Latest from Stephen Alpher
Tokenized Gold Market Nears $3B as Bullion Blasts to Fresh Record Highs
Tether's XAUT and Paxos' PAXG, the two largest gold-backed tokens, posted record monthly trading volumes in September as spot gold pushed above $3,800.

Firedancer Devs From Jump Crypto Push Solana Toward Bigger Blocks
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer development team has submitted a proposal, known as SIMD-0370, that would remove the block-level compute unit limit.

Leveraged Bitcoin Longs are Back in Force, Trading Firm Says
BTC's perpetual open interest and funding rates are rising again, QCP Capital noted.

Bitcoin Surges Above $114K as Traders Look Ahead to 'Uptober'
Following last week's big swoon, crypto markets returned to tracking gains in stocks and gold.

Algorand Foundation Names Former Ripple Engineer Nikolaos Bougalis CTO
The hire marks a push to scale Algorand’s tech stack and deepen the company's U.S. presence.

BitMine Immersion ETH Holdings Rise to 2.66M Tokens, More Than 2% of Total Supply
Crypto, cash and "moonshot" on the balance sheet now total $11.6 billion, said the company.

Luke Dashjr Denies Hard Fork Claims as Bitcoin Governance Debate Heats Up
The Bitcoin community is split after leaked messages alleged Luke Dashjr backed a controversial hard fork.

Bitcoin Edges Higher, ETH Rebounds Above $4k as Sentiment Slips Into 'Fear' Territory
PCE inflation data matched analyst expectations, but leaves policymakers balancing sticky inflation with a softer labor market, Sygnum Bank's CIO noted.

Softbank, Cathie Wood's Ark Among Potential Investors in Tether Fundraising: Report
The USDT stablecoin issuer is reportedly looking to raise up to $20 billion at a valuation of $500 billion, which would make it one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Avalanche's AVAX Extends Weekly Losses to 18% as Institutional Backing Fails to Lift Market
AVAX tumbled alongside the rest of the crypto market, extending a weeklong slide despite Anthony Scaramucci-backed AVAX One’s rebrand.

