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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Policy

BitGo's Suit Against Galaxy Digital Over Canceled $1.2B Purchase Dismissed by Delaware Judge

Crypto custodian BitGo had agreed to a sale to Galaxy Digital in May 2021, but Galaxy pulled out of the deal last August amid the industry’s sustained bear market.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Looks to U.K. for Expansion

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 12, 2023.

UK Parliament Building and Big Ben, London (Ugur Akdemir/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto.com Winding Down U.S. Institutional Business

The move won't affect the company's retail operations.

The exterior of Crypto.com Arena (Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance.US Suspends Dollar Deposits

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 9, 2023.

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Policy

Solana Foundation: SOL Is 'Not a Security'

The native token of the Solana blockchain, SOL, was alleged to be an unregistered security in this week’s SEC lawsuits against crypto exchanges Binance.US and Coinbase.

Solana party in Lisbon (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC-Targeted Tokens Tumble

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 8, 2023.

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Finance

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says Not Shutting Down Staking Service

The country’s largest exchange will continue to offer staking services despite facing lawsuits over the service from federal and state regulators.

Portrait of Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong photographed by Michelle Watt in San Francisco, CA.

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Trade at Premiums on Binance.US as Investors Flee Following SEC Actions

The SEC was seeking to freeze assets on Binance.US after suing the exchange and its related global entity Binance.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Shows Resilience Amid SEC Lawsuits Against Binance, Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 7, 2023.

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Finance

Binance SEC Lawsuit Could be Preview of What Coinbase May Face, Berenberg Says

At least 37% of Coinbase's net revenue could be at risk if that exchange is subject to charges from the SEC, said one analyst.

CEO de Coinbase, Brian Armstrong. (Captura de pantalla de CoinDesk con la autorización de Coinbase)