Latest from Stephen Alpher
Strategy Added Another 4,408 Bitcoin for $450M Last Week
Led by Michael Saylor, the company bitcoin stack has grown to 636,505 coins worth about $70 billion.

Bitcoin's Rough August Wiped Out Summer Rally; What September Might Bring
There's not an unlimited pool of capital available for crypto, and ether attracted the big money this month.

Web3 Funding Hit $9.6B in Q2 Despite Fewer Deals
Venture capital is consolidating into larger, higher-conviction bets, with infrastructure projects leading the way, according to Outlier Ventures

Crypto ETF Surge Could Reshape Market, but Many Products May Fail
Regulators have the power to approve the products — currently over 90 of them filed with the SEC — but investors will decide which ones will thrive.

Flare Lands Second Public Company for Its XRP DeFi Framework
Combined with Firelight, Flare’s restaking layer, the setup lets companies convert XRP into FXRP and allocate it across decentralized lending, staking and liquidity protocols.

Bitcoin Hammered Below $109K as Conference Indicator Strikes Again
Negative price action around the annual U.S.-based Bitcoin Conference has been well-documented, but it also appears to have applied to this week's Bitcoin Asia get-together.

Bitcoin Miner IREN's AI Push Gains Momentum, Price Target Hiked 60% to $37: Canaccord
The broker noted IREN's recent designation as an NVIDIA preferred partner, which came almost simultaneously with the announcement of the purchase of an additional 2,400 GPUs.

AMBTS Raises $23.2M to Build Bitcoin Treasury, Targets 1% of BTC in Circulation
The Amdax-backed initiative sets sights on Euronext listing; The founder of bitcoin miner Hut 8 is among the investors.

Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure as Gold Quietly Targets New Record High
Gold climbed nearly another 1% on Thursday to just below $3,500 per ounce.

Polkadot's DOT Returns to $3.90 Support After Earlier Gain
Support has formed in the $3.90-$3.91 zone, with resistance at $4.02.

