Crypto Pulse

Overview Fabrinet reports fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2026 results after the US market close on August 17, 2026. Per the company's announcement, the release covers the quarter ended June 26, 2026, with management holding a conference call and webcast at 5:00 p.m. EDT. The prior quarter set a high bar, but its composition does not match the prevailing assumption. Per Investing.com's analysis of the third quarter slides, revenue for the quarter ended March 27, 2026 was $1,214.3 million, re

Overview Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA / 9988.HK) is scheduled to release its quarterly financial results before the opening bell on Thursday, August 20, 2026. On the eve of this pivotal earnings announcement, the Chinese technology titan has executed another landmark portfolio rationalization. According to reporting from Reuters, Alibaba has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its gaming development studio, Lingxi Games, to Asia-based private equity firm Trustar Capital for

Overview Baidu reports second quarter results before the US market opens on August 18, 2026, with management holding a call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern, 8:00 p.m. Beijing time the same day. Per Baidu's investor relations announcement, the release covers the quarter ended June 30. The prior quarter set a benchmark that will not be easy to repeat. Per Baidu's first quarter results, AI Cloud Infra revenue was RMB 8.8 billion, up 79% year over year, while GPU Cloud revenue rose 184%. Per Futu's breakdown,

Overview Artificial intelligence hardware titan Nvidia is in advanced negotiations to invest up to $3 billion in SoftBank Group subsidiary SB Energy, backing a massive 10 gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus in southern Ohio tailored for OpenAI. According to reporting from The Information, the proposed equity injection coincides with a significant restructuring of Nvidia's credit support terms. Following investor scrutiny regarding corporate balance sheet exposure, Nvidia reduced its initial debt

Overview The centre of gravity in the AI trade is shifting from who buys the GPUs to who finances them. On August 10, Nvidia announced independent compute financing platforms with six of the world's largest financial institutions, targeting more than $500 billion of third-party capital for AI infrastructure. Per Nvidia's press release, the company signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR, aiming to establish the first compute finan

Overview Shares of social media platform Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) experienced an aggressive upward repricing, surging between 11% and 13% across after-hours and pre-market sessions following confirmation of its upcoming entry into the S&P 500 benchmark index. According to an official rebalancing announcement, Reddit is scheduled to join the index prior to the opening bell on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Quantitative projections by JPMorgan research indicate that passive index-tracking funds will be mand

I. Macro & Market Sentiment(Market Data)· BTC Price: $63,069 (24h +0.08%), with the price consolidating within a narrow range· Funding Rate: +0.0063%, remaining positive but at a low level· Fear & Greed Index: 37 (Fear), indicating cautious market sentiment(Key Events Ahead)· No major macro events tonightII. Trading Signals / Hotspots(S&P 500 · Earnings-Driven)· Q2 earnings among S&P 500 constituents grew 31% year-over-year, far exceeding expectations of 23%. This marked the strongest growth sin

Recently, the StonkBroker NFT collection on Robinhood Chain has been creating massive FOMO. What initially started as a free mint that only required gas fees has now reached a point where individual NFTs are valued at tens of thousands of dollars. The project currently accounts for nearly 96% of the total NFT market capitalization on Robinhood Chain, with a token market capitalization of more than $100 million, making it the leading NFT project on the network. Key TakeAways:StonkBroker is an exp

Harmony is facing one of the most serious security incidents in the network’s history after an attacker was able to create nearly 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens, equivalent to approximately 26% of the pre-incident supply.Unlike many typical crypto hacks, where attackers steal assets that already exist in smart contracts or user wallets, the Harmony incident involves the ability to create new ONE supply outside the blockchain’s normal issuance mechanism.According to initial on-chain analysis,

Ethereum is facing an important debate over how the network rewards participants who stake ETH.Around 34% of the total ETH supply is currently staked, up significantly from approximately 29% at the beginning of 2026. As more ETH is locked to secure the network, a group of Ethereum researchers argues that the network may now be issuing more ETH than necessary to maintain security.To address this issue, a proposal called EIP-8363: Tapered Issuance Burn has been introduced. Instead of maintaining t