Latest from Stephen Alpher
Stablecoin Market Surges on U.S. Regulation, With Circle's USDC Gaining Ground: JPMorgan
The bank's analysts said the GENIUS Act has fueled a 42% jump in stablecoin growth this year, with Circle’s USDC chipping away at Tether’s dominance.
Tether Adds $1B in Bitcoin to Reserves as USDT Supply Nears $175B, Blockchain Data Shows
The crypto firm behind the largest stablecoin has been accumulating bitcoin alongside gold over the past few years.
Bakkt Shares Still Look Cheap After 170% Rally: Benchmark
The firm has opportunities in three areas: crypto infrastructure, stablecoin payments and its bitcoin treasury strategy.
Tokenized Gold Market Nears $3B as Bullion Blasts to Fresh Record Highs
Tether's XAUT and Paxos' PAXG, the two largest gold-backed tokens, posted record monthly trading volumes in September as spot gold pushed above $3,800.
Firedancer Devs From Jump Crypto Push Solana Toward Bigger Blocks
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer development team has submitted a proposal, known as SIMD-0370, that would remove the block-level compute unit limit.
Leveraged Bitcoin Longs are Back in Force, Trading Firm Says
BTC's perpetual open interest and funding rates are rising again, QCP Capital noted.
Bitcoin Surges Above $114K as Traders Look Ahead to 'Uptober'
Following last week's big swoon, crypto markets returned to tracking gains in stocks and gold.
Algorand Foundation Names Former Ripple Engineer Nikolaos Bougalis CTO
The hire marks a push to scale Algorand’s tech stack and deepen the company's U.S. presence.
BitMine Immersion ETH Holdings Rise to 2.66M Tokens, More Than 2% of Total Supply
Crypto, cash and "moonshot" on the balance sheet now total $11.6 billion, said the company.
Luke Dashjr Denies Hard Fork Claims as Bitcoin Governance Debate Heats Up
The Bitcoin community is split after leaked messages alleged Luke Dashjr backed a controversial hard fork.
