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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Finance

Injective's INJ Year-to-Date Gain Rises to 3,000% After Latest Jump

Artificial Intelligence hype is among the catalysts for the outsized move.

INJ/USD (TradingView)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Looking to Buy More Crypto Bankruptcy Assets After Deal to Sell FTX's Coins: FT

Mike Novogratz's firm is also interested in companies FTX invested in as a venture capital provider.

Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital

Finance

Bitcoin ETF Ad War Officially Underway With Bitwise Campaign

The short video advertisement featured the actor best known for portraying the "Most Interesting Man in the World."

Actor Jonathan Goldsmith (C Flanigan/Getty Images)

Policy

Bank of Korea Governor Sees CBDC Introduction as Case for 'Urgency:' Report

Stablecoins' widespread usage and frequent instability could reduce the effectiveness of central bank monetary policies, Rhee Chang-yong said.

Bank of Korea

Markets

TradFi Goes All-In on Fed Rate Cuts. What It Means for Bitcoin

The U.S. central bank yesterday signaled that far easier monetary policy is in store for 2024.

Fed Chair Jay Powell Signaled Easier Monetary Policy on Wednesday (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Markets

Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, but Indicates More Dovish 2024

Market participants will look to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for additional signs about the direction of future policy.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Policy

FASB Confirms 'Fair Value' Approach for Corporate Crypto Holdings

The new rules by the U.S. accounting standards setter would go into effect in December 2024.

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

Argentina's Milei, So Far Shunning Bitcoin, Devalues Peso by More Than 50%

The government's official rate is now 800 pesos to the dollar versus roughly 400 previously.

(Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. CPI Inflation Trended Lower in November, Rising 3.1% From a Year Ago

The core rate of CPI inflation was higher by 4% year-over-year, in line with forecasts.

The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips 7% to Near $40K; Pullback Will Be Short-Lived, Say Experts

"Corrections shake out 'weak hands' and leverage, allowing for a stronger foundation for eventual moves higher," said well-followed analyst Will Clemente.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)