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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Mercados

Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Grows Nearly 600% to $698M as Crypto's RWA Race Intensifies

Ethereum has toppled Stellar as the top blockchain for tokenized government bonds while more recent entrants Solana and Polygon also grew.

Tokenized Treasuries market (RWA.xyz)

Mercados

Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in 15 Months, With Bitcoin, Solana Leading Rally: CoinShares

Ether-based funds continue to fall out of favor, with outflows for the year now totaling $125 million.

Crypto fund flows (CoinShares)

Mercados

OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized

The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Mercados

Bitcoin Catches Market Cap of Elon Musk's Tesla Amid ETF-Fueled Rally, but Traders Cautious Ahead of Fed Meeting

The Fed is widely expected to hold rates steady next week but traders will be watching for signals about future policy moves.

Elon Musk (Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr)

Mercados

Bitcoin Cools Off at $34K, But '5th Bull Market' Has Further to Run, Says Analyst

Dogecoin and PEPE gained 5%-6% on Thursday, fading the action in a mostly lower cryptocurrency market.

BTC price on Oct. 26 (CoinDesk)

Mercados

What Happens to GBTC Discount When FTX Sells its Holdings?

It’s possible the SEC could approve a spot ETF before any sales, taking discount worries off the table.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Regulación

U.S. Lawmakers Lummis, Hill Urge DOJ Decision on Charging Binance, Tether for Aiding Hamas

Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. French Hill have been notable advocates in Congress for reasonable regulation of crypto.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Mercados

Bitcoin est prêt à faire face à un « choc d'offre » alors que le solde des échanges chute à son plus bas niveau depuis 5 ans, selon un analyste

L'approbation d'un ETF au comptant pourrait modifier fondamentalement la dynamique de l'offre et de la demande de Bitcoin, car les investisseurs professionnels alloueraient au BTC en tant qu'actif non corrélé, a déclaré Matt Weller de Forex.com à CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)

Mercados

Bitcoin preparado para un 'shock de oferta' a medida que el saldo cambiario cae al mínimo de 5 años, dice un analista

Una aprobación puntual de un ETF podría alterar fundamentalmente la dinámica de oferta y demanda de bitcoin, ya que los inversores profesionales asignarían BTC como un activo no correlacionado, dijo Matt Weller de Forex.com a CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)

Mercados

Bitcoin Primed para sa 'Supply Shock' bilang Exchange Balance Bumaba sa 5-Year Low, Analyst Sabi

Ang isang spot na pag-apruba ng ETF ay maaaring panimula na baguhin ang dynamics ng supply at demand ng bitcoin dahil ang mga propesyonal na mamumuhunan ay maglalaan sa BTC bilang isang hindi nauugnay na asset, sinabi ni Matt Weller ng Forex.com sa CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)