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

Bitcoin Pushes Past $64K as Monetary Ease Expectations Grow

Traders Tuesday pushed the chances of a second consecutive 50 basis point rate Fed rate cut up to 61%.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

TrustToken, TrueCoin Settle With SEC Over Fraud Accusations in Stablecoin Investing

The California companies were accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misrepresenting the backing of stablecoin TUSD.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled fraud accusations with firms associated with Archblock and the TrueUSD stablecoin. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

What to Expect at Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's Sentencing

Caroline Ellison is the third FTX executive to be sentenced.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison at the federal courthouse in Manhattan (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

MicroStrategy Outpaces BlackRock's IBIT by Over 3x Year-to-Date

Exploring the unique strategies and competitive landscape of BlackRock's IBIT vs. MicroStrategy

MSTR vs IBIT YTD: (Source: TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner From Network’s Earliest Months Is Sending BTC to Kraken

The wallet first started moving bitcoin to Kraken three weeks ago and has moved 10 BTC so far in three separate transactions.

Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)

Finance

JP Morgan's Onyx Blockchain Used for Siemens' Digital Commercial Paper Settlement

The transaction was a milestone for Onyx and SWIAT, which are collaborating to develop digital asset issuance products on blockchain rails for commercial banks.

CEO Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase & Co. has aided in the tokenization of commercial paper through its Onyx unit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Surge Thanks to Looser Financial Conditions

A less-widely followed report from the Chicago Fed indicated the easiest conditions since November 2021.

DXY vs BTC (Tradingview)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Jumps 6.9% as Index Gains

AVAX, up 6.5%, joined APT as a top performer.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-20: leaders