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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BlackRock's iShares Files Paperwork for Spot Bitcoin ETF
The SEC has rejected numerous attempts by other fund companies to launch a spot bitcoin ETF.
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
Fed Leaves Policy on Hold, Ending Long String of Rate Hikes
The U.S. central bank had previously raised rates at 10 consecutive meetings spanning the previous 15 months.
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, D.C. (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
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U.S. CPI Inflation Slowed to 0.1% in May; Bitcoin Rises
The news on consumer prices comes one day ahead of the results of the Fed's latest monetary policy meeting.
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
Crypto Catalyst Watch: What Might Move Markets This Week
The Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike decision and U.S. inflation data are among key upcoming items.
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia)
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BitGo's Suit Against Galaxy Digital Over Canceled $1.2B Purchase Dismissed by Delaware Judge
Crypto custodian BitGo had agreed to a sale to Galaxy Digital in May 2021, but Galaxy pulled out of the deal last August amid the industry’s sustained bear market.
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U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27K
The strong print likely advances the case for the Fed to continue its string of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.
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Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
DCG Sunsets Trade Execution, Prime Brokerage Unit TradeBlock
The crypto conglomerate suffered a loss of more than $1 billion last year.
Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)
Pepe the Frog Meme Gallery (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Says it 'Screwed Up' Pepecoin Coverage in Its Newsletter
The crypto exchange set off a kerfuffle by describing the Pepe the Frog meme as having been co-opted as a hate symbol by alt-right groups.
Pepe the Frog Meme Gallery (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)
U.S. CPI Inflation Falls to 4.9% in April; Bitcoin Rises Above $28K
The Federal Reserve last week suggested it could pause its long series of rate hikes even as inflation remains well above its 2% target.
The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)
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Marathon Teams Up With Abu Dhabi's Zero Two for Middle East's First Large-Scale Immersion-Cooled Bitcoin Mining
The U.S.-based miner is partnering with Abu Dhabi-based Zero Two, a digital assets infrastructure development company focused on supporting the power grid of that Middle Easte...
The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings)