Latest from Stephen Alpher
BlackRock takes first DeFi step, lists BUIDL on Uniswap as UNI jumps 25%
BlackRock will make shares of its $2.2 billion tokenized U.S. Treasury fund tradable on the decentralized exchange Uniswap.

Analysts react as Robinhood slumps 10%, with slowdown in crypto trading weighing on results
JPMorgan and Compass Point were among the sell-side teams trimming price targets on HOOD.

Bithumb admits to ‘serious flaws’ that left internal systems vulnerable to potential sabotage
The South Korean crypto exchange’s CEO Le Jae-won said the lack of proper controls led to the erroneous transfer of bitcoin worth more than $40 billion to customers. Most has been recovered.

U.S. added stronger than expected 130,000 jobs in January, with unemployment rate falling to 4.3%
Down sizably ahead of the jobs data, bitcoin rose modestly to $67,500 following the news.

Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer.

Spark looks to build a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi
Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets.

Robinhood misses Q4 revenue estimates as fourth-quarter results dinged by crypto slump
Crypto revenue fell 38% year over year to $221M, even as the company expanded token listings and crypto features across its platform.

Citadel Securities backs LayerZero as it unveils ‘Zero’ blockchain for global markets
Citadel has made a strategic investment in LayerZero’s ZRO token as the interoperability firm rolls out its high-performance blockchain.

Ex-SafeMoon CEO gets 8-year prison sentence for defrauding investors
Braden John Karony had been convicted last year on several federal charges, and he's ordered to pay back $7.5 million in restitution.

Sam Bankman-Fried files for new trial over FTX fraud charges
The incarcerated former leader of the failed crypto exchange wants a new chance to defend against fraud charges.

