Crypto Pulse

Overview Three semiconductor stocks the market has long lumped together as AI leaders are charting sharply different paths in 2026: Nvidia's valuation multiple has been heavily compressed, AMD has led on surging data-center growth, and Broadcom has endured a steep drawdown after a cautious AI guide. This divergence matters because it splits the old catch-all idea that buying chips means buying AI into three routes with very different risk-reward profiles, giving spread- and volatility-based cont

The gaming industry has undergone remarkable transformations over the past few decades, evolving from simple arcade experiences to expansive online worlds with millions of active players. At the same time, blockchain technology has introduced a new way of owning and transferring digital assets without relying on centralized authorities. The combination of these two innovations has given rise to GameFi, a rapidly growing sector that merges gaming with decentralized finance (DeFi).Unlike tradition

Key TakeawaysBitcoin (BTC) fell more than 2% to around $62,000 on July 8, 2026 after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran over at the NATO summit in Ankara.More than $450 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated within 24 hours, with roughly $350 million of that coming from altcoin trading pairs, according to CoinGlass data.WTI crude oil jumped about 5% to above $74 per barrel, reviving inflation fears that could keep US interest rates higher for longer.The Cry

Key TakeawaysBitmine Immersion (BMNR) received another 40,000 ETH worth about $71.6 million from FalconX and Kraken on July 8, 2026, according to onchain data tracked by Lookonchain.The transfer follows an officially disclosed purchase of 42,197 ETH last week and pushes the largest Ethereum treasury company closer to its target of owning 5% of all ETH.As of its July 5 update, Bitmine held 5.74 million ETH, about 4.8% of circulating supply, with total crypto and cash holdings near $11.1 billion a

Key TakeawaysThe Federal Reserve released the minutes of its June 16 to 17 meeting on July 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the last detailed look at the committee's thinking before the July 28 to 29 FOMC meeting.The Fed held rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in June, but the updated dot plot turned hawkish: 9 of 18 officials now project at least one rate hike before the end of 2026, and the median year end projection rose to 3.8% from 3.4% in March.The minutes carry unusual weight because new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh wit

Overview Robinhood spent a year paving the way for its own blockchain, pitching tokenized US stocks as the serious narrative, yet the first asset to truly break out on the new chain is a cartoon cat called CASHCAT. The market is watching closely because the token surged within 24 hours and vaulted past a $100 million market cap, becoming the first real test of whether Robinhood Chain can achieve a cold start on community momentum. According to KuCoin, citing GMGN monitoring, CASHCAT's market cap

Overview The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is advancing a set of rules that could reshape American trading infrastructure by letting non-security crypto assets, tokenized securities, and traditional stocks trade side by side on a single regulated platform. The market is watching closely because this is not about the compliance status of one token; it is about whether the institutional wall between Wall Street and crypto is about to come down. According to The Crypto Times, SEC Chair Pa

Overview India's central bank has again pushed the regulatory balance toward a policy leaning towards prohibition, and this time a warning from the tax department has put the market on alert: trading through offshore exchanges is hard to track. That means even though India has yet to adopt any formal policy to ban or regulate the asset class, the preference among key agencies points clearly toward tighter curbs. For one of the world's largest retail crypto markets, that intent alone is enough to

Overview As Alphabet prepares to report its second-quarter 2026 results, the market's focus has moved past whether the company can turn a profit and toward whether its enormous artificial intelligence spending can generate a matching return. According to Alphabet's first-quarter report, revenue grew 22% year over year to $109.9 billion and cloud revenue expanded 63%, yet free cash flow over the same period came under clear pressure from aggressive infrastructure investment. The Q2 report will be

Overview As the second half of 2026 opens, crypto investors keep returning to the same question: is the money that might have flowed into Bitcoin being pulled into artificial intelligence once again. The question is not emotional guesswork; it rests on hard flow data. According to figures cited by AMBCrypto, U.S. gold and Bitcoin ETFs have seen a combined roughly $12 billion in net outflows since April, while U.S. semiconductor ETFs have drawn more than $20 billion in net inflows. Capital has no