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Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Drops Nearly 5% in a Single Day as AI Chip Stocks Plunge: Correction or Trend Reversal?

Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Drops Nearly 5% in a Single Day as AI Chip Stocks Plunge: Correction or Trend Reversal?

On July 8, 2026, all three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 4.65%, with AI chip stocks suffering a major sell-off.

AI Chip Craze Cools Down? Three Major Shocks Behind the Plunge of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index

AI Chip Craze Cools Down? Three Major Shocks Behind the Plunge of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index

The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 4.65% on July 8, marking the sharpest sell-off in AI chip stocks since 2026.

Blog Team07/08/2026

Semiconductors Plunge 4.65%—Why Is NVIDIA Bucking the Trend? The Institutional Battle Behind 1.5 Million Bullish Options

Semiconductors Plunge 4.65%—Why Is NVIDIA Bucking the Trend? The Institutional Battle Behind 1.5 Million Bullish Options

This article examines how Samsungs earnings report triggered a sell-off, the dynamics of institutional options strategies, and the interconnected logic between these factors and the cryptocurrency market.

Blog Team07/08/2026

10-Year US Treasury Yield Surges Past 4.55%: How Geopolitical Risks, Inflation Rebound, and Fed Policy Are Reshaping the Market

10-Year US Treasury Yield Surges Past 4.55%: How Geopolitical Risks, Inflation Rebound, and Fed Policy Are Reshaping the Market

Under the combined pressures of geopolitical conflict, inflation expectations, and supply constraints, how will the logic and sustainability of the US Treasury sell-off unfold? This article breaks down the issue from both data and structural perspectives.

Blog Team07/08/2026

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DeFi Derivatives Enter the High-Performance Era: How edgeX Is Driving the Next Generation of On-Chain Trading Infrastructure

DeFi Derivatives Enter the High-Performance Era: How edgeX Is Driving the Next Generation of On-Chain Trading Infrastructure

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the explosive growth in the perpetual contracts market projected for 2026, as well as the ongoing upgrades to on-chain derivatives trading infrastructure. It focuses on how edgeX is driving DeFi derivatives into a new era of high performance through its hybrid architecture, which combines off-chain order matching with on-chain settlemen

Blog Team07/08/2026

How Do On-Chain Order Books Enable High-Performance Trading? An In-Depth Look at the edgeX Hybrid Execution Architecture

How Do On-Chain Order Books Enable High-Performance Trading? An In-Depth Look at the edgeX Hybrid Execution Architecture

This article provides an in-depth analysis of edgeX’s hybrid architecture, which combines an off-chain matching engine with on-chain ZK settlement. It compares the differences between AMM and order book models, breaks down on-chain matching mechanisms, explores pathways to achieve low latency, and examines risk control logic for perpetual contracts.

Blog Team07/08/2026

BTC Rebounds Sharply from Below $61,500: What Are Options Markets and ETF Flows Signaling?

BTC Rebounds Sharply from Below $61,500: What Are Options Markets and ETF Flows Signaling?

Bitcoin rebounded from $61,391 after the Strategy sell-off, climbing to a high of $64,529. Both the call-to-put ratio in options and ETF inflows are signaling a shift in institutional sentiment.

Why Is ADTX Stock So Volatile? Insights from the Ignite Spin-Off, Delisting Risks, and Microcap Investing

Why Is ADTX Stock So Volatile? Insights from the Ignite Spin-Off, Delisting Risks, and Microcap Investing

Analyzing ADTX (Aditxt) in 2026: Business Restructuring, Ignite Proteomics Spin-Off, Financial Distress, and Nasdaq Delisting Risk—Exploring Valuation Logic and Market Dynamics for Micro-Cap Biotech Stocks

Meta’s 5GW AI Compute Expansion: Why the "Cloud Business Sell-Off" May Be a Market Misjudgment

Meta’s 5GW AI Compute Expansion: Why the "Cloud Business Sell-Off" May Be a Market Misjudgment

Analysis of the Four Directions of 5GW Hashrate and Neocloud’s Real Situation

Blog Team07/03/2026