Stephen Alpher

Stephen  Alpher

Stephen is CoinDesk's co-regional news chief, Americas. 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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CDCROP: Tesla Officially Opens Gruenheide Gigafactory
Elon Musk Proposes to Proceed With Twitter Acquisition
Alongside a spike in Twitter shares, Musk crypto favorite dogecoin has moved higher.
CDCROP: Tesla Officially Opens Gruenheide Gigafactory
CDCROP: Wolf Hollow Power Plant in Texas
Compute North Files for Bankruptcy as Crypto-Mining Data Center Owes up to $500M
The company's CEO stepped down earlier this month and its COO will serve as the president.
CDCROP: Wolf Hollow Power Plant in Texas
CDCROP: Gavel Justice Legal (Unsplash)
First Guilty Plea in Coinbase-Related Insider Trading Charges
The brother of a former Coinbase product manager, Nikhil Wahi, in late July was arrested for trading on confidential information.
CDCROP: Gavel Justice Legal (Unsplash)
CDCROP: Laptop Closing (Unsplash)
Asset Manager Stone Ridge Shutting Bitcoin Futures Fund
Launched in 2019, the fund failed to garner significant assets under management.
CDCROP: Laptop Closing (Unsplash)
Miembros del Comité Bancario del Senado buscan respuestas por parte de Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Meta Platforms, sobre las estafas con criptomonedas. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Senadores presionan a Mark Zuckerberg para combatir las estafas con criptomonedas
Un estudio de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por sus siglas en inglés) muestra que el 49% de las estafas con criptomonedas se originan en plataformas de redes sociales como Facebook, según afirman miembros del Comité Bancario del Senado.
Miembros del Comité Bancario del Senado buscan respuestas por parte de Mark Zuckerberg, CEO de Meta Platforms, sobre las estafas con criptomonedas. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CDCROP: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before The House Financial Services Committee (Getty Images)
US Senators Press Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Combat Crypto Scams
An FTC study shows 49% of crypto-related frauds originated on social media platforms like Facebook, members of the Senate Banking Committee say.
CDCROP: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before The House Financial Services Committee (Getty Images)
CDCROP: Asset Management (Unsplash)
Investment Management Giant Franklin Templeton to Offer Digital Asset Strategies to Wealth Managers
Introduced in partnership with crypto-focused Eaglebrook Advisors, the platform will be available for U.S. investors in mid-October.
CDCROP: Asset Management (Unsplash)
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Failed Crypto Lender Celsius Fires Back, Accusing Ex-Employee of Fraud
KeyFi founder and CEO Jason Stone has previously filed suit against Celsius, accusing his former employer of market manipulation, among other charges.
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North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Blamed in deBridge Finance Cyberattack
Company co-founder Alex Smirnov warns all Web3 teams that the campaign is likely widespread.
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Celsius Accused of Fraud in Lawsuit by Ex-Employee
The roughed-up crypto lender froze withdrawals last month and later said it was exploring restructuring options.
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