearly $500 billion in January amidst a regulatory crackdown in the U.S.

Binance market share (Michelle Bloom/CoinDesk/CCData)

Markets

Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Marathon Stocks Buckle 5%-10% as Bitcoin Tumbles Below $42K

A "flash crash" in thin trading Sunday evening, saw bitcoin's price plunge nearly 10% from the $44,000 level in the space of a few minutes.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Freezes 41 Crypto Wallets Tied to Sanctions

Several of the frozen wallets had been using Tornado Cash over the past six months.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips as U.S. November Job Growth of 199K Tops Estimates

Anticipating a slowdown in the economy and easier Fed monetary policy, investors have sharply bid down interest rates in the weeks leading up to this morning's numbers.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Finance

Sam Altman-Backed Meanwhile Group Starts Bitcoin Private Credit Fund for Institutional Investors

The fund, offered by the startup's investment management arm, Meanwhile Advisors, aims to attract institutional investors with a 5% yield.

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)