Latest from Stephen Alpher
Federal Reserve Holds Policy Steady, Says Progress on Inflation Has Stalled
Hopes for a series of interest rate cuts in 2024 have all but vanished over the past few weeks as both the economy and inflation exhibit unanticipated strength.
RWA Tokenization Firm Securitize Raises $47M Led by Fund Partner BlackRock
BlackRock and Securitize last month teamed up to create the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, which may prove to be geared toward RWA tokenization
Bitcoin Tumbles Below $60K, Risking Deeper Pullback as Crypto Markets Endure Worst Month Since FTX Crash
Recent U.S. economic data could prompt more hawkish forward guidance from the Federal Reserve.
Roger Ver Indicted for Tax Fraud
The man sometimes called "Bitcoin Jesus" did not pay capital gains on hundreds of millions of dollars he raised in selling bitcoin in 2017, the DOJ alleged.
Ether Holds Up Despite Correction in CoinDesk 20: CoinDesk Indices Market Update
All 20 assets in the gauge posted declines over the past week, led by Solana, Cardano, and Aptos.
BlackRock's BUIDL Becomes Largest Tokenized Treasury Fund Hitting $375M, Toppling Franklin Templeton's
BlackRock's first tokenized offering, created with Securitize, has captured almost 30% of the $1.3 billion tokenized Treasury market in just six weeks.
Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed Raises $9.5M as Crypto's RWA Race Heats Up
The fundraising will help accelerate Backed's private tokenization offering and onboard asset managers to blockchains, the company said.
Bitcoin Wavers Around $63K, Awaiting Hong Kong Spot Crypto ETF Debut
Despite muted anticipation for the new products, an executive of one of the issuers reportedly expects that the first-day issuance of the Hong Kong offerings will exceed the U.S. debut in January.
MicroStrategy Q1 Operating Loss of $53.1M After Bitcoin Holdings Impairment Charge of $191.6M
To this point, the company has not adopted fair value accounting for its bitcoin stack, resulting in the first quarter write-down despite a major rally in prices.
Press Briefing With ChinaAMC Executive Ahead of Tuesday Launch of Hong Kong Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
Zhu Haokang is head of digital asset management and family wealth at one of the ETF providers, ChinaAMC, and expects initial subscriptions into the products will surpass those seen by the U.S. funds.
