Gate Research: BTC Holds Above $64,000 as Korean Semiconductor Stocks Retreat Sharply

• Equity Market Commentary: The S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq fell 0.18%, 0.85%, and 0.06%, respectively. South Korea's KOSPI dropped 4.58% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix retreated sharply, while Hong Kong equities remained volatile and structurally divergent.
• Crypto Market Commentary: BTC slipped 0.40% to 64,353.70 USDT, ETH fell 0.33% to 1,903.58 USDT, and GT rose 0.15% to 6.69 USDT. The Fear & Greed Index stood at 38, with capital still concentrated in liquid majors.
• Top Gainers: TAKE, ACE, and ZBT rose 68.98%, 62.29%, and 61.04%. OVERTAKE focuses on gaming-asset infrastructure, Fusionist on a sci-fi Web3 gaming ecosystem, and ZEROBASE on verifiable offchain computation using ZKP and TEE.
• Hotspot Insights: Nasdaq ISE proposed expanding IBIT options limits, Grayscale made BNB the largest holding in its smart-contract fund, and Japan requested tighter crypto-withdrawal controls.

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August 7, 2026

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