Gate Insights and Crypto Market Analysis

The Born Korea's stock surged for two consecutive trading days after CEO Baek Jong-won returned from a two-week North America business trip. The company's shares rose 12.8% on the first day and 21.8% on the second day following announcements of specific overseas expansion plans. Baek signed a

Xavier Becerra led California's crowded governor primary in prediction markets and polling on primary day. Kalshi's primary-advancer market priced Becerra at 95% to move on to the general election with only hours remaining before polls closed, while Republican Steve Hilton was priced at 4%. The

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fell about 3% on Monday, August 17, closing near $480 after Morgan Stanley issued an analysis reframing AI infrastructure spending as a cash-flow timing challenge. The stock steadied around $483 in Tuesday's pre-market trading. Morgan Stanley warned that hyperscalers as a

Citi announced later this year launch of its bitcoin custody service under the new Custody+ platform. The Wall Street bank previously disclosed in November 2025 that it planned to launch native crypto custody in 2026. Citi confirmed clients will access both traditional and crypto custody within the

European Central Bank economists warned in a Monday blog that U.S. and European stock market valuations driven by the AI boom are likely to face a correction, citing historical patterns from past technological revolutions. The economists stated that economic research on technologies including 19th c

EyePoint Inc. (EYPT) faced continued stock pressure on Tuesday following Monday's announcement that its Phase 3 wet age-related macular degeneration therapy trial missed the primary endpoint. RBC Capital downgraded the company to 'Sector Perform' from 'Outperform' and slashed its price target to $5

Energy Fuels, a Canadian company and the largest uranium producer in the United States, acquired German magnet manufacturer Vacuumschmelze (VAC) for $1.9 billion to transform from a mining company into a vertically integrated critical minerals supplier covering the entire chain from mining to magnet

Trafalgar Asset Management acquired 96.62% of the voting power in the former Greater Cannabis Company through a transaction completed on June 29, outlining plans to transform the OTCQB-listed issuer into a financial-services and technology acquisition platform. The company's quarterly filing with th

Dutch prosecutors liquidated all remaining cryptocurrency assets held by bankrupt trading platform Knaken, raising $2.55 million for creditors. The district court declared Knaken bankrupt on July 16, affecting 6,300 customers who invested between $11.6 million and $13.9 million through the

Chainalysis Government Solutions filed a bid protest on July 27 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement's approximately $94.6 million sole-source contract awarded to rival TRM Labs. The company argues ICE's decision to award the contract without an open bi

Home Depot on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations and reaffirmed its full fiscal year guidance. The home improvement retailer posted adjusted earnings per share of $4.92 versus

Bitcoin is trading at $63,500 as of this writing, up around 1% on the day, remaining locked in a rangebound pattern that has defined trading since mid-August. The market's inability to break out comes as Jane Street disclosed a $990 million bitcoin ETF stake, while spot ETFs logged back-to-back

Nvidia announced on Monday that it is providing up to $105 billion in financing for a large OpenAI data center in Ohio. The announcement followed last week's pact with Wall Street firms to pursue $500 billion worth of financing for Nvidia's graphics processing units. The company is leveraging its

Rhino.fi expanded its Smart Deposit Addresses to support payments in multiple dollar and euro stablecoins while allowing businesses to receive a single settlement asset of their choice. The company said the update simplifies stablecoin payments as the market becomes fragmented across issuers,

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company in which the Trump family holds approximately 38% stake, has partnered with Hong Kong-based platform WorldClaw that provides 43 AI models from Chinese companies including Alibaba, Baidu, Zhipu AI, DeepSeek, and Moonshot AI—many of which have been

Edward Zimbardi, the promoter of an alleged $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme known as 'The Crypto Program,' was deported from Fiji to the United States last week after more than a year on the run. He was scheduled to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday to face 25 federal

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov said regulatory pressure from the Financial Action Task Force could push decentralized finance protocols toward greater decentralization and stronger security, following the FATF's July 21 report on applying anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing s

Sui's Hashi testnet processed 1.1 million bitcoin deposits and 165,000 withdrawals as of last week, three weeks after the testnet went live on July 22. Over 25 institutions, including Bitgo and Cumberland, are stress-testing Hashi's BTC collateral system. The surge in activity comes as

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 after another push toward $65,000, but longtime crypto critic Peter Schiff has issued a warning that the rebound represents a selling opportunity rather than the start of a stronger recovery. Schiff questioned Bitcoin's ability to extend gains beyond $65,000,