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.

Latest from Stephen Alpher

Mercados

Bitcoin Holds Above $100K, Altcoins Slide as Analyst Sees Crypto Rally Into Summer

After testing the $100,000 level early Thursday, bitcoin reversed to above $103,000.

15 may 2025

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 15 (CoinDesk)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

PayPal Crypto Head Says Banks Are Needed to Unlock Full Stablecoin Potential

At Consensus 2025, leaders from PayPal and MoneyGram pointed to regulation, real-world utility and trust as keys to stablecoin growth.

15 may 2025

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of digital currencies at PayPal, speaks at Consensus 2025.

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

‘Really Great Example’: Coinbase Praised for Hack Response Amid $400M Crisis

At a panel at Consensus 2025, TRM Labs' Ari Redbord discussed Coinbase’s response to their recent hack

15 may 2025

Consensus 2025: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Finanzas

SEC Is Probing Coinbase Over User Number Misstatement Concern

The investigation began under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and has continued under the current administration, according to the NYT, which first reported the story.

15 may 2025