Latest from Stephen Alpher
Bitcoin holds $70,000 level as surging oil prices and credit issues have stocks tumbling
U.S. President Trump said stopping Iran is more of a concern than oil prices, as crude climbed 10% on Thursday.
Circle’s outperformance highlights USDC’s staying power, says bullish Wall Street analyst
William Blair said Circle’s recent rally reflects more than macro factors, pointing to USDC resilience and growing recognition of the firm’s stablecoin infrastructure advantage.
Lido launches stablecoin yield product to expand beyond ether
The goal is to make it easier for users to earn returns on crypto without having to choose or manage strategies themselves.
Bitcoin selling intensifies across all wallet sizes despite price holding near $70,000
Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score drops to 0.04 as smaller wallet cohorts offload BTC while macro headwinds intensify.
BlackRock debuts staked ether ETF as demand grows for yield in crypto funds
The BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) lets investors earn staking rewards alongside spot ETH exposure.
Crypto platform Bullish climbs past Coinbase to become third-largest crypto exchange by spot volume
The institutional-focused exchange saw spot trading jump 62% to $76 billion in February, surpassing Coinbase’s market share.
Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold
Bitcoin is up about 7% from the Sunday lows, even as equities and gold tread water. Analysts point to seller exhaustion, shifting gold correlation and improving ETF flows.
Ripple's share buyback program values the firm at $50 billion
Despite the bear market, today's report suggests a higher valuation than the $40 billion at which the firm raised funds in November.
Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there
The longtime bitcoin bear's gloom-and-doom call met with fierce rebuttal from industry analysts.
Wells Fargo signals deeper push into crypto, filing trademark for WFUSD
The move mirrors JPMorgan's similar trademark filing that foreshadowed the bank's introduction of tokenized deposits on Ethereum layer-2 network Base.
