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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Bitcoin Barely Holds $29K Alongside Sizable Altcoin Selloff

Interest rates continue to move higher across the globe, putting pressure on risk assets.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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Litecoin Plunges 6% to Fresh Monthly Lows on Halving Day

Historically, LTC has tended to peak ahead of its halving event, at which miner rewards are slashed by 50%.

LTC daily price (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Sees Little Boost From Fitch Downgrade, Slumps on Binance Contagion

Correlations between movements in the crypto and stocks have turned negative of late.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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CRV Gets Plunge Protection on Binance as Market Makers Add Bid-Side Liquidity

Market makers moved to arrest the slide in Curve's CRV following last weekend's attack against the decentralized exchange.

CRV's 2% bid-side market depth (Curve)

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First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023.

(Jonathan Chng/Unsplash)

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MakerDAO’s MKR, Ripple’s XRP and Stellar’s XLM Led Crypto Gainers in July

Cryptocurrency giants bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month.

Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin Has Been More Stable Than Gold and Stocks; Violent Price Action Could Ensue

Similar uneventful periods in the past preceded major eruptions in volatility for BTC’s price, noted a research firm.

BTC price 5-day volatility compared to gold, Nasdaq and S&P500 (K33 Research)

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Bitcoin Looking Oversold, but Any Bounce Could Be Disappointing

Any macro catalysts for bitcoin may have to wait until after Labor Day.

(Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Starts August in the Red After Losing Ground in July

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 1, 2023.

Bitcoin price last 24 hours (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Falls 1.2% as Curve Chaos Sparks Systemic Crisis Fears in DeFi

CRV has bounced 20% since Justin Sun organized some relief for the token, but remains 23% lower this week.

Bitcoin daily price. (CoinDesk Indices)