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Iran launches missiles at merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil tankers are unharmed, but the market’s geopolitical risk premium rises again. The strait’s key position—about 20 million barrels of oil per day—keeps supply concerns elevated, and oil prices fluctuate amid a standoff between two forces. Bitcoin falls from $64,400 to about $61,900, indicating that geopolitical shocks are transmitted to crypto assets through inflation expectations and Federal Reserve policy. The outlook will depend on U.S.-Iran negotiations, passage through the strait, and the pace of global energy recovery.

On July 7, 2026, Beijing time, all three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through the 53,000-point integer level for the first time, closing at 53,055.91 points, up 155.84 points, or 0.29%, setting a new all-time closing high. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.12%, to 26,121.16 points; the S&P 500 climbed 0.72%, to 7,537.43 points. During the session, the Dow at one point dipped after opening lower by more than 250 points, but rebounded strongly into the close; its intraday high reached 53,060 points, marking the second consecutive trading day that it refreshed its all-time high.
This milestone breakthrough came in less than two years after the Dow first broke through the 40,000-point mark in 2024. Against a macro backdrop in which uncertainty remains over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path, the broad rebound in chip stocks has become the core theme of this market rally.

On July 6, 2026, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) filed an 8-K form with the U.S. SEC, disclosing that the company sold a cumulative 3,588 bitcoins between June 29 and July 5, cashing out approximately $216 million. This was the largest net sell-off since the company launched its bitcoin strategy in 2020, and the third recorded public sale in six years.
After the news was released, Strategy’s stock price briefly fell by more than 5% during the trading day, and bitcoin briefly came under pressure, dropping to around $61,800. However, the market’s panic did not last long—after a short adjustment, bitcoin quickly rebounded. As of July 7, 2026, BTC was trading at $63,070, up 0.8% over the past 24 hours. A company holding approximately 4% of the world’s

On July 6, 2026, during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House, U.S. President Trump was asked whether Bitcoin would be included in the newly launched “Trump Accounts.” He gave a jaw-dropping answer: “I have become a loyal supporter of cryptocurrency (a big crypto guy).” He also admitted that his involvement in the crypto space was “partly for

On July 6, 2026, a filing submitted by Broadcom (AVGO.US) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stirred up the entire semiconductor investment community. The filing disclosed that Broadcom and Apple (AAPL.US) have signed a new multi-year agreement, extending their long-term technology partnership through 2031. Under the agreement, Broadcom will develop and supply a series of custom ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) chip products for multiple generations of Apple products.
The next day after the announcement (July 7, Beijing time), Broadcom’s stock closed up 3.73%, at $373.90, and briefly jumped 6.3% to $383.16 during the session. This increase not only reflected the market’s optimistic interpretation of the agreement itself, but also reflected the capital market’s reassessment of the long-term value of the custom chip track.
Traditional Tech Giants’ Strategic Positioning

On July 6, 2026, the U.S. stock market’s semiconductor sector saw a strong rebound. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped more than 4% in a single day, ending two consecutive trading days of losses. As of the close on July 7 (Beijing time), the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 288.49 points, or 1.12%, to close at 26,121.16; the S&P 500 Index rose 0.72% to close at 7,537.43; and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.29% to close at 53,055.91—marking the first time it closed above the 53,000-point level and hitting a record high.
In this rebound, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 6.61%, closing at $552.05. Its year-to-date gain has already reached 157.77%. The core catalyst driving this rally was released by Goldman Sachs on the evening of July 5.

As the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) enters its full implementation phase, the European crypto trading market is seeing its most significant regulatory change in the past few years. More and more exchanges are completing their MiCA license applications, while some platforms have adjusted their European operations because they failed to meet regulatory requirements. For investors, what MiCA truly changes is not only the regulatory rules, but also how European crypto exchanges compete, where users go, and what the industry landscape will look like in the future. As the market gradually moves into the era of “licensed competition,” it is becoming a key focus for the market to determine who can remain in the European market and who will gain an advantage in the next round of competition.
What happened to the European crypto trading market after MiCA’s full implementation?
In July 2026, as the MiCA transition periods were gradually coming to an end, the European crypto industry officially entered a unified regulatory phase. For exchanges, custodians, and other crypto asset-related entities…

On July 6, 2026, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller delivered remarks at the Bank of Italy’s monetary policy conference that were enough to rewrite market expectations: “The risks have completely reversed.”
A year ago, Waller had argued for rate cuts due to weakness in the job market, and was willing to tolerate a longer timeline for inflation to return to its target. Now, he has clearly stated that the U.S. labor market has stabilized, while inflation is re-accelerating—inflation risk has surpassed employment risk, and the policy focus must shift back to curbing inflation.
This statement signals a 180-degree shift in the Fed’s policy logic. Just six weeks ago, the market was still debating when the Fed would cut rates; today, the CME “FedWatch” tool shows a 74.3% probability that rates will be kept unchanged at the July meeting, and a 25.7% probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike. By September, the probability of keeping rates unchanged falls to 42.9%, and the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike is

On July 7, 2026, Beijing time, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 155.84 points, or 0.29%, to 53,055.91 points, breaking through the 53,000-point mark for the first time in history and setting a new closing record. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 288.49 points, or 1.12%, to 26,121.16 points; the S&P 500 Index rose 54.19 points, or 0.72%, to 7,537.43 points.
From 52,000 points to 53,000 points, the Dow took less than five months—it first broke through 50,000 points in February 2026, and now stands above 53,000 points. Breaking through integer milestones is never just a numbers game; it is both a concentrated release of market sentiment and a concrete expression of trend momentum. But after a new high, the question the market faces is never "can it still go up."

In early July 2026, VANRY experienced a significant volume-driven rebound after months of decline, with daily trading volume hitting a new high in recent months. The price rose rapidly in a short period and then entered a consolidation phase. From a trend perspective, this rebound was driven by the revival of the AI infrastructure concept, along with improved market sentiment and capital competition.
Meanwhile, Vanar Chain has been steadily advancing its AI Native Infrastructure strategy, Google Cloud released an official customer case study introducing its AI infrastructure solution, and Binance added VANRY to its Monitoring Tag watchlist. These events collectively influenced the market's assessment of the project's long-term value, once again making VANRY a focus of attention in the AI infrastructure track.
Why has VANRY seen a volume-driven surge recently?
From the price trend perspective,

After a prolonged period of adjustment following the airdrop, Hamster Kombat has recently regained attention in the cryptocurrency market. The HMSTR price has seen consecutive volume-driven surges, with Google Trends search interest also recovering. Market discussions have gradually shifted from the early-stage Telegram clicker game to DAO governance, Layer2 networks, and ecosystem development. For investors, the current market is not actually trading the game itself, but rather whether Hamster Kombat can evolve from a single application into a more comprehensive Web3 gaming ecosystem.
Why has the HMSTR price rebounded so quickly recently?
Since entering June 2026, HMSTR has clearly broken away from the low-range consolidation seen in previous months. According to market data, the token has reached new highs in recent months after consecutive volume-driven breakouts, with trading volumes also expanding in tandem.

On July 7, 2026, the U.S. stock market witnessed a landmark trading day—the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 53,000-point mark for the first time, ending at 53,055.91, up 0.29%; the S&P 500 closed at 7,537.43, up 0.72%; and the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.12% to 26,121.16. The core driving force behind this rally was the AI chip sector, which had been sold off for several consecutive days prior.
On the same day, the semiconductor sector rebounded strongly, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rising 2.17% to 12,900.14. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged 6.61% to close at $552.05; TSMC ADR rose 4.06% to close at $451.79; Broadcom gained 3.73%.

In the AI chip bull market of the first half of 2026, investors had become accustomed to the narrative that "every pullback is a buying opportunity." But the market movements in the first week of July put this conventional logic to a real stress test.
From July 1 to 2, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) fell more than 11% over two trading days. Marvell Technology plunged 9.84% in a single day, hitting an intraday low of $237.20, and fell more than 18% over two days. From its all-time high of nearly $330 in June, it retreated over 25% in about three weeks. Micron Technology fell more than 11%, Intel fell 9%, and AMD gave back 7%. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF fell more than 5%. This sell-off was not an isolated event but a systematic valuation reassessment of the entire AI hardware chain.

In the first half of 2026, the global capital market presented a pattern of extreme divergence.
The Nasdaq 100, dominated by tech stocks, rose about 20% in the first half of the year, but the force driving this rally is no longer the "Magnificent Seven" that led the market in the past two years—their total return actually fell about 2% in the first half.
Funds are shifting from traditional giants in the AI application layer to the hardware supply chain of AI infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market experienced its toughest half-year since the launch of ETFs. Bitcoin retreated over 50% from its all-time high of $126k at the end of 2025, falling 32% in the first half; Ethereum fell even deeper, by 47%. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their first half-year net outflow of $5.4 billion. The commodities market also experienced violent swings—gold plunged nearly 30% after hitting an all-time high of $5,598 per ounce in January.

In the first half of 2026, global asset performance showed a rare divergence. On one side, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) led all major global asset categories with a 102% gain; on the other, the “Magnificent Seven” in U.S. stocks fell 2% overall, while Bitcoin (BTC) sharply retraced 33%. In the same period, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by about 12.8%, while the S&P 500 Index gained less than 10%.
This pattern suggests that market capital is undergoing a structural shift—from platform technology companies and high-volatility crypto assets that dominated the market over the past two years, further concentrating toward AI infrastructure and the semiconductor industry supply chain. Understanding the logic driving this divergence is crucial for judging asset allocation directions in the second half of 2026 and beyond.
How the semiconductor sector became the biggest winner in 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index doubled in the first half, in the second quarter,

On July 7, 2026, the South Korean stock market staged a “performance paradox” that stunned investors worldwide. In the morning of that day Beijing time, Samsung Electronics released its preliminary performance report for the second quarter of 2026: consolidated revenue reached 171 trillion KRW (approximately $111.8 billion), up 129.3% year over year and 27.7% quarter over quarter; operating profit reached 89.4 trillion KRW (approximately $5.84 billion), soaring 1,810% year over year and setting a new record for the highest quarterly operating profit in history for the third consecutive quarter. Even this figure surpassed the total profits of Samsung Electronics over the three years from 2023 to 2025, and exceeded NVIDIA’s operating profit of $53.536 billion (approximately 82 trillion KRW) from the previous quarter, making it the company with the highest quarterly operating profit globally.
However, this earnings report—worthy of being recorded in the company’s history—did not just fail to boost

On July 7, 2026 (Beijing time), Samsung Electronics announced its preliminary Q2 2026 earnings. This preliminary report, pending final settlement, has dropped a bombshell across the entire semiconductor industry and even the global capital markets.
According to Samsung Electronics' regulatory filing, preliminary Q2 operating profit was 89.4 trillion Korean won (approximately $58.4 billion), up about 1,810% year-on-year; preliminary consolidated revenue was 171 trillion Korean won (approximately $111.8 billion), up 129.3% year-on-year. This preliminary data has already significantly exceeded the average analyst estimate of 84.2 trillion Korean won. On a sequential basis, operating profit increased 56.2% from Q1's 57.2 trillion Korean won, and revenue rose 27.7% from 133.9 trillion Korean won. Sales and operating profit have set new all-time highs for three consecutive quarters starting from Q4 2025.
When Samsung Electronics released the preliminary earnings,

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have always been one of the most watched events in capital markets. When a company transitions from private to public listing, it is often accompanied by a concentrated release of market attention and a revaluation of its valuation. However, for the vast majority of global retail investors, participating in IPO subscriptions for popular companies has long faced multiple barriers—overseas securities accounts, accredited investor qualifications, complex fiat currency conversion and cross-border fund flows, forming nearly insurmountable thresholds.
On June 9, 2026, Gate officially launched the "IPO Access" service, opening up the IPO subscription channel long monopolized by top-tier brokerages and institutions to digital asset platform users for the first time. The first-phase project targeted the global commercial aerospace giant SpaceX, triggering high market attention.
With the successful completion of the first phase of the IPO Access project, a core

On July 7, international gold prices saw a clear pullback after last week’s strong rebound. Spot gold opened higher but then slipped, briefly touching a two-week high of $4,202.73 per ounce during the early Asian session before subsequently oscillating lower. In the U.S. session, it fell to a low of $4,128.39 per ounce. By the day’s close, spot gold was $4,165.13 per ounce, down 0.25%. During the session, it briefly fell below the $4,140 level, with an intraday decline of 0.60%.
This round of pullback is not an isolated event. A mild rebound in the U.S. dollar index, U.S. Treasury yields staying at high levels, profit-taking from earlier positions, and improved sentiment toward risk assets—multiple macro factors converging and resonating together—have collectively formed a short-term force that weighs on gold prices.
Meanwhile, in its latest precious metals outlook released on July 6, JPMorgan lowered its gold target price for the fourth quarter of 2026 from approximately $6,000 to $4,500, with the drop amounting to 25.