Latest from Stephen Alpher
Coinbase, Robinhood Hit Record Highs as U.S. House Passes Landmark Crypto Legislation
Crypto-linked stocks climbed higher on Thursday bolstered by investor optimism on stablecoin and crypto market structure bills advancing.

Wyoming Tests Instant Payments with State-Issued Stablecoin on Avalanche-Based Hashfire
The exercise aims to showcase how stablecoins and blockchain rails can cut government vendor payments from weeks to seconds.

Adam Back's Bitcoin Treasury Firm to Go Public with 30K BTC and $1.5B in Buying Power
Named Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company, or BSTR, the company is coming public via a SPAC merger with Brandon Lutnick's Cantor Equity Partners 1.

Dogecoin Finds Another Corporate Treasury as Bit Origin Aims to Raise $500M to Build DOGE Stake
The Singapore-based, Nasdaq-listed nanocap said it would be first company on a major U.S. exchange to make DOGE its core treasury asset.

Semler Scientific Becomes 14th-Largest Public Bitcoin Holder After $25M BTC Buy
The company from July 3 to July 16 added 210 bitcoin, bringing its total stack to 4,846 coins.

XRP Nears Record High of $3.40 as Futures Open Interest Hits $10B
The token has climbed more than 10% over the past 24 hours and 34% over the past seven days.

Bitcoin Consolidates Below Record High, With Everyone From Shrimps to Whales Accumulating
On-chain data shows almost every wallet group is stacking BTC, with smaller holders alone now absorbing more than the monthly issuance.

DPRK-Linked Hacks Drive Potential Record Year for Crypto Thefts, Chainalysis Says
Hackers have already stolen $2.17 billion from crypto companies this year, more than was swindled throughout the entirety of 2024 — and it’s only July.

Coinbase Wallet Becomes ‘Base App’ in Major Rebrand
The company is introducing a suite of consumer and developer tools that expands the Base App's scope far beyond its origins as an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.

Bitcoin's 4-Year Cycles May Be Over as the Asset Matures, K33 Analysts Say
Macroeconomic forces matter more now for BTC than the quadrennial mining reward halvings.

