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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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)
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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.
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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)
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has proposed a bill to prohibit the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
GOP Sen. Ted Cruz Proposes Ban on a CBDC
The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this week by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has proposed a bill to prohibit the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes Law to Ban CBDCs
The Biden administration is studying the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Bitcoin Breaks $25K as U.S. Inflation Slowed to 6% in February
BTC rose to a nine-month high of $25,484 in the minutes following the inflation report and then extended those gains.
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Binance GBP Funding On-/Off-Ramp to Be Suspended in May
The exchange was notified by its fiat partner that it will no longer provide British pound deposit and withdrawal services.
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Crypto-related stocks gained early Monday. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
MicroStrategy and Marathon Digital Lead Bounce for Crypto-Related Stocks
The government's weekend backstop of depositors at failed lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent bitcoin above $22,000.
Crypto-related stocks gained early Monday. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
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Bitcoin Bounces as U.S. Adds 311K Jobs in February, Beating Expectations
The unemployment rate rose to 3.6% against forecasts for it to hold steady at 3.4%.
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Bitcoin Falls Below $20K as 2023 Rally Reverses
A hawkish Fed, the demise of crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank, and a possible government sale of Silk Road-related bitcoin have given investors ample reason to sell.
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