Stephen Alpher

Co-regional news chief, Americas

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.

Stephen Alpher

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Ethereum ETFs See Record $333M Inflows, Outpacing Bitcoin Funds as Catch-Up Trade Gains Momentum

Improved outlook for the DeFi space and warmer regulatory climate with incoming U.S. administration are main drivers behind the sentiment shift towards ether, LMAX strategist Joel Kruger said.

Dec 1, 2024

Ether (ETH) price outperformed bitcoin (BTC) through the week. (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin Price Makes Another Run at $100K as U.S. Traders Return After Thanksgiving

Bitcoin's price premium on Coinbase rebounded after flipping negative during the recent pullback, suggesting that American traders may be driving the rally.

Nov 29, 2024

Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)

Tether to Shutter Euro Stablecoin as Key MiCA Deadline Looms

The firm's decision comes as crypto companies in the EU prepare to comply with region-wide digital asset rules by the end of this year..

Nov 27, 2024

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Jumps 16.3% as All Assets Trade Higher

Stellar also joined Uniswap as a top performer, gaining 12.1% from Tuesday.

Nov 27, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-27: leaders chart

Stablecoins Hit Record $190B Market Cap, Surpassing Pre-Terra Crash Peak: CCData

Demand for stablecoins soared as investors poured capital into cryptos after Trump's election victory.

Nov 27, 2024

Stablecoin market capitalization (CCData)

Bitcoin's Tumble to $91K Evokes Thanksgiving 'Massacre' of 2020

Four years ago to the day, bitcoin plunged about 17% in the span of just over 24 hours.

Nov 26, 2024

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Falls 14.6% as All Index Constituents Decline

Bitcoin was the top performer, dipping only 2.5%.

Nov 26, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-26: laggards chart

Ether Favored in Crypto Rotation as Bitcoin Recoils Off $100K Sell Wall

Traders are rotating profits as bitcoin's rally stalled out, allowing the second largest crypto to shine for at least a little bit.

Nov 25, 2024

Ether's (ETH) performance vs. bitcoin (BTC) and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CoinDesk Indices)

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 47.7% as Index Rises Over 100 Points

Polkadot joined Stellar as a top performer, gaining 37.1%.

Nov 25, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-25: leaders chart

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Makes Mammoth BTC Purchase, Adding 55,500 Tokens for $5.4B

This latest acquisition took place over the past few days, with current holdings now valued at nearly $38 billion.

Nov 25, 2024

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)