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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Политика

Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto

As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell says such tales are a worry he'll address.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Robinhood's Q4 Report Could Help Preview Coinbase Results

Analysts are expecting overall crypto revenue at Robinhood to have soared to $345.5 million from $63.9 million in the previous quarter.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Финансы

New Fund Links Crypto Investment to Portuguese Residency

Investors can choose between a minimum investment of €100,000 for non-residency or €500,000 if they aim to gain residency through Portugal’s Golden Visa program.

Portugal's flag (Getty Images)

Финансы

Digital Identity Startup Holonym Acquires Gitcoin Passport

The cash and token deal scales up a Worldcoin "alternative."

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Политика

Alabama Man to Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Focused SEC X Account Hack

According to the charges, Eric Council Jr. used a fake ID to gain access to a device with SEC account credentials and then falsely said spot bitcoin ETFs had been approved..

The headquarters building of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 10, 2010. The chief executive officers of the biggest U.S. stock markets were called to a meeting at the SEC today to discuss last week�s selloff in equities, according to four people familiar with the situation. Photographer: Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Bitcoin Tops $100K After U.S. Added Fewer Than Forecast Jobs in January

The unemployment rate fell to 4%, rather than holding steady at 4.1%.

The U.S. released January jobs numbers Friday morning (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash)

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Donald Trump Jr Says Crypto Is the 'Future of American Hegemony'

The son of the U.S. president made a surprise appearance at the Ondo Summit in New York City on Thursday.

Donald Trump Junior speaks the Ondo Summit in New York City. (CoinDesk/Krisztian Sandor)

Политика

Crypto's Debanking Worries Hit Another Big Stage in U.S. House

The industry's U.S. banking crisis may be retreating as a second congressional committee sheds light on how crypto businesses have been treated by regulators.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Czech Republic to Eliminate Taxes on Long-Term Crypto Gains

The country's central bank is also looking at whether or not to add bitcoin to its reserves.

Czech Republic flag ( Resource Database / Unsplash)

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Strategy (MicroStrategy) Reports Q4 GAAP Loss of $3.03 Per Share, BTC Holdings of 471,107 Tokens

The company earlier on Wednesday changed its name to Strategy as its primary focus for some time has been bitcoin, not software.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)