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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Bitget impliqué dans un conflit amer de 10 millions de dollars avec FLOKI à propos de la liste TokenFi Memecoin

Floki Inu allègue que Bitget a créé un trou de 10 millions de dollars en vendant des jetons qu'il ne détenait T , créant ainsi une position courte synthétique.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)

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Bitget Nasangkot sa Mapait na $10M na Pagtatalo kay FLOKI Tungkol sa TokenFi Memecoin Listing

Sinasabi Floki Inu na lumikha si Bitget ng $10 milyon na butas sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta ng mga token na T nito hawak, na epektibong lumilikha ng isang sintetikong maikling posisyon.

Floki involved in dispute with Bitget (Bob Brewer/Unsplash)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)