Semiconductors Outpaced Big Tech and Crypto in H1 2025: Is the Trade Shifting?
Semiconductor stocks quietly topped both Big Tech and crypto in the first half of 2025. Investors are now asking whether that leadership can hold into H2.
Markets, blockchain, and the forces shaping digital assets.
Semiconductor stocks quietly topped both Big Tech and crypto in the first half of 2025. Investors are now asking whether that leadership can hold into H2.

Three cryptocurrencies are drawing analyst attention heading into the second week of July 2026. Here is what traders are watching closely right now.

Bitcoin drove a $410 million liquidation wave across crypto markets in a single 24-hour window, wiping out leveraged traders on both sides of the market.

Germany is planning to include a crypto tax exemption in its 2027 federal budget, a move that could reshape how digital asset gains are treated under German law.

A court-appointed receiver is working to manage the aftermath of a failed crypto platform, according to reporting by the Sandusky Register.

Keyfactor has secured $1 billion in new funding to expand its cryptographic trust platform, signaling growing enterprise demand for digital identity and PKI security infrastructure.

Digital Currency Group has secured permission to escalate a key crypto securities classification question to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, per Law360.

Robinhood has opened a crypto prediction market letting users bet on where Bitcoin's price will land on July 5, 2026 at 9pm EDT.

Canadian telecom giant BCE Inc. is investing $300 million into a major AI infrastructure project, signaling a significant push into artificial intelligence capacity.

The iconic Azteca stadium clash between Mexico and England is drawing attention beyond football, emerging as a landmark moment for crypto adoption and engagement.

CoinGecko continues to be a primary reference for cryptocurrency prices ranked by market cap, with Bitcoin holding its dominant position at the top.

Crypto speculators keep circling Erling Haaland's infamous £4M missed transfer deal, turning a football footnote into a recurring tokenized spectacle.