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

Ether Drops to 14-Month Low Against Bitcoin as Vitalik Buterin, Whales Send $60M ETH to Exchanges

The recent decline in the ETH/BTC ratio continues a trend that began more than a year ago.

ETH-BTC price chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Hangs on Just Above $27K Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

The Fed on Wednesday is widely expected to hold rates steady, but investors will monitor new economic projections and Chairman Powell's press conference for clues about the direction of future policy.

(Jason Thompson/Unsplash)

Markets

Binance’s Bitcoin Trading Volume Plunges 57% as Regulatory Pressure Mounts

Coinbase may be a beneficiary, with volumes at that exchange higher by 9% this month.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dad Thought His Son Wasn’t Paying Him Enough, So He Got Mom Involved

The alleged dispute over Joe Bankman’s $200,000 FTX salary versus his desired $1 million points to an unusual family dynamic at the former cryptocurrency colossus.

Sam Bankman-Fried, right, and his parents, Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Optimism Quietly Rolls Out Third Community Airdrop

A further 570 million OP tokens have been allocated to future airdrops.

Globos aerostáticos (Pexel/Pixabay)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital Starts 'Bitcoin Adoption Fund' for Institutional Investors

The Bitcoin Adoption Fund will provide long-only exposure and will be the first in a range of such digital asset investment products offered by Laser Digital

Nomura. (charnsitr/Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Dominance Rises to 50% and It Could Go Higher, Say Analysts

Hopes for a spot bitcoin ETF and the latest regulatory actions could prove to be further catalysts.

(Yuichiro Chino / Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Gives Up $27K in Sharp Tumble as Crypto Liquidations Top $100M

The price earlier on Monday had risen to above $27,400, its highest level since late August.

Bitcoin slides back below $27K (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Roughed-Up Bitcoin Miner Stocks Attempt Rally as BTC Retakes $27K

Many in the sector are down 50% or more over the past two months.

(Sandali Handagama)

Markets

Bitcoin at $26.4K Set for Weekly Gain, but Rallies Might Continue to be Sold

The world's largest crypto has bounced from a 3-month low below $25,000 hit on Monday.

Flat tire on a car (Sebastian Huxley/Unsplash)