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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Marchés

Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure Below $30K Following U.S. Retail Sales Numbers

Thursday's rally to a new 13-month high of $31,800 has now more than been fully nullified.

Bitcoin daily price chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Marchés

First Mover Americas: Reddit Community’s MOON Tokens Soar

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 18, 2023.

(WikiImages/Pixabay)

Marchés

Bitcoin Dips Below $30K to Lowest Since Late June as Altcoins Pare Gains From XRP Lawsuit

Ripple's XRP, Solana's SOL and Lido Finance's LDO lost more than 4% in the last 24 hours.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Juridique

Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President

The U.S. presidential candidate in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDCs within his state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)

Publicité

Marchés

Celsius Moves $59M of Altcoins in Possible Prelude to Converting Into BTC, ETH

A U.S. bankruptcy court previously granted the crypto lender permission to sell its altcoin holdings for bitcoin and ether starting in July.

Celsius deposits to FalconX (Arkham Intelligence)

Marchés

First Mover Americas: BNB Is Being Heavily Shorted

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 17, 2023.

Hands on a laptop keyboard with a screen showing charts and prices (Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Marchés

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $30K, Crypto Prices Buckle After Altcoin Frenzy on XRP Ruling

Ripple's XRP was down 25% from its highest levels on Thursday.

BTC price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Has Cut 1,000 Workers in Recent Weeks: WSJ

The layoffs were happening globally as the exchange deals with regulatory challenges and ongoing investigations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Talks Up Crypto Demand From Gold Investors

The asset management giant last month applied with regulators to open a spot bitcoin ETF.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Getty Images)

Marchés

First Mover Americas: XRP Gains 66% on Ripple’s Partial Court Victory

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 14, 2023.

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