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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Markets

Dogecoin Price Surges 10% as Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency' Gains Traction

Some market watchers expect a Trump election victory and Musk’s closeness to the candidate as forthcoming catalysts for dogecoin.

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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC Gains 3%, Leading Index Higher

Bitcoin Cash also joined Litecoin as a top performer, gaining 2.8% since Tuesday.

LTC and BCH among leaders within CoinDesk 20 index as of 9am ET (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $68K, With Dominance Over Crypto Market Hitting New Cycle High

Ether has outperformed bitcoin in just seven of the last 23 months.

ETH/BTC Ratio Monthly Performance (Glassnode)

Markets

Why the $172B Stablecoin Market Could Send Crypto Prices Higher

The stablecoin market isn’t unlike Berkshire Hathaway’s enormous cash stash – it’s sitting there ready to be deployed, according to CoinMarketCap’s Alice Liu.

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Markets

Bitcoin Jumps to Just Shy of $68K Before Quick Plunge Lower

Digital assets are finally beginning to pay attention to not just the growing chance of a Trump victory in November, but also a GOP sweep, said Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick.

Rollercoaster (Matt Bowden/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ICP Drops 3.5% as Index Inches Lower From Monday

Uniswap joined Internet Computer as one of the weakest performers, falling 3.2%

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-10-15: laggards

Markets

Mt. Gox Postpones Repayment Deadline to 2025, Allaying Concerns of Bitcoin Selling Pressure

Crypto wallets linked to the defunct exchanges still hold $2.8 billion of bitcoin after having distributed about $6 billion worth of assets to creditors earlier this year.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

Markets

MicroStrategy Soars to 25-Year High, With 'NAV Premium' the Widest Since 2021

The stock has gained 4% since bitcoin hit an all-time high in March, while bitcoin itself has declined 16%.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $59K Amid Inflation Worry, Regulatory Onslaught on Crypto

Uniswap's UNI token was the only CoinDesk 20 constituent in the green over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin price on 10/10 (CoinDesk)