Latest from Stephen Alpher
NEAR Launches Near.com super app, touting AI capabilities and confidential transactions
The company is betting that the next big wave in crypto will come from its convergence with AI.
Kraken’s co-CEO could trust AI with 100% of his crypto — Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi isn’t convinced
At NEARCON 2026, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi delivered a sharp debate over how soon those agents can be trusted with real money.
Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11%
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its Claude platform can streamline COBOL code, a key profit center for IBM.
Solana Company starts building high-speed infrastructure to prepare SOL for next 'super cycle'
The initiative targets institutional demand across Asia-Pacific, offering DeFi tools, liquid staking, and execution services designed for traditional finance firms entering the crypto space.
Bitcoin rebound fades as software and private equity rout drags stocks and crypto lower
Crypto has been nearly perfectly correlated with a key software sector ETF, and that gauge has tumbled another 5% Monday to a new 52-week low.
Anthony Pompliano led Procap Financial dips toe into buybacks
The company, which has raised more than $750 million from investors, repurchased about $350,000 worth of its stock.
BitMine Immersion added $98 million of ether last week as losses balloon to more than $8 billion
Tom Lee's Ethereum-focused firm continues buying into the crypto market weakness, now 4.42 million ETH tokens, or about 3.66 percent of the total supply.
U.S. Treasury may boost T-Bill issuance as stablecoins eye $2 trillion market cap: StanChart
The bank said stablecoins may generate up to $1 trillion in fresh Treasury bill demand by 2028, allowing the government to ramp up issuance and suspend 30-year bond auctions.
Pantera leads $11.5M round in Based, a Hyperliquid-powered crypto app
The company said the fresh capital will be used to expand into new markets and build out its onchain financial infrastructure.
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas remains bullish on bitcoin after plunge
Salinas has previously said he has 70% of his liquid assets in bitcoin.
