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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Policy

Solana Foundation: SOL Is 'Not a Security'

The native token of the Solana blockchain, SOL, was alleged to be an unregistered security in this week’s SEC lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance.US and Coinbase.

Solana party in Lisbon (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC-Targeted Tokens Tumble

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 8, 2023.

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Finance

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says Not Shutting Down Staking Service

The country’s largest exchange will continue to offer staking services despite facing lawsuits over the service from federal and state regulators.

Portrait of Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong photographed by Michelle Watt in San Francisco, CA.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Trade at Premiums on Binance.US as Investors Flee Following SEC Actions

The SEC was seeking to freeze assets on Binance.US after suing the exchange and its related global entity Binance.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shows Resilience Amid SEC Lawsuits Against Binance, Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 7, 2023.

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Finance

Binance SEC Lawsuit Could be Preview of What Coinbase May Face, Berenberg Says

At least 37% of Coinbase's net revenue could be at risk if that exchange is subject to charges from the SEC, said one analyst.

CEO de Coinbase, Brian Armstrong. (Captura de pantalla de CoinDesk con la autorización de Coinbase)

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Arca Has Trimmed 30% of Its Staff

The company currently has 66 employees, according to LinkedIn.

Arca CEO Rayne Steinberg (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Cryptocurrencies Crash After the SEC Charges Binance With Sale of Unregistered Securities

The SEC on Monday charged the crypto exchange and its CEO Changpeng Zhao with violating a number of securities laws.

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Finance

El Salvador's Volcano Energy Secures $1B in Commitments for 241 MW Bitcoin Mine

Stablecoin issuer Tether is among the investors in the new bitcoin mining site powered by solar and wind energy in El Salvador.

Pequeña bandera ondeando en la parte superior del ayuntamiento en la ciudad de Santa Ana, El Salvador. (Getty Images)

Finance

U.S. Adds 339K Jobs in May, Blowing Through Estimates for 195K; Bitcoin Steady at $27K

The strong print likely advances the case for the Fed to continue its string of rate hikes at its upcoming June meeting.

(Helene Braun/CoinDesk)