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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Bitcoin Settles in Below $26K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Declines

In the absence of any positive catalyst, cryptocurrencies took the path of least resistance.

Bitcoin settles in below $26K (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bulls Mull the Meaning of New Fed Messaging on Inflation and Interest Rates

Instruments tied to interest rates compete with Bitcoin for investor dollars.

Could BTC price rise 44% from firms buying in the open market? (Getty Images)

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Coinbase Will Suspend USDT, DAI and RAI Trading for Canadian Users

The exchange expanded its services in Canada earlier this week.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since June

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

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Bitcoin Plunges 9%, Sank Below $25K on Binance as August Turns Very Ugly

A boring August has turned into a bloodbath. Two-thirds of leveraged funds' positions are short, one observer said, noting the bearish bias of sophisticated traders.

BTC's price sank (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Slips to $29K, but Fundstrat's Tom Lee Sees $150K on ETF Approval

Altcoins are leading declines, with majors like DOGE, SOL and MATIC shedding 6-7% in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin falls back to $29K (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase Secures NFA Approval to Offer Crypto Futures

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 16, 2023.

Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop

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Altcoin Plunge Leads Crypto Lower; Bitcoin Slips 0.7% to $29,150

Traditional markets fell sharply as well, with the major U.S. stock indexes shedding more than 1% on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Opens in Holland

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 15, 2023.

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

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Sei Mainnet is Live After Testnet Sees More Than 7.5M Wallets Created

The trading focused layer 1 blockchain is backed by Jump Crypto and Flow Traders.

After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)