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

Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike

The most recent batch of 13F reports filed by institutional investors was uneventful alongside bitcoin's price action during the third quarter.

An ETF promising 100% downside protection for volatility in the price of bitcoin hit the market on Wednesday. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Surges 18.4%, Leading Index Higher

Ripple was also among the top performers, gaining 11.7% from late Thursday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-15: leaders

Markets

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Has Precedent in Other Big U.S. Government Purchases: Michael Saylor

“The Trump administration understands it, I think Senator Lummis understands it … that’s why it will happen,” Saylor said during a presentation at an event in Miami Thursday.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Hawkish Comments Throw Some Cold Water on Crypto

A December rate cut from the U.S. central bank might not be as sure of a thing as previously thought.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Finance

Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald's Investment Firm Buys Four Validators, Including Solana Network's, for Nearly $18M

The firm will buy validators for SOL, SUI, MONAD and ARCH networks.

Leah Wald, President and CEO of SOL Strategies. (SOL Strategies)

Finance

Tether Unveils New Platform to Simplify Asset Tokenization for Businesses, Nation-States

The tokenization platform is part of Tether's ambition to diversify its business from its $126 billion USDT stablecoin.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: LTC Gains 8.5%, Leading Index Higher from Wednesday

Hedera and Ripple were also top performers, each rising 6%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-14: leaders

Finance

Trump-Supported World Liberty Financial Taps Chainlink Data Services as DeFi Platform Takes Shape

Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data and cross-chain interoperability infrastructure for the nascent DeFi platform.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Finance

How a $115M Crypto Fund With Big Ambitions Plans to Invest In Latin America

Hyla Fund Management is starting a new LatAm crypto funds and wants to become the "Goldman Sachs for digital assets."

Paola Origel, the CEO and co-founder of Hyla Fund Management. (Credit: Hyla Fund)

Markets

Bitcoin Surges to New Record Over $93K as Strong U.S. Demand Crushes Resistance Level

The move came as U.S. markets opened for trade, suggesting strong demand from American investors.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 13 (CoinDesk)