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

Ether Futures ETFs See Low Volume in First-Day Trading

"Pretty meh volume" for the group, said one analyst.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Finance

Chainalysis: Hong Kong and China’s OTC Markets Remain Active Despite Crypto Winter

East Asia represents almost 8.8% of all transactions globally, a report from the research firm says.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Finance

Grayscale Moves to Convert Its Ethereum Trust to a Spot ETH ETF

The company's Ethereum trust is the largest ether investment product in the world with nearly $5 billion in AUM.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips Below $27K, but What Might Government Shutdown Mean for Prices?

The last time BTC posted a positive return during September was in 2016.

Bitcoin price in September (CoinDesk)

Markets

Valkyrie Backs Off Ether Futures Purchases Until SEC ETF Approval Officially Effective

The asset manager Thursday said it had already begun purchasing ether futures contracts.

Valkyrie's bell-ringing in September included a guest from Tron. (Screenshot/Nasdaq.com)

Finance

OpenTrade Unveils Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering as Tokenization Race Gains Steam

The tokenized Treasuries market has grown sixfold this year to $668 million, according to one data provider.

a hundred dollar bill

Finance

Circle Rolls Out Open-Source Protocol to Help Build Tokenized Credit Markets

Perimeter Protocol is the first development of Circle Research, the company's new open-source development division.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Policy

Gemini to Cease Offering Crypto Services in Netherlands in November

The exchange said it is taking the step due to requirements imposed by the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $27K as Rates and Oil Retreat; Ether Outperforms on ETF Hopes

The broad-market proxy CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) was up 3.8% over the past 24 hours.

BTC moves above $27K (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Observers Warn of Risk Aversion as Oil Prices Top $93

WTI crude oil has surged 30% higher this quarter, a rally that could feed into inflation, forcing central banks to keep rates elevated for longer than expected.

(Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)