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

Fed Seen Holding Rates Steady, but Policy Statement and Press Conference Will Be Key for Bitcoin

Signs that the U.S. central bank might refrain from further rate hikes this cycle could lead to a new breakout in bitcoin prices.

(Kevin Dietsch/Staff/GrettyImages/PhotoMosh)

Markets

Raging Bitcoin Bull Market Ahead, According to Key Indicator

The crypto's weekly RSI has crossed above 70, indicating a strengthening of upward momentum.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Markets

AI-Related Tokens Stumble After White House Executive Order

Critics of President Biden's action wonder if innovation could be stifled.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans

The USDT stablecoin currently has a market cap of roughly $84 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Bitfinex)

Markets

Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Grows Nearly 600% to $698M as Crypto's RWA Race Intensifies

Ethereum has toppled Stellar as the top blockchain for tokenized government bonds while more recent entrants Solana and Polygon also grew.

Tokenized Treasuries market (RWA.xyz)

Markets

Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in 15 Months, With Bitcoin, Solana Leading Rally: CoinShares

Ether-based funds continue to fall out of favor, with outflows for the year now totaling $125 million.

Crypto fund flows (CoinShares)

Markets

OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized

The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Catches Market Cap of Elon Musk's Tesla Amid ETF-Fueled Rally, but Traders Cautious Ahead of Fed Meeting

The Fed is widely expected to hold rates steady next week but traders will be watching for signals about future policy moves.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Markets

Bitcoin Cools Off at $34K, But '5th Bull Market' Has Further to Run, Says Analyst

Dogecoin and PEPE gained 5%-6% on Thursday, fading the action in a mostly lower cryptocurrency market.

BTC price on Oct. 26 (CoinDesk)

Markets

What Happens to GBTC Discount When FTX Sells its Holdings?

It’s possible the SEC could approve a spot ETF before any sales, taking discount worries off the table.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)