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Bitcoin emerged as the "most resilient" asset tonight, while US chip stocks experienced a "stock market crash," and crypto stocks followed suit, with US stocks falling across the board.
According to BlockBeats data, on July 7th, US stocks opened lower and continued to decline on Tuesday. The Nasdaq 100 fell over 2%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 6%, SPCX fell 5.7%, MRVL fell 10.25%, Western Digital fell 11%, SanDisk fell 13.9%, Micron fell 8.8%, and Oracle fell 4%. Bitcoin only fell nearly 1% after the US stock market opened, a drop comparable to gold. However, US cryptocurrency stocks generally fell in tandem with the broader market, with SBET falling 5.2%, GEMI falling 6.12%, CRCL falling 5.35%, MSTR falling 3.3%, and COIN falling 4%.
JPMorgan: Weakness in semiconductor stocks should be seen as a buying opportunity; the upward cycle is not yet nearing its end.
According to BlockBeats, on July 7th, JPMorgan strategists stated that the recent weakness in semiconductor stocks should be seen as a buying opportunity, as the chip upcycle is not yet nearing its end, and truly meaningful new supply may not appear until 2028. The bank noted that the SOX Semiconductor Index fell approximately 5.4% in the shortened trading week before the Independence Day holiday, marking its second consecutive week of decline. However, the sector rebounded rapidly on Monday, with Marvell, Broadcom, and storage-related stocks such as Western Digital and Seagate leading the gains, indicating that funds are still willing to return to the AI hardware chain. JPMorgan's view is not entirely bullish on AI concepts. The bank prefers the semiconductor and infrastructure sectors, while remaining cautious about the so-called "AI cannibalization" area—industries that may be replaced by AI, have lower prices, or have reduced profit margins. Sectors most affected include software, business services, and media. In other words, JPMorgan believes that AI will still create winners, but it may not benefit all AI-related companies; the certainty for hardware suppliers is higher in the short term than for some application and service companies.
South Korean beauty and retail stocks led the market gains, and Gate.com continues to expand its investment portfolio in South Korean stocks.
According to ChainCatcher, Gate's market data shows that the South Korean stock market was active today. Manyo Factory, a cosmetics stock, reached $11.60, up 18.43%; Heung Koo Petroleum reached $6.88, up 14.72%; and IT'S HANBUL reached $7.25, up 13.51%, with several popular South Korean stocks leading the market gains. Gate has established a 24/7 trading service system covering the three core markets of US, Hong Kong, and South Korea, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, over 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 South Korean stocks, totaling over 12,500 stocks and ETFs globally. Users can participate in global stock investment through their Gate unified account using USDT, supporting fractional share transactions starting from as low as 0.01 shares, and enjoying stock dividend rights. The platform also supports cross-brokerage transfers for US and Hong Kong stocks, as well as corporate actions such as stock splits and consolidations, further optimizing the stock investment service experience.
Santiment: Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange supply is near all-time lows, reflecting increased investor confidence.
PANews reported on July 8 that, according to Cointelegraph, Santiment data shows that the supply of Bitcoin and Ethereum on exchanges is near all-time lows, with Bitcoin at its lowest level since 2017 and Ethereum at its lowest level since 2015, reflecting increased investor confidence.
Michael Saylor: If Bitcoin's long-term price increase exceeds 3.3%, BTC capital gains could fund STRC dividends indefinitely.
According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on the X platform that Strategy's Michael Saylor stated that if Bitcoin's long-term price increase exceeds 3.3%, BTC capital gains can fund STRC dividends indefinitely. Even if BTC's annual price increase is 0%, Strategy will still have dividend funds for 31 years.
US-listed optical communications stocks fell across the board in early trading, with Coherent dropping nearly 6%.
According to data from Odaily Odaily, US-listed optical communications stocks fell across the board in early trading. Coherent fell nearly 6%, Corning fell nearly 5%, Lumentum fell nearly 4%, and Credo fell more than 7%.