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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Bankless Crypto Channel Banned From YouTube

One of the most popular Ethereum-focused newsletters and podcasts said its account was terminated without warning or justification.

Screen after attempting to go to Bankless's channel. (CoinDesk)

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Riot Blockchain Bitcoin Mined Rises to 511 in March

The company also sold 200 bitcoin during the month, raising $9.4 million.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

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Russian Lawmaker Suggests Nation Could Accept Bitcoin for Oil Payments

Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is mulling other currency options for natural resource sales.

Russia's Duma in Moscow (Getty images)

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Bitcoin Mining Ban Bill Makes It Out of New York State Assembly Committee

The legislation aims to put in place a two-year moratorium on the kind of crypto mining used to secure the Bitcoin network.

Coinmint's bitcoin mine in Massena, New York, pictured in 2020. (Prieur Leary)

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Unchained Capital Discloses Data Leak at Email Marketing Partner

The bitcoin-only financial services provider says, however, that none of its own systems were compromised.

Teen Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Crypto Phishing Scheme

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Saudi Arabia Mulls Pricing of China Oil Sales in Yuan: Report

The move would be a challenge to the U.S. dollar, which has dominated as the medium of exchange for the oil trade for decades.

(Getty images)

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Ukraine Asks Tether to Halt All Transactions With Russians; Tether Demurs

The vice prime minister of the embattled country has made similar requests with a number of western companies as well as major crypto exchanges.

Tether dice

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Credit Suisse Strategist Says We're Witnessing Birth of a New World Monetary Order

"Money" will never be the same again after the Ukraine war, writes Zoltan Pozsar, and bitcoin may be a beneficiary.

Coin depicting Julius Ceasar, 42 BCE (Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

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Praxis Raises $15M in Series A Funding Round

The startup is trying to build a city organized around remote work.

(Getty Images)

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Swiss City of Lugano to Make Bitcoin and Tether 'De Facto' Legal Tender

The municipality wants businesses to accept crypto in everyday transactions.

(Bloomberg Finance LP)