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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Markets

Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 18-Month Downtrend

Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.

Stablecoin market cap (Coin Metrics)

Markets

Bitcoin Blasts to $44K on Coinbase, Could Run Toward $48K Resistance: LMAX Analyst

The sharp move higher from $42,000 Tuesday prompted $73 million in liquidations, mostly from leveraged positions betting on lower prices.

Bitcoin price is up almost 5% over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Got BTC Surging, but Tumbling Interest Rates Have Helped, Too

The abrupt recent turn in expectations for Federal Reserve monetary policy has helped asset prices across the board.

Lower rates may be behind bitcoin's big move (© Eugene Mymrin)

Markets

Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by 'Panic Buying,' Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T

The combined market value of cryptocurrencies is the highest since May 2022, when Terra's collapse marked the beginning of the crypto winter.

Bitcoin price is up almost 6% over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenization of RWAs Gets Push in Europe as AXA, Generali Buys SocGen's Green Bonds on Ethereum

SocGen said tokenized bonds provide greater transparency and traceability, as well as speedier transactions and settlements.

SocGen branch

Web3

Web3 Attribution Platform Spindl Teams Up With AppsFlyer to Improve Blockchain Gaming Analytics

The two firms will be integrating their data sets to allow developers to map their user journeys which span Web2 events - like clicks and app installs - and Web3 events like NFT mints

Web3 Gaming (Chanzj/Pixabay)

Markets

El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment 'In the Black,' Says President Bukele

"We have no intention of selling," Bukele added.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)

Markets

A Suspicious 'Munger' Coin Soars Then Crashes After Billionaire Charlie Munger's Death

The former vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's right-hand man was no fan of cryptocurrencies.

The late Charlie Munger (Getty)

Policy

The Algorand Foundation Expands Its Footprint in India

The foundation's AlgoBharat initiative has secured new partnerships in India with NASSCOM, TiE Bangalore and the Mann Deshi Foundation.

Staci Warden (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

Finance

Grayscale Gears Up for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Updating Trust Agreement for Sake of ‘Operational Efficiencies’

The changes involve the fee structure, and how assets can be custodied for smoother share creation and redemptions.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)