Bigger Than Saylor?
The Hunt Brothers once cornered the silver market. What does their story tell us about Michael Saylor, Strategy, and the recent turmoil around bitcoin?
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Alpha News
Een dag in de cryptowereld is als een week erbuiten. Alpha’s laten het doorspitten van alle relevante informatie aan ons over. Dit is het archief van alle News-edities die ze ontvangen hebben.
From Zero Knowledge to Infinite Trust
From zero-knowledge proofs in 1987 to Eli Ben-Sasson's Integrity Web: how Zcash, privacy, and blockchain converge in a story about trust, proof, and vested interests.
Is America Going to Buy 1 Million BTC?
After a year of silence, the US bitcoin reserve is back on the agenda — no longer as executive order but as law. Are massive bitcoin purchases coming? Plus: on-chain stocks and the SpaceX IPO.
The Alphabet Economy
The alphabet economy reveals why growth doesn't feel the same for everyone. From K and E to C and I: if you own assets, you ride the wave up. If you don't, you're the one stuck with the bill.
Bitcoin Is Undergoing an Uncomfortable Merger
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas sees bitcoin and Wall Street slowly merging. But what happens to bitcoin when banks and ETFs take it mainstream? The cypherpunks built it—now the suits want in.
Bitcoin: The Domain of Dark Blue Suits
Bitcoin 2026 showed how blue suits are embracing bitcoin. But the real bull market needs to happen in usage, privacy, wallets, and peer-to-peer adoption — where bitcoin actually began.
Bitcoin, the King of Coins
Bitcoin has reigned supreme for 17 years. Challengers keep rising — from Bitcoin Cash to eCash — but none have come close to claiming the throne. What makes bitcoin so impossible to dethrone?
Halfway There, and They Still Don't Get It
Bitcoin halving: we're halfway through the cycle toward 2028, yet myths about its origins keep circulating. Why the protocol marches on — and why misconceptions, like the CIA theory, refuse to die.
Geopolitical Roller Coaster
Geopolitical tensions around Iran are triggering wild swings in oil and markets, yet bitcoin remains remarkably steady. What does that say about risk appetite and investor behavior?
Declared dead, but not gone
Easter is about pausing, loss, and what unexpectedly returns. This edition: the $285M Drift hack, selling pressure from BTC treasury companies, and the growing quantum risk to bitcoin.