Latest from Stephen Alpher
'Bitcoin's Silent IPO': Analyst Addresses BTC's Lame Price Action in Viral Weekend Essay
Wildly successful ETFs, accelerating institutional adoption and friendly regulatory policy, yet bitcoin watches from the sidelines as other assets surge. What gives?

Satoshi's Bitcoin Whitepaper Turns 17: From Cypherpunk Rebellion to Wall Street Staple
Once envisioned as peer-to-peer cash, Bitcoin’s journey reflects both mainstream triumph and existential tension.

Chainlink's LINK Bounces 3.6% From Lows; Stellar Integration Expands RWA Reach
Stellar is integrating Chainlink’s CCIP, Data Feeds, and Streams to enable tokenized asset flow across chains.

Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program
The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.

Filecoin Rises Over 4%, Rebounding From Thursday's Drop
FIL has support at the $1.48 level and resistance at $1.52.

Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie
The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play has more than 50% upside, said the bank.

Brazil’s OranjeBTC Joins Wave of Struggling Crypto Treasury Firms Turning to Buybacks
The move is part of a growing trend among DAT companies, including ETHZilla, Metaplanet, Sequans, and Empery Digital.

Inflation Still Too High — Fed's Jeff Schmid Explains His Vote Not to Cut Rates This Week
The Kansas City Fed President said lower rates can't do a lot to improve what he calls "structural changes" in the labor market.

Solana Tumbles 8%, Erasing All Year-Over-Year Gains as Spot ETF Debuts Fail to Boost Price
One onchain observer noted a large transaction by Jump Crypto, speculating that the crypto firm might be rotating SOL into BTC, perhaps weighing on sentiment.

Strategy Posted EPS of $8.42 in Q3 Driven by Mark-to-Market Gains on Bitcoin
Bitcoin's action of late hasn't been great, but the price did rise nearly 7% in the three months ended September 30, boosting reported profits for Michael Saylor's firm.

