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

Celsius Moves $59M of Altcoins in Possible Prelude to Converting Into BTC, ETH

A U.S. bankruptcy court previously granted the crypto lender permission to sell its altcoin holdings for bitcoin and ether starting in July.

Celsius deposits to FalconX (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BNB Is Being Heavily Shorted

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

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Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $30K, Crypto Prices Buckle After Altcoin Frenzy on XRP Ruling

Ripple's XRP was down 25% from its highest levels on Thursday.

BTC price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Has Cut 1,000 Workers in Recent Weeks: WSJ

The layoffs were happening globally as the exchange deals with regulatory challenges and ongoing investigations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Talks Up Crypto Demand From Gold Investors

The asset management giant last month applied with regulators to open a spot bitcoin ETF.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: XRP Gains 66% on Ripple’s Partial Court Victory

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 14, 2023.

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Web3

Web3 VC Shima Capital Didn’t Slow Strategy for Crypto Winter

The investor in early-stage crypto companies has remained one of the most active investors in the space despite a bear market and the collapses of FTX and three banks.

Shima Capital founder and managing partner Yida Gao (Shima Capital)

Markets

Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Like Coinbase Soar as XRP Ruling Bolsters Optimism

Crypto miners were also included in the rally as bitcoin rose to its highest level in 13 months.

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Markets

SOL, MATIC, ADA Tokens Surge Following XRP Ruling

A federal judge on Thursday ruled he sale of Ripple’s XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

SOL price (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto AI Tokens Rally After Musk Unveils New Company

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 13, 2023.

SingularityNET (AGIX) 7-day price chart (Messari)