Latest from Stephen Alpher
Cerebras shares skyrocket 100% after $5.5 billion IPO amid AI stock frenzy
The AI infrastructure company began trading Thursday as investors continue pouring capital into artificial intelligence stocks.
Stablecoin-powered neobank Fasset raises $51 million to expand across emerging markets
The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.
Coinbase backs Hyperliquid stablecoin push as DeFi trading volumes climb
Coinbase will manage USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid, deepening ties with one of crypto’s fastest-growing trading platforms.
Stablecoin yield infrastructure project raises $13.5M in round led by Sky Ecosystem
Osero is coming with three products: Earn, App, and Foundry.
Privacy emerges as crypto’s next 'killer app,' with Arc, Canton and Tempo topping $1 billion in funding
New fundraising rounds for three institution-focused blockchains show how regulation, privacy and corporate competition are reshaping crypto infrastructure, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
Live markets: Bitcoin climbs back to $80,800 as U.S. stocks bounce into the close
Inflation rose to a three-year high in April, according to this morning's Consumer Price Index report.
Anchorage is stepping back from Robinhood and Kraken-backed stablecoin group
Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley said there will be ‘increased neutrality’ from his firm on stablecoins.
Tom Lee's Bitmine slows down ether purchases after already buying 1 million tokens this year
The firm bought roughly 26,000 ether last week, a sharp decline from the average of the previous weeks' 100,000.
U.S. added 115K jobs in April, nearly doubling expectations
The data comes ahead of what's expected to be a new Federal Reserve chairman taking the reins at the U.S. central bank later this month.
AI agents and large corporates will lead the next stablecoin boom, executives say
Stablecoins are entering a new phase of adoption, with large corporations using them for cross-border treasury flows while AI agents begin using blockchain rails for autonomous payments, Bridge and Deus X Capital executives said at Consensus 2026.
