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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Policy

La última palabra del caso ETF en Grayscale llegará a un tribunal federal cuando se formalice la pérdida de la SEC

El tribunal que ordenó a la SEC descartar su rechazo de la solicitud de ETF de Bitcoin al contado de Grayscale dejará ese fallo en piedra el lunes.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Eyes $29K, Defying Fresh Crypto Lawsuit, Rate Fears; XRP Jumps 6% as SEC Drops Charges

The New York Attorney General filed early Thursday a lawsuit against Genesis, Gemini and DCG for allegedly defrauding investors of $1 billion.

XRP price on Oct. 19 (CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Treasury Seeks to Name Crypto Mixers as 'Money Laundering Concern'

Under pressure to address reports that Hamas and other terrorist groups are partially funded with crypto, Treasury's FinCEN proposed a rule to categorize mixers as a threat.

Edificio del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, en Washington D. C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Will Lawsuit Against DCG Impact GBTC’s Chances of an ETF Conversion?

Analysts are speculating over whether the lawsuit might have any implications for its GBTC conversion chances.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Might Be Near, but Analysts Differ on Possible BTC Price Reaction

One line of thought envisions a major rally, while another suggests approval has been fully baked into prices.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

La aprobación del ETF Spot de Bitcoin podría estar NEAR, pero los analistas difieren sobre la posible reacción del precio de BTC

Una línea de pensamiento prevé un Rally importante, mientras que otra sugiere que la aprobación se ha incorporado por completo a los precios.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Maaaring NEAR ang Pag-apruba ng Spot Bitcoin ETF, ngunit Iba-iba ang mga Analyst sa Posibleng Reaksyon sa Presyo ng BTC

Ang ONE linya ng pag-iisip ay nag-iisip ng isang malaking Rally, habang ang isa ay nagmumungkahi na ang pag-apruba ay ganap na inihurnong sa mga presyo.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

A aprovação do ETF Bitcoin à vista pode estar NEAR, mas os analistas divergem sobre a possível reação do preço do BTC

Uma linha de pensamento prevê uma grande Rally, enquanto outra sugere que a aprovação foi totalmente incorporada nos preços.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

L'approbation ponctuelle de l'ETF Bitcoin pourrait être NEAR, mais les analystes diffèrent sur la réaction possible du prix BTC

Une ligne de pensée envisage une Rally majeure, tandis qu'une autre suggère que l'approbation a été entièrement intégrée aux prix.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

L'approvazione dell'ETF Spot Bitcoin potrebbe essere NEAR, ma gli analisti differiscono sulla possibile reazione del prezzo BTC

ONE linea di pensiero prevede un importante Rally, mentre un’altra suggerisce che l’approvazione sia stata completamente incorporata nei prezzi.

Analysts differ on bitcoin's ultimate reaction to a spot ETF (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)