Latest from Stephen Alpher
Kalshi’s Luana Lopes Lara Becomes Youngest Female Self-Made Billionaire
A recent $1 billion funding round led by Paradigm puts Kalshi co-founders Luana Lopes Lara and Tarek Mansour on the billionaire list.

Cardano’s Biggest Players Unite Behind 70M ADA Push to Spark On-Chain Growth
Funds will be allocated to developing stablecoins, credible oracle feeds, cross-chain bridges, custody integrations, and analytics tooling, among other enhancements.

IREN Investors Mull Outlook After $3.6B Capital Raise as Jim Cramer Says 'Sell'
The bitcoin miner turned AI compute provider tumbled on Tuesday and is now down nearly 50% over the past month.

Bitcoin Ricochets Around $93K at Pivotal Point; Circle, Gemini Lead Crypto Stock Rebound
Bitcoin shot up 10% in two days, but it's stalling at around the 2025 yearly open.

Jane Street Leads $105M Funding for Antithesis, a Testing Tool Used by Ethereum Network
Antithesis said its Series A will scale deterministic simulation testing, replaying complex failures exactly for crypto and other always-on systems.

Babylon’s Trustless Vaults to Add Native Bitcoin-Backed Lending Through Aave
Babylon is also planning to introduce Bitcoin-backed DeFi insurance, letting BTC holders earn yield while underwriting risk against hacks and exploits.

IBIT Among Most-Traded ETFs as Bitcoin Surges; Mining Stocks Sink
A 6% rally in bitcoin helped push IBIT ahead of major funds like VOO, but crypto miners including IREN and CIFR posted steep losses.

Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Plunges 40% on Heavy Volume, Dragging Hut 8 Lower by 12%
The collapse marks yet another disappointing Trump family crypto-related investment.

AI Investment to Drive Global Growth Through 2026, BofA Says
Bitcoin miners have been among those riding the AI boom, with IREN and Cipher Mining up over 300% in 2025.

Bitcoin Surges Back Above $91K as Support Builds in $80K-$85K Area
Helping the mood in crypto were moves by institutional giants Vanguard and Bank of America to open up digital assets to their clients.

