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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Crypto-Related Stocks Surge as Bitcoin Price Hits Highest Point Since June 2022
Bitcoin miners are posting the largest percentage stock gains on Monday.
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U.S. Adds 236K Jobs in March Versus Forecasts for 239K
Bitcoin was little changed at $27,900 in the minutes following the roughly in-line report.
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Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of Paxful (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful to Suspend Operations
A message from co-founder and CEO Ray Youssef cited key staff departures and regulatory challenges.
Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of Paxful (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk)
Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess
@cobie's encrypted message read: "Interpol Red Notice for CZ," Binance's CEO. After someone cracked the code, the post spooked markets, even though it was just a rumor.
Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk)
Doge symbol (Twitter)
Dogecoin Soars After Twitter Replaces Its Blue Bird Logo With the Token's Dog
In the past Twitter CEO Elon Musk has shown himself to be a fan of the meme coin.
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FTX EU will allow customers to withdraw funds that have been locked on the platform. (CraigRJD/Getty Images)
FTX EU Sets Up Website to Repay Users
The European arm had been in operation for only about eight months prior to the collapse of parent FTX.
FTX EU will allow customers to withdraw funds that have been locked on the platform. (CraigRJD/Getty Images)
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Chicago-Based Radix Trading Is One of Three Quant Firms in Binance Suit: WSJ
The CFTC's lawsuit against Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao noted at least three U.S.-based quantitative firms that were active on the exchange.
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MicroStrategy, a software company co-founded by Michael Saylor, prepaid the principal on a loan from Silvergate Bank. (Marco Bello/Getty Images)
MicroStrategy Pays Off Silvergate Loan, Buys More Bitcoin
The company borrowed $205 million from Silvergate Bank last March.
MicroStrategy, a software company co-founded by Michael Saylor, prepaid the principal on a loan from Silvergate Bank. (Marco Bello/Getty Images)
Jack Dorsey (CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey's Block Tumbles 17% After Short-Seller Hindenburg's Report
The company accuses Block of "wildly" overstating user counts while understating customer acquisition costs.
Jack Dorsey (CoinDesk)
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
Federal Reserve Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points
Recent bank failures had market participants questioning if the U.S. central bank would follow through with its previous intention to further tighten monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)