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

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since June

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 17, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Plunges 9%, Sank Below $25K on Binance as August Turns Very Ugly

A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders.

BTC's price sank (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $29K, but Fundstrat's Tom Lee Sees $150K on ETF Approval

Altcoins are leading declines, with majors like DOGE, SOL and MATIC shedding 6-7% in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin falls back to $29K (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Secures NFA Approval to Offer Crypto Futures

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 16, 2023.

Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop

Markets

Altcoin Plunge Leads Crypto Lower; Bitcoin Slips 0.7% to $29,150

Traditional markets fell sharply as well, with the major U.S. stock indexes shedding more than 1% on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Opens in Holland

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 15, 2023.

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Markets

Sei Mainnet is Live After Testnet Sees More Than 7.5M Wallets Created

The trading focused layer 1 blockchain is backed by Jump Crypto and Flow Traders.

After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

HBAR Rallies on FedNow Addition of Hedera-Based Dropp

The token has now jumped nearly 50% over the past two months.

Hedera's HBAR jumps 15% (CoinDesk)

Policy

Pro-Bitcoin Candidate Javier Milei Snags Primary Presidential Elections in Argentina

Milei had been tabbed to finish no higher than third in Sunday’s preliminary election.

Argentina presidential candidate Javier Milei (Getty images)

Markets

Bitcoin Rallies Keep Getting Quickly Sold — What's Up?

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has lacked sustained momentum, as it sells off shortly after each attempted leg higher.

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