Latest from Stephen Alpher
Strategy purchased more than $200 million in bitcoin last week
The latest purchase, funded through common and preferred stock sales, lifted total holdings to 720,737 coins valued at more than $47 billion.

Bitcoin losing trillions in value hasn't stopped traditional giants' interest in digital assets sector
At the iConnections conference in Miami this week, allocators signaled digital assets are now a core sleeve in alternatives.

Strategy lifts STRC dividend to 11.5% as MSTR extends monthly losing streak to 8
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised the annual dividend on its widely-followed preferred STRC ("Stretch") series by 25 basis points.

Bitcoin's five-month slide: why BTC is set for worst losing streak since 2018
With BTC down nearly 50% from its peak, analysts are sparring over whether the slump marks early repricing or signals more pain to come.

Citi and Morgan Stanley expand bitcoin and crypto custody, trading and tokenization efforts
As Citi plans to integrate Bitcoin into bank-grade custody and reporting frameworks, Morgan Stanley moves to bring crypto trading, lending exploration and tokenized products to mainstream wealth clients.

Bitcoin's rebound cancelled as U.S. stocks fall, gold surges, amid mounting macro risks
Between credit stress concerns, a hot PPI inflation reading, and tensions between U.S. and Iran, investors have plenty of reasons to stay away from risk assets.

Barclays looks for tech provider for new blockchain settlement engine: Bloomberg
The U.K. bank would rival JPMorgan and others in using decentralized technology for banking services.

Grant Cardone plans to tokenize his firm's $5 billion real estate portfolio
The real estate investment mogul said his firm, Cardone Capital, is exploring blockchain-based tokens for property holdings as tokenization gains traction.

Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally
The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out.

Florida man charged with running $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme
Prosecutors say Goliath Ventures’ Christopher Alexander Delgado raised hundreds of millions of dollars, promising investors guaranteed 3% to 8% monthly returns.

