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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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%.
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 projected.
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 direction of future policy.
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)
Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Steady at $26K, SOL Slightly Dips After FTX Gets Approval to Sell Crypto
Crypto exchange FTX got court approval to sell part of its $3.4 billion digital asset holdings.
Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)
Headline inflation rose in August (Getty Images)
U.S. CPI Inflation Jumped to 3.7% in August, More Than Expected
Higher oil prices were behind the big rise in headline inflation last month.
Headline inflation rose in August (Getty Images)
Singapore (Mike  Enerio/Unsplash)
CoinDesk Indices Expands Into Asia-Pacific Through Deal With Major Exchange Operator ICE
ICE Futures Singapore's bitcoin futures contracts will now be known as CoinDesk Bitcoin Futures contracts.
Singapore (Mike  Enerio/Unsplash)
Headline inflation is seen surging in August while core rate recedes (Getty Images)
Headline CPI Expected to Have Spiked Higher in August, but Core Rate Seen Slowing
The U.S. government on Wednesday morning will release its latest official inflation data.
Headline inflation is seen surging in August while core rate recedes (Getty Images)