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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Ether spot ETF approval odds just went higher (gopixa/Getty Images)
Ether Jumps 10% to $3.4K After Bloomberg Ups Odds of Spot ETF Approval
Markets previously had mostly priced in SEC rejections of the proposed funds beginning this week.
Ether spot ETF approval odds just went higher (gopixa/Getty Images)
Crypto prices rallied on Friday (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
Bitcoin Breaks Out Above $68K as Solana's 7% Gain Leads Crypto Rally
Inflows into the spot bitcoin ETFs restarted in a big way last week as the price rallied from near the $60K level.
Crypto prices rallied on Friday (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
Crypto prices continue their move higher (Jungwoo Hong/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Rises Above $67K, but Lags Broader Crypto Market as ETH, SOL, LINK Post Big Gains
Softer U.S. inflation figures and big institutional interest in the spot bitcoin ETFs helped turn sentiment around.
Crypto prices continue their move higher (Jungwoo Hong/Unsplash)
Vanguard logo (John Keeble/Getty Images)
Incoming Vanguard CEO Won't Reverse Decision Not to Launch Bitcoin ETF
The former BlackRock executive didn't address the issue of giving Vanguard clients access to any of the other spot bitcoin ETFs that are available.
Vanguard logo (John Keeble/Getty Images)
The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)
U.S. CPI Softer Than Expected at 0.3% in April; Bitcoin Rises to $63.7K
In a year of mostly bad news on inflation, the government's Wednesday report gave some hope that Fed rate cuts might still be on the table.
The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)
New fund aims to capture crypto's upside while avoiding downtrends (Gabor Koszegi/Unsplash)
Hyperion Decimus' Newest Fund to Leverage CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin and Ether Trend Indicators
Aimed at institutional investors, the fund will seek to profit off uptrends in crypto markets while sidestepping the drawdowns.
New fund aims to capture crypto's upside while avoiding downtrends (Gabor Koszegi/Unsplash)
food shopping in brown bags
Cautious Bitcoin Bounce to Face Inflation Data Hurdles Later This Week
The downtrend in inflation has stalled so far this year, putting in doubt the odds for any Fed rate cuts in 2024.
food shopping in brown bags
Bitcoin tumbled during U.S. morning hours (Shutterstock)
Bitcoin's Modest Rally Cut Short, Price Tumbles Back Below $61K
Stagflationary U.S. economic data and hawkish remarks from a Fed speaker appeared to sour the bullish mood.
Bitcoin tumbled during U.S. morning hours (Shutterstock)
The government's jobs report for April was released Friday morning (Unsplash)
U.S. April Job Additions of 175K Miss Forecasts for 243K, BTC Rises Above $60K
Interest rates and the dollar have both risen strongly in 2024 as expectations of a slowing in the economy and inflation have failed to pan out, but today's report suggests a...
The government's jobs report for April was released Friday morning (Unsplash)
Block CEO Jack Dorsey (CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey's Block Adding More Bitcoin to Balance Sheet, Presents Road Map for Others
The company announced the news alongside its first quarter earnings report on Thursday afternoon.
Block CEO Jack Dorsey (CoinDesk)