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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Credit Suisse Strategist Says We're Witnessing Birth of a New World Monetary Order

"Money" will never be the same again after the Ukraine war, writes Zoltan Pozsar, and bitcoin may be a beneficiary.

Coin depicting Julius Ceasar, 42 BCE (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

Finanzas

Praxis Raises $15M in Series A Funding Round

The startup is trying to build a city organized around remote work.

(Getty Images)

Finanzas

Swiss City of Lugano to Make Bitcoin and Tether 'De Facto' Legal Tender

The municipality wants businesses to accept crypto in everyday transactions.

(Bloomberg Finance LP)

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ECB Wants Quick Action on Crypto Regulation Following Russian Sanctions

The European parliament earlier today postponed a vote on a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies.

ECB President Christine Lagarde (CoinDesk archives)

Finanzas

Ukraine Update: Putin Recognizes Two Breakaway Regions, Biden Responds With Sanctions

The increase in tension on Monday sent U.S. stock index futures to session lows and bitcoin back towards the bottom of its recent price range.

Flag of Ukraine (Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

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Federal Reserve Security Trading Ban Formally Adopted and Extended to Cryptos

The move follows last year's controversial disclosures of top central bank officers actively trading markets, often ahead of key policy decisions.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

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Bipartisan Senate Proposal Raises Alarm Over El Salvador's Bitcoin Adoption

The legislation quickly drew a sharp rebuke from El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.

Nayib Bukele asiste a la Asamblea Legislativa  por su segundo aniversario en el poder (Foto de Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Canada's Trudeau Enacts Emergencies Act, and Crypto Is Included

The move by the prime minister includes an expansion of money-laundering laws to include crowdfunding platforms and cryptocurrency transactions.

Justin Trudeau (Art Babych/Shutterstock)

Finanzas

Coinbase Explains Guidelines for Removing Accounts and Content

"Our approach is to be free speech supporters, but not free speech martyrs," Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wrote.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finanzas

Coinbase, Genesis Highlight Massive Institutional Growth at MicroStrategy Conference

More retailers are interested in NFTs, and that can lead them to hold more crypto in their treasuries, says Coinbase Institutional's chief.

Coinbase share were rallying Friday. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)