Latest from Stephen Alpher
Hut 8 stock surges 20% on Fluidstack AI data center deal
The bitcoin miner deepened its pivot into AI infrastructure with a $7 billion long term lease backed by Google.

Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump
There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.

Bitcoin's massive underperformance to stocks in Q4 bodes well for January, says K33's Lunde
After an active morning Tuesday, bitcoin flattened out in afternoon trading around the $87,500 area, up 2% over the past 24 hours.

BNB tops $870, outperforming crypto majors as volume surges
Market participants are watching whether BNB can hold above $870 and challenge resistance at $880, with a break higher potentially targeting $900.

Marshall Islands launches world’s first blockchain-based UBI on Stellar blockchain
Backed by U.S. Treasuries, USDM1 marks a new model for digital public finance and universal basic income in underserved regions.

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin jumps to 20th among public BTC treasury companies
After its latest purchase, the company now holds 5,098 bitcoin worth nearly $450 million

Tether leads $8 million investment in Speed to push USDT further into everyday payments
Using the Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Tether's USDT, Speed handles $1.5 billion in annual payments and serves 1.2 million users.

Bitcoin bounces from Monday's worst levels, but sub-$80,000 may come next, analyst says
Crypto markets remain "fragile," said Samer Hasn from XS.com. Traders are either stepping aside or being forced out.

CoreWeave collapse sparks fears of cracks in AI infrastructure boom
Bitcoin miners who pivoted business plans to high-performance computing benefitted greatly this year, but have seen sharp declines of late.

Most Influential: Jerome Powell
Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets.

