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

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing Client Demand for Crypto 'Around The World'

Rumors about spot bitcoin ETF approvals aside, Fink called the recent rally a “flight to quality.”.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Getty Images)

Finance

What’s Next for Grayscale, Spot Bitcoin ETF After SEC Declines to Appeal Court Loss?

One analyst believes SEC Chair Gary Gensler has little choice but to soon approve the long-awaited vehicle.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Deadline on Grayscale's Bitcoin ETF Dispute Approaching at Midnight

The agency has hours left to seek an appeal of the court order to erase its rejection of Grayscale’s trust-to-ETF conversion application.

SEC head Gary Gensler (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Drops 1.9% to 7-Month Low as Crypto Buckles Further Following Inflation Data

Risk-off sentiment hit markets as a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading boosted U.S. Treasury rates and the dollar.

ETH price on Oct. 12 (CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. September CPI Rises 0.4%, Outpacing Forecasts; Bitcoin Slips Further

The year-over-year pace of inflation was 3.7%, also faster than economist expectations.

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Markets

Friday the 13th and Bitcoin. Is it Unlucky for Crypto Traders?

While U.S. stocks have typically gone down, the date has historically been positive for bitcoin.

Friday, the 13th (j_lloa/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Sinks Nearly 3% to $26.7K; Bulls Ponder How Low It Can Go

After failing again at $28,000 resistance over the weekend, bitcoin has retreated to its weakest level since late September.

BTC price on Oct. 11 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Bills May Depend on U.S. House GOP Battle Over Scalise Speaker Pick

If Republicans can’t unify behind Scalise or another choice to be speaker, paralysis in the House over crypto legislation and a potential government shutdown could continue.

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise got the nod from his party to be the next speaker of the House. But several fellow Republicans may vote against him anyway, so his ascent isn't assured. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Steve Scalise; illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink’s LINK Is ‘Safest Bet’ to Profit From RWA Tokenization Trend: K33 Research

Chainlink has positioned itself as a key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchains with the outside world and should profit from crypto’s real-world asset narrative.

(Tetra Images/Getty Images)

Markets

Ether Could Hit $8K by End of 2026: Standard Chartered

Emerging uses for the Ethereum network in gaming and tokenization are among the drivers of what could be a 5X gain in ether's price over the next three years, said the bank.

(Lieve Ransijn/ Unsplash)