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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Policy

House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources

Critics of the SEC bulletin argue it constrains companies unfairly.

US Capital building (Matt Anderson/Getty Images)

Finance

Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin

While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints.

Humanity Protocol's seed funding round valued the identity protocol at $1 billion. (benketaro/flickr)

Finance

Data Indexer Subsquid Plans to Launch SQD Token Friday

The decentralized indexing protocol has raised over $17 million lifetime from venture capital firms and community investors.

Peter Boshra/Unsplash

Finance

U.S. CPI Softer Than Expected at 0.3% in April; Bitcoin Rises to $63.7K

In a year of mostly bad news on inflation, the government's Wednesday report gave some hope that Fed rate cuts might still be on the table.

The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)

Finance

Hyperion Decimus' Newest Fund to Leverage CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin and Ether Trend Indicators

Aimed at institutional investors, the fund will seek to profit off uptrends in crypto markets while sidestepping the drawdowns.

(Gabor Koszegi/Unsplash)

Finance

RWA Platform Re Debuts Tokenized Reinsurance Fund on Avalanche with $15M Commitment from Nexus Mutual

The company aims to broaden access to the $1 trillion reinsurance industry, making it more efficient and transparent with blockchain technology.

Karn Saroya, CEO of Re (Re)

Markets

Cautious Bitcoin Bounce to Face Inflation Data Hurdles Later This Week

The downtrend in inflation has stalled so far this year, putting in doubt the odds for any Fed rate cuts in 2024.

food shopping in brown bags

Markets

Bitcoin Is in a 'Bore You to Death' Phase, but Bottom Could Be Close, Analysts Say

This period could last between one to six months, and the sentiment will be the most negative right before the turnaround, one hedge fund manager said.

Bitcoin's price on May 10 (CoinDesk)

Markets

DOGE and NEAR Lead CoinDesk 20 Gainers: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

The Near Protocol's Near token has more than doubled in price in 2024.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Bitcoin's Modest Rally Cut Short, Price Tumbles Back Below $61K

Stagflationary U.S. economic data and hawkish remarks from a Fed speaker appeared to sour the bullish mood.

Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)