Latest from Stephen Alpher
Crypto Exchange Gemini Aims for $2.22B Valuation in U.S. IPO, Seeking to Raise $317M
The Winklevoss-led company plans to sell 16.67M shares at $17–$19 each, tapping a hot IPO market.

Strategy’s Equity Shift Is No Retreat From Bitcoin Strategy, Benchmark Says
Analyst Mark Palmer reiterated his buy rating and $705 price target on the Michael Saylor-led company, which is more than a double from current levels.

BitMine Immersion Boosts Ether Holdings to $8.1B, With $623M in Cash for More Purchases
Led by Tom Lee, the company aims to control 5% of ether's supply, positioning itself as the largest listed ETH treasury firm.

Strategy Added Another 4,408 Bitcoin for $450M Last Week
Led by Michael Saylor, the company bitcoin stack has grown to 636,505 coins worth about $70 billion.

Bitcoin's Rough August Wiped Out Summer Rally; What September Might Bring
There's not an unlimited pool of capital available for crypto, and ether attracted the big money this month.

Web3 Funding Hit $9.6B in Q2 Despite Fewer Deals
Venture capital is consolidating into larger, higher-conviction bets, with infrastructure projects leading the way, according to Outlier Ventures

Crypto ETF Surge Could Reshape Market, but Many Products May Fail
Regulators have the power to approve the products — currently over 90 of them filed with the SEC — but investors will decide which ones will thrive.

Flare Lands Second Public Company for Its XRP DeFi Framework
Combined with Firelight, Flare’s restaking layer, the setup lets companies convert XRP into FXRP and allocate it across decentralized lending, staking and liquidity protocols.

Bitcoin Hammered Below $109K as Conference Indicator Strikes Again
Negative price action around the annual U.S.-based Bitcoin Conference has been well-documented, but it also appears to have applied to this week's Bitcoin Asia get-together.

Bitcoin Miner IREN's AI Push Gains Momentum, Price Target Hiked 60% to $37: Canaccord
The broker noted IREN's recent designation as an NVIDIA preferred partner, which came almost simultaneously with the announcement of the purchase of an additional 2,400 GPUs.

