Stephen Alpher

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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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Sounds Hawkish Note on March
Bitcoin investors have mostly been focused on spot ETFs and the upcoming halving, but central bank monetary policy is also likely to play a sizable role in the 2024 price outl...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Chris Burniske (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Could Fall Back to Mid-$20K Area: Chris Burniske
The former crypto lead at Cathie Wood's Ark Invest remains bullish over the longer term.
Chris Burniske (CoinDesk)
Grayscale has moved more than 100K bitcoin to exchange (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash, modified by Speaking of Bitcoin)
Grayscale's GBTC Has Moved More Than 100K BTC to Exchange Since Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch
Bitcoin pressure has picked up this week as AUM at the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has declined more than $1 billion per day thanks to a combination of exiting bitcoin and lower p...
Grayscale has moved more than 100K bitcoin to exchange (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash, modified by Speaking of Bitcoin)
Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Slides Below $40K, Now Down Nearly 20% From Post-ETF Euphoria
Analysts at 10x Research are eyeing the $38,000 level for a potential bottom.
Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)
Bitcoin bulls mull some good news (John Angel/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Bulls Buoyed by Report of FTX's $1B GBTC Sale
Flows of fresh investor money into the newly approved spot bitcoin ETFs may be far higher than previously thought.
Bitcoin bulls mull some good news (John Angel/Unsplash)
Bitcoin prices fell further on Thursday (Chris Liverani/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Plunges Below $41K as 'Sell the Bitcoin ETF News' Wins the Day
Large inflows in the new spot bitcoin ETFs have been sizably offset by outflows from not just from GBTC but other global bitcoin-related ETPs.
Bitcoin prices fell further on Thursday (Chris Liverani/Unsplash)
Bitcoin ETF net inflows approach $1B (Shutterstock)
Bitcoin ETF Net Inflows Near $1B After Three Days
Total assets grew even as Grayscale's GBTC saw sizable outflows as investors cash in following its conversion to a spot ETF.
Bitcoin ETF net inflows approach $1B (Shutterstock)
SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin ETFs Win SEC Approval, Bringing Easier Access to Biggest Cryptocurrency
The asset management industry has tried launching a spot bitcoin ETF for over a decade. Hopes are high they will lure more investors into crypto.
SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
The government's December jobs report was released Friday (Unsplash)
U.S. 216K Jobs Adds in December Tops Estimates for 170K
The closely watched report is likely to add to early 2024 jitters surrounding interest rates.
The government's December jobs report was released Friday (Unsplash)
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Bitcoin Spot ETF Anticipation Boosts BTC Price to Nearly $46K in Strong Start to 2024
Speculation has been growing that regulatory approval for a U.S.-based spot bitcoin ETF is coming this week.
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