Latest from Stephen Alpher
Maple Finance Nearly Imploded, but Sid Powell Wants to Bring Back Its Billion Dollar-Plus Glory
Last year’s crypto crash wiped out Maple Finance’s TVL as borrowers crumbled and lenders fled. In an interview with CoinDesk, the protocol’s co-founder and CEO lays out his plan for growth in an era of heightened risk management.
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Discount Drops to Lowest in a Year Amid Spot Ether ETF Push
The fund's discount to NAV had ballooned to nearly 60% late in 2022.
Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth
While bulls point to next year's halving as a bull catalyst, any sizable uptrend is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show.
FASB's Crypto Accounting Shakeup Could Lure More Corporate Investment, Michael Saylor and Others Argue
The U.S. accounting standards board yesterday unanimously voted in favor of "fair value" accounting for crypto assets held on corporate balance sheets.
Pantera Capital Leads $16.5M Investment in ZK-Powered DEX Brine Fi at $100M Valuation
The investment comes at a time when crypto venture capital has mostly dried up and trading volumes have plunged.
Bitcoin Little-Changed at $25.7K After Newsy and Volatile Session
Broader crypto markets were modestly lower late on Wednesday.
FASB Says Crypto Assets Should Be Marked at Current Values
The U.S. standard-setting organization for accounting has moved to insist companies use “fair-value” accounting to report their crypto holdings.
Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Files for First Spot Ether ETF
The Ark 21Shares Ethereum ETF is the first attempt to list such a fund in the U.S. that directly invests in ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
Buy Ether Instead of Bitcoin to Ride ETF Momentum, Crypto Research Firm Says
There’s a high probability of approval on or before the SEC’s final deadline in mid-October for a decision on the first ether futures ETF in the U.S.
Bitcoin Plumbs 6-Month Low Near $25K and Higher Oil Prices Suggest Further Pressure
"This is exactly what apathy looks like," said one crypto analyst.
