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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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Surges 10.9% as All Index Constituents Trade Higher

NEAR Protocol also joined Aptos as a top performer, gaining 5.8%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-29: leaders

Finance

DeFi Cover Provider Nexus Mutual Backs New Crypto Insurance Broker Native

Nexus Mutual is also behind a new insurance alternative on Coinbase’s L2 network called Base DeFi Pass.

Inside the Lloyd's of London insurance market. (Lloyd's of London)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $70K for First Time in More Than Four Months

The price still remains below its record high of $73,700 hit in early March of this year.

Bitcoin 70K

Markets

Dogecoin Jumps 10%, Outperforming on Trump Popularity as Bitcoin Nears $70K

Bitcoin's "bullish setup" into the U.S. election next week mirrors late 2020, which preceded a 120% rally in two months, Matthew Sigel of VanEck said.

Dogecoin (DOGE) price on Oct. 28 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether's Paolo Ardoino: 'If the U.S. Government Wanted to Kill Us, They Can Press a Button'

But the leading stablecoin issuer is comfortable holding its T-bills at a U.S. institution because it respects international sanctions, CEO Ardoino said in an interview.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Finance

Emory University Joins Bitcoin ETF Rush, Reporting $16M Holding in Grayscale Vehicle

The endowment also reported a modest holding in crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN).

Main quadrangle on Emory University's Druid Hills campus (Wikipedia)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Gains 5.4%, Leading Index Higher from Friday

Bitcoin also joined as a top performer, gaining 3.0%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-28: leaders

Markets

Crypto Rally Foiled by Report of DOJ Probe of Tether

Bitcoin appeared poised to make another run at $70,000, but a WSJ story of a criminal probe into the stablecoin issuer sent prices tumbling.

Bitcoin price 10/25 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities

Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.

Lazard (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Falls 2.7%, Leading Index Lower

NEAR Protocol also joined Aptos as an underperformer, falling 2.2% from Thursday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-25: laggards