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: Index Surges 5.3% With All Assets in the Green

AVAX jumped 12.5% and APT rose 9.9%, leading the gainers.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-19: leaders

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 4.7%, Leading Index Lower

All but two assets were trading lower as the index dropped 1.6%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-18: laggards

Tech

Borderless Capital Introduces $100M DePIN Fund Backed by Peaq, Solana Foundation

DePIN refers to physical infrastructure networks built using blockchain technology and token incentives which other projects can use without having to buy and run their own equipment.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors

Some online chatter has suggested Coinbase is issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock, which ultimately was manipulating the price of crypto lower.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Gains 5% to $61K Ahead of Fed, but Order Books Suggest Rally Could Be Capped

Wednesday's FOMC meeting carries uncertainty for the market, with investors still divided on the magnitude of rate cut.

Bitcoin price on 9/17 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle's USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System

Previously, the stablecoin could only be purchased through crypto exchanges.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days

The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds by assets-under-management, drew $15.8 million of new money yesterday.

Price rising charts markets indices (Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR Gains 4.8% as Index Rallies

Uniswap was also among the leaders in overnight trading.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-09-17: leaders

Finance

A New Prediction Market Raises $3M in Pre-Seed Round Led by 1confirmation

Unlike industry leader Polymarket, Limitless isn't focusing on the election. It's carving out a niche with bets that expire quickly and with user-created markets.

Like a horse track, Limitless Network wants bettors to come back daily. (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)

Finance

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Plans Another $700M Convertible Note Issuance

The company just days ago announced the purchase of $1.1 billion worth of bitcoin, bringing its holdings to 244,800 tokens.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)