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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Finance

Victim Loses $91M in Bitcoin in Social Engineering Scam: ZachXBT

A fraudster posing as a hardware wallet support agent tricked the target into handing over wallet credentials.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

Markets

Fed's Hammack Says 'No' to Rate Cut; Bitcoin Slips to Session Low Below $113K

The data currently on hand does not support the case for lowering interest rates, said the president of the Cleveland Fed.

Beth Hammack

Markets

Stablecoin Market Could Hit $1.2T by 2028, Maybe Affecting U.S. Government Debt Yields: Coinbase

The target translates to stablecoins growing almost five-fold from the current market size of $270 billion.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Hawkish FOMC Minutes Knocks Legs Out of Crypto Bounce

The majority of participants at the Fed's last monetary policy meeting saw inflation risk outweighing employment risk.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

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Strategy Tumbles Below 200-Day Moving Average as Shares Continue to Underperform Bitcoin

MSTR fell to a five-month low Wednesday, testing key technical support.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Acquires No-Code Trading Firm Capitalise.ai to Expand Pro Platform

The purchase brings text-based strategy design, testing and automation to Kraken Pro users.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Markets

The 'Great Wealth Transfer' Could See More Than $200B Flow Into Bitcoin: Xapo Bank

Over the next ten years, trillions of dollars will move from baby boomers to younger heirs, who are more inclined toward digital assets, the report said.

High-resolution image of numerous shiny gold bitcoin tokens stacked together.

Markets

Strategy Tumbles to 4-Month Low as Crypto Stocks, Digital Asset Treasuries Sink

Galaxy, SharpLink, BitMine were among the names that plunged nearly 10% as risk appetite faded and bitcoin sunk to $113,000.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Drops Below $114K, Ether Loses $4.2K as Jackson Hole Speech Might Bring Hawkish Surprise

The bubble in crypto treasury strategy companies deflated even further on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Markets

KindlyMD/NAKA Expands Bitcoin Treasury with $679M Acquisition

The company's first purchase since the Nakamoto merger boosts total holdings to 5,764.91 bitcoin.

bull sitting, lying (Walter Frehner/Unsplash+)