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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.

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Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $62K as Consolidation Drags on, but Traders Eye Possible Parabolic Rally

More than five months of sideways price action is testing investors' patience, but similar low-volatility episodes led to break-outs to new record prices, one observer noted.

Aug 27, 2024

Bitcoin price on Aug. 27 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Nasdaq Looks to Offer Bitcoin Options, Following Rival NYSE’s Plans

The proposed Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options would track the CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index.

Aug 27, 2024

Nasdaq is seeking approval from regulators to allow the launch and trading of options tied to the price of bitcoin. (Shutterstock)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI and LINK Decline as Index Slips 1.9%

Uniswap's token drops 3.7%, and Chainlink closely follows, contributing to the CoinDesk 20's overnight slide.

Aug 27, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-27: laggards

Markets

PayPal's Stablecoin Hits $1B Market Cap as Incentives Boost Activity on Solana

The payments company's stablecoin entry was off to a slow start last year on Ethereum, but its recent expansion to the Solana blockchain and DeFi reward programs reignited the token's growth.

Aug 26, 2024

A large PayPal logo is on display outside its corporate HQ (Shutterstock)

Markets

Tokenized Treasury Funds Pass $2B Market Cap Amid BlackRock’s Explosive Growth

BlackRock's BUIDL has quickly topped $500 million in market cap.

Aug 26, 2024

Tokenized Treasury funds passed $2 billion in market cap on Saturday. (Source: RWA.xyz)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RNDR and SOL Lead Gains as Index Rises

RNDR jumps 10.7% and SOL climbs 6.7%, leading the CoinDesk 20 Index to a modest weekend gain.

Aug 26, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-26: Leaders

Markets

Bitcoin Surges to Nearly $64K, Adding to Gains as RFK Jr. Endorses Trump

The independent candidate is suspending his campaign for president and removing his name from the ballot in ten "battleground" states.

Aug 23, 2024

Bitcoin price 8/23 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Friendly RFK Jr. Drops White House Hunt, Will Lend Kennedy Name to Trump

Robert Kennedy, a high-profile fan of digital assets, has joined forces with the Republican against Kamala Harris, giving Donald Trump an immediate bump in political prediction odds.

Aug 23, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., independent U.S. presidential candidate, has endorsed former President Donald Trump as Kennedy suspends his campaign. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Time Has Come for Policy to Adjust

Bitcoin rose in the immediate aftermath of his remarks at the Fed's Jackson Hole conference.

Aug 23, 2024

Jackson Hole (Joshua Earle/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AVAX and NEAR Surge as Index Climbs 1.5%

AVAX rose 7.4% and NEAR nearly as much, leading the CoinDesk 20 higher.

Aug 23, 2024

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-23: leaders
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