Latest from Stephen Alpher
BlackRock's BUIDL Fund Tops $1B with Ethena's $200M Allocation
BUIDL is a key building block for multiple yield-generating offerings as a reserve asset, and it's increasingly used as collateral on trading platforms.
Ethereum Developers Launch New Testnet for Pectra Upgrade After Earlier Setbacks
Core developers hope the third attempt will clear the path for a major blockchain update by May.
Tokenized Treasuries Hit Record $4.2B Market Cap as Crypto Correction Fuels Growth
Ondo Finance, BlackRock-Securitize and Superstate gained the most among the larger issuers, while Hashnote's USYC declined.
Gold Jumps to New Record, for Now Winning Debate Against Bitcoin as Risk-Off Asset
The yellow metal has risen as stocks (and bitcoin) have crumbled over the past few weeks.
Circle Plans to Bring $1B Tokenized Treasury Issuer Hashnote Under Bermuda License
The stablecoin issuer acquired Hashnote earlier this year with plans to expand its USYC token as collateral option for institutional investors.
Crypto Rally Doesn't Hold After Soft Inflation Data
Bitcoin managed a knee-jerk move above $84,000 after the U.S. CPI report, but returned to roughly flat for the day.
Lukka and CoinDesk Indices to Offer Composite Ether Staking Rate
The CESR captures the mean annualized staking rate earned by Ethereum validators.
Bolivian State Energy Firm to Use Crypto to Pay for Imports: Reuters
YBFB hopes that using crypto will be a direct solution to the nation's shortage in U.S. dollars and foreign currency reserves.
