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

Germany Almost Done Selling Bitcoin, Holding Less Than 5K Tokens After Latest Moves

Thursday was another big day of transfers to exchanges linked to German authorities, blockchain data shows.

German bitcoin holdings (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

Crypto Bulls Frustrated as Bitcoin and Stocks Recouple – to the Downside

A continuing series of record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq over the past weeks has done nothing to prop up sliding crypto prices, but Thursday saw both asset classes tumbling together.

Bitcoin price on July 11 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Unveils Web App to Track Personal On-Chain Wallets

The app is available on both desktops and mobile devices.

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and APT Lead as Index Rises 0.2%

Fourteen of 20 assets in the gauge posted gains.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

U.S. Inflation Was Negative in June; Bitcoin Jumps Above $59K

Market participants became increasingly convinced that the Fed was going to trim rates at its September meeting following the report.

food shopping in brown bags

Markets

Bitcoin Price Decline on Germany, Mt. Gox and Miner Sell Pressure May Be Overblown: NYDIG

Recent blockchain movements sparked "irrational" fears, offering a buying opportunity for investors, NYDIG's Greg Cipolaro said.

Bitcoin's decline coincided with investor worries about supply overhangs (NYDIG)

Markets

Bitcoin at Pivotal Point as Bear Market Beckons: Onchain Data

Several factors point towards continued downside, but bitcoin whales continue to accumulate at the fastest rate in more than a year.

Bitcoin P&L index (CryptoQuant)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RNDR and NEAR Lead Gains as Index Inches Higher

The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1975.16, marking a slight 0.7% increase since yesterday's close.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Tech

Starknet, Layer-2 Chain on Ethereum, to Open Staking By End of Year

If approved by the community, staking could come to the mainnet by the end of 2024.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

Markets

Bitcoin Little-Changed Above $57K as Fed Chair Powell Testifies to Congress

Jerome Powell made clear that central bank policymakers are focused on downside risks to the economy as much as they are inflation.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Win McNamee/Getty Images)