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U.S. semiconductor and storage stocks stabilize after sharp declines at the open of the trading session.
BlockBeats news, on July 22, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, after the opening of U.S. equities on Wednesday, most semiconductor, memory, and optical communication stocks continued to decline, but the overall losses narrowed significantly compared to pre-market levels.In the semiconductor se
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Top 3 Altcoins to Accumulate in July 2026: XRP, SOL, DOGE
XRP: Growing institutional adoption and ETF momentum strengthen long-term investment potential.SOL: Alpenglow upgrade could boost speed, network activity, and future SOL demand.DOGE: ETF optimism and X Payments integration support potential price recovery.Bitcoin’s recent weakness has created fresh
Decentralization Is Not Idealism: A Realist Perspective on Blockchain
Author: Omid Malekan, former Citi crypto expert and professor at Columbia Business SchoolCompiled by: Jiahuan, ChainCatcherIn a world filled with power and greed, people have tried all kinds of blockchains. No one considers Ethereum perfect or all-powerful. In fact, Ethereum might be the worst block
Reddit May Block Google AI Access as $60M Deal Nears Expiry
Reddit may block Google’s AI from using its content. Their licensing deal, reportedly worth $60 million per year, is about to expire. Reddit (RDDT) shares fell as much as 5.8% in premarket trading Wednesday.The 2024 deal lets Google use Reddit’s posts to train and power its AI models. Talks over a r
Bitcoin Price Breaks $66K Resistance, Eyes $70K Target
Key Insights:Bitcoin traded above $66,000 after breaking the $65,000 resistance area.Analysts identified $67,500–$68,000 as the next major resistance zone.Crypto liquidations approached $200 million over 24 hours as short positions were closed.Bitcoin traded above $66,000 on Tuesday after breaking t
Omid Malekan argues that decentralization is the only true priority in blockchain.
Author: Omid Malekan, former Citi crypto expert and professor at Columbia Business SchoolCompiled by: Jiahuan, ChainCatcherIn a world filled with power and greed, people have tried all kinds of blockchains. No one considers Ethereum perfect or all-powerful. In fact, Ethereum might be the worst block
Nasdaq opens down 0.57%, crypto-related stocks decline
Odaily Planet Daily report: According to MSX.COM data, at the opening of U.S. equities markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.06%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.57%, and the S&P 500 index declined 0.15%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks generally declined, with COIN (Coinbase) down 1.80% on the
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U.S. markets open lower, Nasdaq falls 0.54% as chip stocks decline
ChainThink reports that on July 22, according to market data, U.S. stocks opened lower: the Dow Jones fell 0.07%, the S&P 500 fell 0.19%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.54%.Storage and AI chip sectors declined broadly: SK Hynix (SKHY) fell over 5%, Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate Technology (STX) dropped a
Senator Lummis Pushes CLARITY Act to Protect Customer Assets After Terra Collapse
Senator Cynthia Lummis wants to make sure the next time a crypto project implodes, customers aren’t left holding an empty bag. The Wyoming Republican is pushing the CLARITY Act through the Senate, a bill designed to keep customer digital assets legally separated from the firms that hold them, even w
Prominent Trader: Bitcoin Completes 5-Wave Correction, Bottom May Be Formed
BlockBeats news, on July 22, renowned trader Killa (@KillaXBT) posted that Bitcoin’s previous bear markets typically completed a five-wave correction and formed two key highs. The first high often occurs during the initial strong rebound after the peak—the so-called “complacency high,” where the mar
Franklin Templeton Executive Praises AI Agents as a Key Blockchain Use Case
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Sandy Kaul, Head of Digital Assets and Innovation at investment management firm Franklin Templeton, stated that the AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols to facilitate micropayments between machines. Traditional card networks are unsuitable f
Korean Banks and Tech Firms Expand Digital Asset Projects Amid Regulatory Delays
Korean banks and technology firms continue expanding digital asset projects despite delayed cryptocurrency regulations.Institutions are advancing stablecoin pilots, blockchain settlement networks, and cross-border payment infrastructure.Firms are preparing tokenized securities and treasury systems a
95% of Sonar Sale projects listed on Coinbase—could TownSquare be next?
Latest data shows that projects conducting token public sales via Sonar have a 95% chance of eventually listing on Coinbase, the leading U.S.-compliant crypto exchange. As the wealth effect from top-tier projects in 2026 continues to accumulate, the market is now focusing on the latest黑马 project to
AI stocks drop at U.S. market open; UiPath falls 2.83%
Odaily Planet Daily report: According to MSX.COM data, at the opening of U.S. markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.05%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.19%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.49%, and the VIX volatility index rose 1.76%. AI-related stocks declined broadly: UiPath dropped 2.83%, Servic
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U.S. markets opened lower, with the Nasdaq down 0.54%.
BlockBeats news, on July 22, according to BIT (bit.com) market data, at the opening of U.S. equities markets, the Dow Jones fell 0.07%, the S&P 500 fell 0.19%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.54%.The storage and AI chip sectors declined broadly: SK Hynix (SKHY) fell over 5%, Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate
