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According to Bitget, during intraday trading on July 9, Nasdaq 100 components showed sharp divergence. Semiconductor stocks led gains, with Lumentum surging 12.12%, Arm Holdings up 11.55%, SanDisk up 9.50%, Micron up 7.87%, AMD up 7.44%, Western Digital up 7.16%, and Applied Materials up 7.12%. Consumer and technology stocks faced selling pressure, with Costco down 4.49%, PepsiCo down 4.03% following earnings release, Palantir down 4.69%, and Alphabet down 2.40%.

According to Guru Club, on July 9, Bernstein raised its gold price forecast for the second half of 2026 to $4,375 per ounce. The bank also adjusted its full-year 2026 target to $4,533 per ounce, citing strong central bank gold-buying demand and expectations that the Federal Reserve will not pursue an aggressive rate-hike cycle.

According to Guru Club on July 9, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman commented that Chinese open-source models are becoming "very good."

According to Guru Club, Arabica coffee futures (KCC2) on the Intercontinental Exchange surged nearly 10% to $3.40 per pound on July 9, driven by large-scale speculative buying.

According to DeFiLlama, USDT holds approximately $184.1 billion in market capitalization, or 59% of the total $311.83 billion stablecoin market, while USDC accounts for about $73.28 billion, or 23.5%. Since the EU's MiCA regulations took effect, regulated European exchanges have adjusted stablecoin support, with many restricting USDT trading pairs for local users and leaning toward USDC and euro-based alternatives instead. In March 2025, Binance announced it would delist non-MiCA-compliant stabl

According to Foresight News, Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) and Phantom jointly submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the agency's request for guidance on future regulatory direction. The letter proposes three steps: confirming that publishing onchain protocol software alone requires no registration; providing a clear pathway for registered entities to use onchain infrastructure for regulated functions; and converting the CFTC's recent

According to fund-flow trackers, seven US spot XRP ETFs reached $1 billion in combined assets on July 8, 2026, holding approximately $988 million in AUM and 970.9 million XRP in custody. The funds logged their eighth consecutive week of net inflows, including a $6.55 million inflow on July 2 following a minor $1.86 million outflow on July 1. Since their November 2025 launch, the ETFs have absorbed cumulative net inflows near $1.4 billion. Leading funds include Bitwise XRP ETF (1XRP) with roughly

The U.S. military completed a new round of strikes against Iran overnight on July 9, targeting approximately 170 military installations over two consecutive days, according to U.S. officials. In response, Iran launched hypersonic missiles at U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf region. U.S. officials indicated the situation could escalate or persist for days to weeks, depending on whether merchant vessels continue to face attacks in the region.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, initial jobless claims for the week ending July 4 totaled 215,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis, falling short of the market forecast of 218,000. The prior week's figure was revised upward to 217,000 from 215,000.

According to BlockBeats, on July 9, Hyperliquid submitted a response to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding future regulatory directions. The protocol requested formal recognition that on-chain protocols require no registration, that non-custodial wallets do not serve as financial intermediaries, and that the CFTC provide clear pathways for regulatory functions to operate on-chain.

According to the Federal Reserve's FOMC Meeting Minutes released on July 8, Chair Kevin Warsh expressed concerns about AI stock investments contributing to rising inflation. The Fed noted that notable investments in AI stocks, including NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), have impacted asset prices. As a result, the odds of zero Federal funds rate cuts in 2026 surged to 79%, according to Polymarket data as of July 9. Some FOMC members have signaled a potential

Lumo Wallet and Cyberscope announced a strategic partnership on July 9, 2026, according to an official social media statement. The collaboration will integrate Cyberscope's Cyberscan AI platform directly into Lumo Wallet, providing users with real-time risk analysis, AI-powered threat detection, and rug pull alerts before interacting with smart contracts, tokens, or decentralized applications. The integration maintains full self-custody, allowing users to retain exclusive control of their privat

According to ChainCatcher, prediction market data on Polymarket shows the probability of Anthropic reaching a $1.5 trillion valuation by the end of 2026 has surged to 78%, up 47% in the past 24 hours. The forecast update comes as Anthropic progresses with its IPO preparations, having filed a confidential S-1 registration statement with the U.S. SEC in early June.

According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the country's foreign exchange reserves stood at $24 billion as of July 3, 2026.

Iran dispatched tankers overnight to export approximately 11 million barrels of crude oil, as tensions with the United States escalated following President Trump's threat to reinstate port sanctions. The amount equals roughly one week of Iran's pre-war export volume. The move came after the U.S. revoked sanctions waivers permitting Iranian oil sales, leaving millions of barrels already loaded on tankers in limbo without confirmed destinations.

According to Santiment, FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) sentiment toward Solana reached its highest level in 2026 on July 9, while trading volume fell to the year's lowest point and negative comments surged to the highest level of the day. Despite strong narratives around tokenized stocks and real-world assets (RWA) activity, SOL price has yet to deliver meaningful returns to traders.

According to Beating, Ollama, an open-source model tool, completed a Series B funding round of $65 million, with Theory Ventures leading and Benchmark, 8VC, and Y Combinator participating. The company's total funding now reaches $88 million. Ollama currently serves 8.9 million developers and is used by 85% of Fortune 500 companies. The platform's cloud service is growing rapidly, with token usage doubling monthly. The new capital will be directed toward hybrid local and cloud inference, first-da

According to FinanceFeeds, Kresus, a self-custodial wallet provider, launched "Kresus Inheritance" on July 9, enabling users to designate crypto asset beneficiaries without sharing private keys. The service costs $99.99 per year and allows users to set account inactivity periods; when triggered, beneficiaries gain access. Kresus retains no custody of user assets; the inheritance mechanism relies on wallet-based MPC security and seed phrase backup features.

NYMEX natural gas futures declined 5% today to hit their lowest level in six weeks, driven by maintenance shutdown at Freeport LNG in Texas and a significant increase in EIA natural gas inventories.

According to The Block on July 9, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president has the authority to remove heads of independent federal agencies including the FTC (excluding the Federal Reserve), strengthening presidential control over regulatory leadership. The ruling comes as the SEC and CFTC are advancing new cryptocurrency asset regulations, including rule amendments and jurisdictional divisions for digital assets. The SEC is currently led by three Republican commissioners, while the