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

Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish Calls Off SPAC Deal

Far Peak Acquisition and Bullish agreed to a merger in July 2021.

SPAC - Special Purpose Acquisition Company (zimmytwsvis via Getty images)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Set for Extradition to the US

A hearing in The Bahamas is set for Wednesday morning, and Bankman-Fried will fly to the U.S. the same day.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seen arriving at court on Dec. 19, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. (MEGA/GC Images)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas Court Appearance Adds to Confusion

Earlier reports suggested the former FTX CEO was going to waive any extradition challenge.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Mark Cohen as His Attorney: Reuters

The former head of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, Bankman-Fried has yet to be charged with any crimes.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Silvergate CEO Attempts to Address Concerns in Public Letter

Shares of the crypto-focused bank have been reeling in part due to links with failed crypto exchange FTX and sister company Alameda Research.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Global Capital Has Hired Investment Bank Moelis to Explore Options Including Bankruptcy: New York Times

Separately, the CEO of Genesis' parent company disclosed that it had a roughly $575 million liability to Genesis.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Bankruptcy Jitters Send Bitcoin to Fresh Low

The troubled crypto brokerage is in talks with potential investors for at least $1 billion in fresh capital, according to a Bloomberg report.

(Genesis Trading, modificado por CoinDesk)

Finance

Osprey Publishes Public Address for Its Trust's Bitcoin Holdings

The far larger Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has declined to make similar information known for security reasons.

Osprey (Karo Kujanpaa/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Capital Cutting Staff, Reshuffling Management

While the company has no exposure to FTX, the extended bitcoin bear market is taking a toll on parts of the business.

Anchorage Digital will be Apollo's crypto custodian. (Jason Dent/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Exit From Crypto Exchanges Rises to 220K Over Past 10 Days

The withdrawals began earlier in November as suspicions rose about FTX's solvency.

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