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: XRP's 7.8% Decline Weighs on Index

APT gained 3.9% and BCH rose 2.7%, helping to balance out XRP’s losses.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-08-09: laggards

Finance

Medical Data Company OneMedNet Latest to Pursue Bitcoin Treasury Strategy After Capital Raise

Crypto investment fund Off the Chain Capital Management was among the investors in a private placement that funded the bitcoin purchase.

Medical data company OneMedNet late last month purchased $1.8 million of bitcoin (Fusion Medical Animatin/Unsplash

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $60K as Crypto Bounce Accelerates, but Recovery Might Be Choppy

While the crypto rally was broad-based, with ETH, SOL, NEAR gaining 8%-10%, prices rarely go up in a straight line following major capitulation events such as Monday's crash, one observer noted.

Bitcoin price on Aug 8 (CoinDesk)

Finance

JPMorgan Remains Cautious on Bitcoin as Positive Catalysts Mostly Priced-In

Retail investors seems to have played large role in recent crypto selloff that saw sharpest correction since FTX, the bank said.

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Finance

Gyroscope Rolls Out Yield-Bearing Version of Stablecoin Targeting Over 10% Yield

The Galaxy-backed project aims to attract DAO treasuries to allocate to its new stablecoin.

(Danielbaise/Wikimedia Commons)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Rallies 7.1%, Led by XRP's 17.5% Gains

Also leading the index higher was SOL, which climbed 8.9%.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Crypto Turns Broadly Lower in U.S. Afternoon Trade as Stocks Give Away Gains

An overnight bounce following dovish remarks from the Bank of Japan has failed to hold.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

Solana Hits All-Time High Against Ether, Outperforms Bitcoin in Crypto Rebound

Solana and its ecosystem tokens look attractive compared to other altcoins and is a "clear option if looking for longs" after the market turmoil, a K33 Research analyst said.

Solana (SOL) price from Monday's lows (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: SOL Leads with 3.9% Gain as Index Rebounds

Twelve assets in the CoinDesk 20 are trading higher, with BCH joining SOL among the largest advancers.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)