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Nebius Group (NBIS) stock fell 17% at the close on July 2, closing at $276.17. Direct pressure came from two data points: Nebius Q1 2026 revenue of $399 million, 32.74% below market expectations; total liabilities of $15.061 billion, up 1,040.07% year-over-year, with Q1 quarterly interest expense surging from near zero to $63.7 million. NBIS Stock Falls 17%, Reddit Sentiment Peaked on June 19 According to reports, Nebius stock fell 17% at the close on Wednesday, after closing at $276.17 the prev

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino publicly explained on July 2 that USDT did not apply for the Electronic Money Token (EMT) authorization under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), stating that MiCA is "very dangerous for stablecoins." He said MiCA rules could force issuers to place 60% of reserves in uninsured cash deposits with small European banks, creating systemic risk in the event of large-scale redemptions. Ardoino Statement: MiCA 60% Reserve Bank Deposit Requirement Clashes with T

Stock trading startup Robinhood announced on July 2 that its Layer 2 public chain, Robinhood Chain, has officially launched its mainnet. The chain is built on Arbitrum. The company also introduced a DeFi deposit product called Robinhood Earn, allowing users to lend the USD-pegged stablecoin USDG through self-custodial wallets. Robinhood Chain Mainnet: Built on Arbitrum, Testnet Launched in February 2026 According to Robinhood's official press release, Robinhood Chain is a Layer 2 public chain bu

Ethereum Institutional officially launched on July 1, positioned as an independent organization focused on improving Ethereum's interaction with institutional investors through education, advocacy, and strategic communication, complementing the work of existing organizations in the ecosystem rather than serving as a new centralized management structure. Standard Chartered Bank issued a public statement of support on the same day, calling this an important step in accelerating institutional adopt

Meta Platforms, Inc. stocks fell 1% in overnight trading on Wednesday after rallying 8.8% earlier in the regular session, marking the social media giant's best performance in nearly six months. The stock movement followed Bloomberg reports that Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure

Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) launched the Public Mainnet of Robinhood Chain at a London keynote, positioning the blockchain platform as central to its global expansion strategy. The company described the initiative as its most ambitious global expansion and product vision to date, designed to

Xiaomi (1810.HK) officially launched the crowdfunding for its first NAS product, "Xiaomi Smart Storage," at 10:00 AM on July 1. On the Xiaomi Mall, the crowdfunding amount exceeded 7 million yuan (RMB) within 3 minutes of launch, and by 10:15, the total amount had surpassed 13 million yuan. On the Xiaomi Youpin platform, due to limited stock, it sold out within 2 minutes. In less than an hour, over ten thousand people supported it, and all versions on Xiaomi Mall showed "insufficient stock." Xia

BYD (01211-HK) announced two significant pieces of news on July 1: European Special Advisor Alfredo Altavilla stated at the Reuters Automotive Europe conference that the company is close to finalizing the acquisition of a second existing European car factory, with potential locations in Spain or France; the same day, sales data showed BYD delivered 557,090 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) globally in Q2 2026, exceeding market expectations for Tesla. Progress on Selecting Second European Factory:

According to industry insiders, SK hynix announced on July 1 that its monthly rolling recruitment program "hy-way" has opened 54 job positions this month, with applications closing on July 6. The scale of 54 positions is nearly five times the monthly average of 11.1 over the past year. This recruitment has removed the "four-year undergraduate degree or higher" qualification requirement for experienced applicants, aligning it with entry-level recruitment standards, thereby reducing academic press

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) plunged at the opening on July 2, with the stock market reporting 7,933.10 points, down 370.31 points from the previous trading day, breaking below the 8,000-point integer mark; nine minutes after the opening, the sell-sidecar mechanism was triggered. News that Meta plans to sell off remaining computing resources from its internal AI data center has raised concerns about a slowdown in AI infrastructure investment growth. KOSPI Opening Trend: Down 4.4

Hong Kong stocks experienced significant volatility in the first half of 2026, with the Hang Seng Index starting January at 25,500 and rising to 28,000 before declining below 23,000 by mid-year. The decline was driven by the Middle East conflict that erupted in late February, surging oil prices, ris

Strive (ticker: ASST) CEO Matt Cole announced on X on July 2 that the SATA preferred stock target price remains $100, but the company no longer guarantees automatic issuance of new shares at $100 without further notice. Cole stated that current market conditions are "not normal," and retaining flexibility around $100 issuance aligns with shareholders' long-term interests and SATA's stability. SATA Preferred Stock Policy Adjustment Highlights: Target Price Maintained, Three Core Principles Take E

ENS community member Christoph Jentzsch proposed on X on July 2 that the ENS DAO dissolve itself, stating "ENS DAO is broken," suggesting burning the ENSv2 Universal Router key (set to 0x00) and distributing remaining funds to formally transition ENS into public infrastructure. EP 6.45 Vote Failed: Johnson Controls ~80% of Voting Share, On-chain Result 82% Against EP 6.45 was an on-chain proposal to update the ENS DAO Security Council's operations; the Security Council consists of 4 out of 8 mem

On July 1, 2026, Eastern Daylight Time, according to Google Finance data, Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) closed at $61.95, down 1.09%. Just on the previous trading day (June 30), CRCL experienced a more severe single-day plunge of 17.55%, closing at $62.63. On a cross-month basis, CRCL has accumulated a decline of over 40% in the past 30 trading days. From its April high (around $104) to the end of June, the market value of this "first stablecoin stock" has evaporated by over 40%. A sharp st

The final transition period of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially ended on July 1, with the regulation fully taking effect. All crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) operating in the EU must now uniformly comply with a single EU rulebook. Currently, only 244 crypto companies have successfully obtained MiCA authorization, with a survival rate of less than 8%. Binance, having not obtained a license, has withdrawn its applications in Greece and other locations, facing a

xAI announced on July 1 the launch of the Voice Agent Builder Beta, a fully no-code AI voice agent building platform that enables users to build enterprise-grade voice agents in 2 minutes using natural language prompts. The platform adopts an end-to-end Speech-to-Speech single voice path tightly coupled with Grok Voice, surpassing GPT in benchmarks. τ-voice Bench Benchmark: Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0 Surpasses GPT (Source: xAI website) According to xAI's official release, Grok Voice Think Fast 1.

Meta Platforms (META.US) shares closed up 8.81% on July 1 after foreign media reported that Meta is building a cloud computing business and plans to sell AI computing power to external customers. The news triggered a chain sell-off in AI hardware stocks. Meta has committed to capital expenditures of $125 billion to $145 billion in 2026. --- Closing Stock Reaction: META Up Over 8%, Six AI Hardware Stocks Close Lower After the announcement on July 1, 2026, market reaction showed clear sector diver

Solana Foundation announced on July 2 via X that the Solana on-chain governance mechanism is now live; validators can propose, support, and vote on core protocol decisions through Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs), with all proposals completed on-chain. Any validator with at least 100,000 SOL delegated can permissionlessly initiate an SGP; the threshold for a proposal to enter the voting phase is 15% active stake support. Solana Foundation: Minimum Threshold for Validators to Submit SGP is 100,

Microsoft (MSFT) stock fell 19% in June, its worst monthly performance since the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Meanwhile, according to the New York Post citing Business Insider sources, Microsoft is expected to announce its third major round of layoffs in over a year next week, affecting fewer than 5,500 people. The layoffs will primarily impact the sales and consulting divisions, as well as the Xbox gaming division. Timeline of Three Rounds of Layoffs: Over 20,500 Total Between May 2