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

Ben Bernanke Says He Doesn't See Value in Bitcoin

The former Fed chairman says the crypto is too complicated to use as money.

Ben Bernanke once suggested the Fed could fix deflation by dropping money from helicopters (sorbetto/Getty Images)

Finance

Bill Miller Sold Some of His Bitcoin to Meet Margin Calls

The longtime bitcoin bull remains so, reminding that he has held the crypto through three 80% drawdowns.

Bill Miller, chairman and chief investment officer of Legg Mason Inc., speaks at the Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, June 25, 2010. Miller said the U.S. stock market, which has dropped 12 percent from its April high on concerns Europe's debt crisis may spread, will rise after the region's banks complete stress tests. Photographer: Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Policy

FASB to Review Accounting Rules for Digital Assets Held on Balance Sheets: Report

A clearer framework for how companies might account for crypto could pave the way greater institutional adoption.

Cryptio levanta fondos para construir una plataforma de contabilidad cripto. (designer491/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Finance

Bankless Crypto Channel Banned From YouTube

One of the most popular Ethereum-focused newsletters and podcasts said its account was terminated without warning or justification.

Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Riot Blockchain Bitcoin Mined Rises to 511 in March

The company also sold 200 bitcoin during the month, raising $9.4 million.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Markets

Russian Lawmaker Suggests Nation Could Accept Bitcoin for Oil Payments

Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is mulling other currency options for natural resource sales.

Russia's Duma in Moscow (Getty images)

Policy

Bitcoin Mining Ban Bill Makes It Out of New York State Assembly Committee

The legislation aims to put in place a two-year moratorium on the kind of crypto mining used to secure the Bitcoin network.

Coinmint's bitcoin mine in Massena, New York, pictured in 2020. (Prieur Leary)

Finance

Unchained Capital Discloses Data Leak at Email Marketing Partner

The bitcoin-only financial services provider says, however, that none of its own systems were compromised.

Teen Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Crypto Phishing Scheme

Finance

Saudi Arabia Mulls Pricing of China Oil Sales in Yuan: Report

The move would be a challenge to the U.S. dollar, which has dominated as the medium of exchange for the oil trade for decades.

(Getty images)

Finance

Ukraine Asks Tether to Halt All Transactions With Russians; Tether Demurs

The vice prime minister of the embattled country has made similar requests with a number of western companies as well as major crypto exchanges.

Tether dice