Latest from Stephen Alpher
Cipher Mining Stock Gains 5% on Google AI Hosting Deal
Tech giant to secure equity stake through long-term partnership with Fluidstack.

Bitcoin Edges Higher as Gold Bull Takes a Breather
Despite holding similar properties, gold and bitcoin have been moving in opposite directions of late.

BNB Chain to Slash Fees as Aster Spurs On-Chain Exchange Wars
BNB Chain is preparing to cut fees and speed up block times, with Aster overtaking rival HyperLiquid in both revenue and token momentum.

Ether Treasuries Are Going Mainstream: Crypto Investment Firm Bitwise
Digital asset treasuries are now allocating to ether at scale, creating structural demand that exceeds new supply, the report said.

The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Target December for Fusaka Hard Fork
Also: Plasma to Launch Mainnet This Week, New Liquid Staking Token for XRP Holders, and ICP Bets Big on AI Tech Stack.

CZ, YZi Labs Refute Report of Opening $10B Investment Company to External Investors
"False news...with with fake/wrong/made-up info and negative narrative," said Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in response to the story.

Bitcoin Miners Surge on Speculation of OpenAI-Driven Energy Demand
Publicly traded miners are riding the AI infrastructure boom as investors bet excess capacity can fuel high-performance computing.

Bitcoin Miner IREN Has 80% Potential Upside Thanks to Big Bet on AI Cloud: Bernstein
The broker hiked its IREN price target to $75 from $20 while reiterating its outperform rating on the stock.

Elliptic Lands HSBC Investment, Extending Big Bank Backing in Blockchain Analytics
The London-based firm says the deal underscores growing institutional demand for blockchain oversight as banks move deeper into digital assets.

Orderly Network Introduces Build-Your-Own Perp DEX Platform
"Orderly One" allows a perp DEX to be built in a matter of minutes without requiring the writing of any lines of code, Orderly said.

