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 Rises to $23.3K as Jerome Powell Repeats 'Disinflationary Process' Comment

The Fed chair spoke days after the central bank last hiked interest rates.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin grimpe à 23,3 000 $ alors que Jerome Powell répète son commentaire sur le « processus désinflationniste »

Le président de la Fed a pris la parole quelques jours après la dernière hausse des taux d’intérêt de la banque centrale.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin cae tras la creación de 517K puestos de trabajo en enero en Estados Unidos

El gobierno estadounidense también informó que la tasa de desempleo bajó a 3,4%, valor por debajo de las estimaciones de 3,6%.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Charlie Munger Hasn't Taken the Time to Study Bitcoin: MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor

A longtime skeptic of digital assets, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman earlier this week called for the U.S. government to ban cryptocurrencies.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Falls After 517,000 Jobs Added in January, Beating Expectations

The U.S. government also reported the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, below the forecast of 3.6%.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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MicroStrategy Books Impairment Charge of $197.6M on Q4 Bitcoin Holdings

The business software company reported its fourth-quarter results on Thursday afternoon.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Blasts Through $23.5K as Powell Speaks Following Fed Rate Hike

The U.S. central bank earlier Wednesday lifted its benchmark interest rate 25 basis points.

Bitcoin price chart shows a price jump on Wednesday. (CoinDesk)

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Federal Reserve Lifts Interest Rates Another 25 Basis Points

Bitcoin's price was little changed in the minutes following the announcement.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin registra un cambio mínimo tras los débiles datos económicos publicados antes de la reunión de la Fed

El miércoles a la mañana se publicaron los informes de empleo ADP y del ISM manufacturero, ambos más débiles de lo esperado.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Little Changed on Soft Economic Data Ahead of Fed Meeting

Wednesday morning's ADP jobs and ISM manufacturing reports both came in weaker than expected.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)