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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Finance

Tesla Made No Changes to Bitcoin Holdings in First Quarter

The valuation of bitcoin held on its balance sheet remained flat from the previous quarter at $184 million.

Tesla has previously written down crypto holdings in accounting rules the industry says need an overhaul. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner Stocks Continue Torrid Run as $30K Level Holds

Fresh economic data Thursday morning suggested slowing in both inflation and the employment picture.

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Finance

U.S. CPI Inflation Rises 0.1% in March, Slower Than Forecasts for 0.2%

The bitcoin price rose nearly 1.5% to $30,430 in the minutes following the better-than-expected news.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital Lead Crypto Stock Gains as Bitcoin Stays Above $30K

The price of bitcoin is now up by more than 80% so far in 2023.

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Markets

Crypto-Related Stocks Surge as Bitcoin Price Hits Highest Point Since June 2022

Bitcoin miners are posting the largest percentage stock gains on Monday.

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Finance

U.S. Adds 236K Jobs in March Versus Forecasts for 239K

Bitcoin was little changed at $27,900 in the minutes following the roughly in-line report.

The government's jobs report for January was released Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

Finance

Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful to Suspend Operations

A message from co-founder and CEO Ray Youssef cited key staff departures and regulatory challenges.

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance's BNB, Bitcoin Tumble After Crypto Twitter Personality Cobie's Wild Guess

@cobie's encrypted message read: "Interpol Red Notice for CZ," Binance's CEO. After someone cracked the code, the post spooked markets, even though it was just a rumor.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin Soars After Twitter Replaces Its Blue Bird Logo With the Token's Dog

In the past Twitter CEO Elon Musk has shown himself to be a fan of the meme coin.

Shiba Inu Doge mascot (Twitter)

Finance

FTX EU Sets Up Website to Repay Users

The European arm had been in operation for only about eight months prior to the collapse of parent FTX.

FTX EU will allow customers to withdraw funds that have been locked on the platform. (CraigRJD/Getty Images)