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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Reddit shutting down Community Points (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)
Reddit-Based Tokens Plunge on Report of Wind Down of Community Points
MOON, BRICK and DONUT tokens prices are each lower by 60%-90%.
Reddit shutting down Community Points (Brett Jordan/Unsplash)
The U.S. released its latest inflation figures on Thursday (Getty Images)
U.S. September CPI Rises 0.4%, Outpacing Forecasts; Bitcoin Slips Further
The year-over-year pace of inflation was 3.7%, also faster than economist expectations.
The U.S. released its latest inflation figures on Thursday (Getty Images)
Standard Chartered makes the bullish case for ether (Lieve Ransijn/ Unsplash)
Ether Could Hit $8K by End of 2026: Standard Chartered
Emerging uses for the Ethereum network in gaming and tokenization are among the drivers of what could be a 5X gain in ether's price over the next three years, said the bank.
Standard Chartered makes the bullish case for ether (Lieve Ransijn/ Unsplash)
The government's jobs report for September was released Friday morning (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)
U.S. Added 336K Jobs in September, Nearly Doubling Expectations; Bitcoin Slips 1%
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%.
The government's jobs report for September was released Friday morning (CoinDesk/Helene Braun)
Markets face macro hurdles (Josh Boak/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Slides Back Towards $26K as Surging Interest Rates Trigger Macro Jitters
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose another nine basis points Wednesday to a new 16-year high of 4.63%.
Markets face macro hurdles (Josh Boak/Unsplash)
Bitcoin slips as rates stay high (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Barely Holds $26K as Interest Rate Surge Continues
Higher yields are taking a toll on traditional assets as well, with the Nasdaq sinking another 1% to its lowest level since early June.
Bitcoin slips as rates stay high (CoinDesk)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Bitcoin Tumbles to $26.9K on Hawkish Remarks by Federal Reserve's Powell
The Wednesday pause in rate hikes had been overwhelmingly expected by market participants, but Fed members now see much higher interest rates for next year than previously pro...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Markets mostly calm ahead of Fed meeting (Jason Thompson/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Hangs on Just Above $27K Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
The Fed on Wednesday is widely expected to hold rates steady, but investors will monitor new economic projections and Chairman Powell's press conference for clues about the di...
Markets mostly calm ahead of Fed meeting (Jason Thompson/Unsplash)
Bitcoin gains for the week, but rallies continue to be sold (Sebastian Huxley/Unsplash)
Bitcoin at $26.4K Set for Weekly Gain, but Rallies Might Continue to be Sold
The world's largest crypto has bounced from a 3-month low below $25,000 hit on Monday.
Bitcoin gains for the week, but rallies continue to be sold (Sebastian Huxley/Unsplash)
The HAQQ network is focused on developing a Shariah-complaint ecosystem (May Lim/Unsplash)
Islamic Coin in Pact With CoinDesk Indices to Discuss Sharia-Compliant Benchmarks
Islamic Coin is the native currency of HAQQ, a blockchain focused on developing a Shariah-compliant financial ecosystem.
The HAQQ network is focused on developing a Shariah-complaint ecosystem (May Lim/Unsplash)