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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Bitcoin Climbs 3% to Retake $68K With Solana Outperforming, Ether Showing Relative Weakness

Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap led CoinDesk 20 gains, each rising more than 5%.

Oct 24, 2024

Bitcoin price action (CoinDesk)

Circle's Allaire: Stablecoins Could Expand by Trillions in 10 Years, Will Be Integral Part of Global Financial System

While USDC has been popular in developed markets, it has seen significant growth in emerging regions among fintechs and brokers servicing businesses and households, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk in an interview.

Oct 24, 2024

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin ETFs Will Soon Hold 1M Tokens, Nearly as Much as Satoshi

The U.S.-based spot funds currently hold about 396,922 bitcoin altogether, with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust soon to cross 400,000 in BTC holdings.

Oct 24, 2024

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs could soon hold more bitcoin than the founder of the token, Satoshi Nakamoto. (Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Gains 6.3% as Nearly All Index Constituents Trade Higher

Bitcoin Cash was also among the top performers, gaining 2.9% since Wednesday.

Oct 24, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-24: leaders

Crypto Traders Apparently Spam Truth Terminal Into Pumping Coin Associated With Brian Armstrong’s Dog

The traders appeared to have made a quick profit, selling quickly after the price jump.

Oct 23, 2024

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Bitcoin Slides to $66K, Ether Dives 5% in Market-Wide Selloff

Cryptocurrencies weren't spared as stocks, bonds, gold and oil all declined on Wednesday.

Oct 23, 2024

Bitcoin price action.

Trump Polymarket Odds Briefly Dip After His No. 2 Bull Adds Bet on Harris

The former president's probability of retaking the White House slid to 59% Wednesday before rebounding.

Oct 23, 2024

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 22: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump dances on stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum on October 22, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. With 14 days to go until Election Day, Trump continues to crisscross the country campaigning to return to office. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Solana Hits Record vs. Ether, Outperforms Bitcoin as AI Memecoin Frenzy and Surging Revenues Fuel Rally

Solana was the best-performing asset in the CoinDesk 20 Index through the week, advancing 11%, while BTC and ETH declined.

Oct 23, 2024

Solana's SOL price (CoinDesk)

Scroll's Token Declines 32% as Whales Scoop Up Airdrop

TVL on the Scroll network has dropped by 24% in the past week.

Oct 23, 2024

Scroll SCR token distribution (Scroll)

Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI to Survive. Core Scientific Entered the Race Years Ago

AI clusters and bitcoin mining operations have vastly different needs. Core Scientific's chief development officer gets down to the nitty gritty.

Oct 23, 2024

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)