Latest from Stephen Alpher
Bitcoin Miners Feel Squeeze as Hashprice Erases Post-Election Gains
Transaction fees made up just 1.3% of total block rewards in February, marking the lowest share since the last bear market bottom in 2022.

Tether Ranks Among Top Buyers of U.S. Treasuries in 2024, Firm Says
The firm said it purchased a net $33.1 billion worth of U.S. Treasury securities last year.

Biotech's ATAI Life Sciences Joins Roster of Firms With Bitcoin Treasury Strategies
Christian Angermayer, the firm’s chairman, stated that it will acquire $5 million in BTC.

Gotbit Founder Aleksei Andriunin Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Market Manipulation
Prosecutors are recommending that Andriunin, 26, spends no more than 24 months in a U.S. prison.

Inside Pump.fun's Plan to Dominate Solana DeFi Trading
Solana's most profitable protocol Pump.fun is gunning for an even greater share of the chain's DeFi economy.

Bitcoin Reclaims $85K Following Fed and Stocks Rose, but One Analyst Suggests Caution
Gold continues to be the star of the cycle, jumping to a new record above $3,050 per ounce.

First Solana Futures ETF to Hit Markets This Week
The products are a significant step forward for the approval of a spot Solana ETF.

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Cuts Growth Outlook, Raises Inflation Forecast
The U.S. central bank continues to expect the fed funds rate to end 2025 at 3.9%, or roughly two rate cuts by year-end.

Elon Musk’s AI Start-Up and Nvidia Join Microsoft, BlackRock, MGX AI Fund
The vehicle, which was created in September of last year, aims to raise $30 billion in funding.

What’s the Impact of CoreWeave’s IPO on Core Scientific? Analysts Debate
Whatever is good for CoreWeave is probably good for Core Scientific, but the IPO might not be the most important recent development.

