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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Binance Executive Jailed in Nigeria Is Suspected of Having Malaria, Family Says

“Despite a court order from Justice Emeka Nwite issued on Thursday, May 23, Tigran Gabaryan has still not been moved to hospital from Kuje prison,” a family spokesperson for Gambaryan said.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison

Salame's lawyers had asked for 18 months.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Finanzen

Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Stock Rises 25% After $40M Bitcoin Investment

The company announced its Bitcoin treasury strategy Tuesday morning.

(Getty Images)

Märkte

DOGE, SHIB Spike After Elon Musk Tweet About Mascot Dog's Passing

The price action underscores Musk's market-moving sway on the canine-themed meme coins.

A physical representation of doge and shiba inu token. (Kevin_Y/Pixabay)

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British-Chinese Money Launder Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in $6B Fraud: FT

Jian Wen, 42, who was alleged to have carrying out the laundering on behalf of her former boss, was found guilty in March

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Märkte

Ether and Uniswap Advance on Regulatory Actions: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Bitcoin relinquished early gains above $70,000 to close the week only marginally higher.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

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U.S. Bitcoin ETF Holdings Hit New High of More Than 850K Tokens

Grayscale’s GBTC remains the biggest of the funds, with more than $20 billion of bitcoin at current prices, but BlackRock's IBIT is only a small bit behind.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Märkte

AI-Focused Tokens Edge Higher Ahead of Nvidia Earnings Results

NEAR, FET, RNDR, TAO and AGIX gained even as the broader market benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index saw a slight decline during the day.

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BitGo to Offer Custody Services for CoinDesk 20 Constituents

The broad crypto price gauge has seen about $5 billion in perpetual futures volume since launching in January.

Safe Vault (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether Rally Prompts Over $300 Million ETH Inflow to Crypto Exchanges: Nansen

The fast move likely signals short-term profit taking after ether's rapid 30% rally, one observer noted.

Bitcoin ETF net inflows approach $1B (Shutterstock)