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According to TechFlow Research, the latest report on Apple released by Morgan Stanley on July 14, 2026, shows that Apple increased prices for Mac, iPad, and accessories by 15-54% within two weeks. The underlying driver is forced cost hedging, rather than simple profit extraction. DRAM and NAND chip costs are expected to rise by 190% and 280% respectively in 2027. The chip cost for a single iPad will rise from $51 to $144, and this item alone could consume 30-40% of the gross profit.
According to The Information, the rift between OpenAI and Apple continues to deepen, and Apple's lawsuit may cast a shadow over OpenAI's upcoming first hardware device, which is expected to be released as early as February next year.
the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and PitchBook recently released the "Venture Monitor" report, noting that after SpaceX's listing and the potential IPOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, the combined value generated by these three companies will reach an unprecedented level. The report states: "With SpaceX going public, combined with the future exits of these companies, the value created will surpass the total exit value of all US VC-backed companies since 2000." The core factor lies in the extremely high valuation expectations of these three companies.SpaceX is currently valued at approximately $1.77 trillion, while Anthropic and OpenAI are also moving towards multi-trillion-dollar enterprise valuations. The market estimates that the combined valuation of the three companies could exceed $4 trillion. This scale far surpasses past large-scale tech IPOs. Data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that total US IPO fundraising last year was about $70 billion, whereas SpaceX's single-company valuation has already reached a level that traditional large-scale IPOs find hard to match. As a once-highly-watched tech IPO case, Uber was valued at around $84 billion when it went public in 2019, which is less than 5% of SpaceX's current valuation.However, the comparison by NVCA and PitchBook is based on "enterprise value created," not the actual cash-out amounts for investors. Additionally, the analysis does not include non-US companies like Alibaba. Furthermore, the value created by already-public companies such as Apple, Google Android, YouTube, and Instagram is not counted in the VC exit statistics.The report points out that over the past 25 years, the US tech market has seen several historic IPOs, including Google in 2004, Tesla in 2010, and Meta in 2012. These companies have since become some of the world's most valuable enterprises. Additionally, companies like LinkedIn, Slack, and WhatsApp were acquired for over $20 billion.The NVCA believes that the current IPO cycle driven by artificial intelligence (AI) could further break these records. The analysis suggests two main reasons driving this trend:First, tech companies are staying private for longer periods than in the past, accumulating higher valuations through prolonged financing and business expansion. If today's Google were in its early stages, it might also choose to go public later to achieve a higher market valuation.Second, the AI industry is highly capital-intensive. Training large AI models requires massive investment, pushing AI companies to continuously raise substantial funds and driving rapid valuation growth.Industry insiders believe that the potential scale of IPOs by SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI will test the capacity of the US capital market. As AI companies transition from the private financing stage to the public market, how trillions of dollars in tech assets flow into the stock market will become a focus for investors. (DigitalToday)
Kraken has begun allowing eligible users to use select tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral for futures and margin trading, enabling them to open leveraged positions without selling their existing holdings.The initial offering includes 10 tokenized stocks and ETFs, featuring Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Strategy, SPDR S&P 500 ETF, and Invesco QQQ Trust. This feature is currently only available to eligible users outside the United States.Kraken has also set collateral limits for different assets, with a maximum collateral value of $1 million for large-cap ETFs, $250,000 for most individual stocks, and $100,000 for tokenized gold and Circle stock. The platform stated that collateral limits and haircut rates will be reviewed periodically and may be adjusted based on market conditions. (Cointelegraph)
European cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has announced the launch of a new market category, TradeFi. Users can now trade over 45 perpetual contracts tied to the price movements of commodities, stocks, and ETFs within a crypto trading interface. TradeFi uses USDT as margin and settlement currency, enabling users to trade relevant contracts through a single WhiteBIT account. The underlying assets cover gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas, copper, as well as stocks like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Coinbase, Robinhood, and certain market ETFs. WhiteBIT stated that TradeFi instruments are offered through its perpetual contracts interface, and these products only track the price fluctuations of traditional assets. They do not represent actual trading or investment in the underlying assets, nor do they confer ownership, shareholder rights, or related entitlements.
Ondo Finance has announced the integration of its tokenized securities platform, Ondo Global Markets, with Uniswap. Over 430 tokenized stocks and ETFs on the platform are now simultaneously available on Ethereum and BNB Chain. Users can trade via the Uniswap interface or the UniswapX API.Compliant users can trade tokenized shares of companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as major ETF assets like SPY and QQQ, directly on-chain. Trades leverage UniswapX to benefit from optimal liquidity routing, MEV protection, and gas-free transactions. All wallets and protocols integrated with the UniswapX API can support Ondo's full suite of tokenized securities without requiring additional development. Data shows that since its launch in September 2025, Ondo Global Markets has covered over 430 tokenized securities, with its TVL surpassing $1 billion and cumulative trading volume exceeding $20 billion.
“White-Haired Stock God” Serenity posted on X, stating that Micron Technology’s CEO’s remarks today are highly noteworthy. He predicts that humanoid robots will drive a storage demand cycle lasting several decades. The memory requirements for humanoid robots could be approximately 10 times those of current L2+ autonomous vehicles, and this wave of demand is expected to begin before the end of this decade. Additionally, Micron’s CEO noted that the growing value of on-device AI—and the release of pent-up device upgrade demand—will drive future growth in the storage market. Although Apple’s Apple Intelligence has so far underperformed, innovations in localized AI and edge AI remain promising. Today, industry leaders—from TSMC’s chairman and Elon Musk to Micron’s CEO—are all identifying humanoid robots as the next major trend, suggesting that “physical AI” may represent the next phase of AI development.
Odaily Odaily, According to an official announcement, Gate Stocks has officially launched 7×24 trading services for US, Hong Kong, and Korean stocks. Building on pre-market, regular, and after-hours trading, the platform now further supports overnight and weekend trading, breaking through the traditional securities market's time restrictions. This makes it one of the first platforms in the industry to offer round-the-clock coverage across the US, Hong Kong, and Korean stock markets, providing users with a more flexible and efficient global stock trading experience.Currently, Gate Stocks has established a global stock trading system covering the three core markets of the US, Hong Kong, and Korea. It supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, covering a total of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets worldwide. This includes globally representative listed companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi Group, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix. Users can participate in global stock investment using USDT via a unified account, enjoy stock dividend rights, and benefit from fractional share trading starting from as low as 0.01 shares, further lowering the threshold for global asset allocation.At the same time, Gate Stocks has been fully integrated into the platform's VIP tier system. Users can upgrade to VIP by holding a position of $2,000 or more, thereby enjoying stock trading fees as low as 0.023% and access to a dedicated 1V1 account manager service. In the future, Gate will continue to expand its global market coverage and improve its multi-asset trading service system, aiming to build a more open, convenient, and efficient one-stop investment platform for users worldwide.
: According to an official announcement, to meet users' round-the-clock trading needs, Bitget Stock Spot (rToken) has officially launched its weekend trading feature. The first batch supports 20 popular U.S. stock options, including rAAPL (Apple), rNVDA (NVIDIA), and rTSLA (Tesla).During U.S. stock market closures, the platform will generate continuous weekend trading prices based on Friday's closing prices, market maker quotes, and market expectations. This feature supports limit orders and stop-loss/take-profit settings. To prevent abnormal fluctuations, the system implements an approximate ±20% protection limit for weekend limit orders.rToken, identified by the letter "r" followed by the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), is issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. Through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca, it connects directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Its features include: 1:1 reserves of the underlying assets held by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, corporate actions such as stock splits and reverse splits synchronously reflected, and holdings can be used as joint margin for unified accounts and U-margined contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
Odaily Odaily Reports: Blockchain oracle and market data provider Pyth Network has announced the launch of continuous price indices for U.S. stocks and commodities, aiming to support around-the-clock trading products in the crypto market. The initial coverage includes U.S. stocks such as Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Circle, and Strategy, as well as commodities like gold, silver, WTI crude oil, and Brent crude oil.It is reported that Coinbase, Kraken, dYdX, and Nado have been the first to integrate these indices to build new trading markets. This pricing system can provide continuous reference prices for perpetual contracts, tokenized assets, prediction markets, derivatives settlement, and ETF benchmarks, even updating data during traditional exchange closures.Additionally, Pyth is collaborating with MarketVector (a VanEck-owned index provider) to develop sector index futures covering themes such as artificial intelligence, defense, and technology. (Cointelegraph)
Bitget has launched the sixth edition of its Futures VIP “Million-Club” campaign. The snapshot rules are based on “cumulative achievement within a natural month + end-of-month status verification.” Based on users’ account data as of June 30, Bitget will award high-tech electronic gift boxes to those who meet either the cumulative futures trading volume or the average daily net asset increase requirements between June 1 and June 30. Rewards include premium physical items such as Dyson air purifying fans, Roborock sweep-and-mop robots, and Apple Mac Mini & monitor bundles. Previously, Bitget announced an upgrade to its Futures VIP service system and introduced the “Million-Club” program, through which eligible users receive custom high-end physical gift boxes monthly. The program runs from January to June 2026; past gifts have included Moutai liquor, Hermès products, Apple gift boxes, and premium gold items. Specific benefits are subject to the official announcement each month. For more details, please visit the Bitget official platform.
Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, announced that Bitget’s new product, RealityFi (@RealityFi_xyz), directly connects to licensed broker-dealers registered with FINRA and members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). This enables orders to flow straight into the native order books of NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), fundamentally resolving the liquidity fragmentation and severe slippage issues plaguing existing tokenized U.S. equities products—and delivering “what you see is what you get” execution prices. The product supports 24×5 trading hours, with plans to expand to 24×7 continuous trading. Pre-market and after-hours liquidity matches that of established brokers, utilizing compliant off-market channels. RealityFi is a pure spot product—offering no leverage and zero liquidation risk. In its initial phase, over 30 U.S. equity tokens will be listed, scaling to more than 100 within one to two weeks. These will include popular stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and NVIDIA, as well as major index ETFs like SPY and QQQ. The corresponding rTokens will begin rolling out in early June.
Bloomberg has revealed the preliminary appearance of Apple's new digital assistant, which is the highly anticipated major Siri overhaul. It is expected to become a core highlight of the next-generation software updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The illustration showcases a refreshed Siri interface, a brand-new chatbot-style application, and other significant changes to iOS 27 that Apple plans to announce at the "Worldwide Developers Conference" (WWDC) on June 8.This release is expected to mark a key turning point in Apple's artificial intelligence strategy, as the company races to catch up with competitors such as OpenAI, Google, and Samsung Electronics. Apple has redesigned Siri for the iPhone hardware, embedding it within the "Dynamic Island" to function as an "always-on" intelligent assistant. This assistant helps users efficiently manage tasks across the entire operating system and within various applications. The system can integrate web data, personal information, and content currently displayed on the screen to assist users in completing various tasks.
Vitalik Buterin updated several developments related to CROPS AI and noted a clear overlap between the “CROPS Ethereum Access Layer” and “CROPS AI.” He suggested that paying for remote large language model (LLM) calls via zero-knowledge proofs could also address Ethereum’s private RPC read issues. Meanwhile, DeepSeek v4 has been released; its 2-bit quantized version runs within 90 GB, though it currently performs faster on Apple hardware; the messaging app Messa now supports Telegram Alpha features; the model runtime tool Luceb demonstrates higher efficiency when running compute-intensive models; and the local AI voice recording tool VoxTerm remains under active development. Vitalik Buterin also mentioned that application-specific fine-tuned large language models will help improve secure code writing, and Ethereum-related use cases should likewise have dedicated fine-tuned models.
Adam Hollander, Chief Marketing Officer of OpenSea, stated that the next cycle of NFTs could look very different from the speculative frenzy of 2022, which saw over $1.6 billion in trading volume. Speaking to The Block at Consensus Miami, Hollander noted that it "makes perfect sense" to put assets like collectible cards, luxury watches, and digital tickets on-chain for trading, and that these could be the core drivers of a new wave of NFTs.Adam Hollander emphasized that although avatar-based NFTs like Bored Apes and CryptoPunks have experienced a value crash, NFT technology still has potential to prove ownership of both digital and physical assets. He believes the previous NFT boom relied too heavily on speculation, with buyers treating NFTs more like a digital casino rather than focusing on their technology and real-world value. The future application of NFTs will be driven by actual demand for collectibles, in-game items, AI tools, and more. The development of artificial intelligence will also lower the barrier to creating digital art, animations, and games, thereby accelerating NFT adoption.Regarding platform development, OpenSea is working to build an ecosystem that allows users to manage all their crypto assets and NFTs across different wallets and chains, while optimizing the user experience. This includes simplifying the onboarding process, supporting Apple Pay-like fiat payments, and displaying NFT prices in US dollars. When asked about the delay in launching the much-anticipated SEA token, Hollander stated that the decision lies with the OpenSea Foundation, and he personally has no further information on the timeline. He emphasized that if the token were merely an "airdrop meme coin," it would not create value for users. (The Block)
U.S. President Trump concluded his visit to China, and the China-U.S. talks released positive signals, boosting market expectations for trade easing, supply chain stability, and technological cooperation. WEEX Labs noted that U.S. equities linked to the accompanying business delegation—including Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), and Apple (AAPL)—continued their upward trend, reflecting heightened market optimism regarding long-term opportunities arising from AI collaboration, access to the Chinese market, and supply chain optimization. Meanwhile, news of the U.S. rejecting Iran’s ceasefire proposal may further push up energy prices, exacerbating global inflation and volatility in risk assets. Currently, the WEEX TradFi segment supports tokenized trading of U.S. equities, gold, crude oil, and other assets, and has launched a TradFi Spot Trading Competition with a $100,000 prize pool—enabling users to conduct global asset allocation and event-driven hedging in one integrated platform.
According to PR Newswire, MoonPay has officially launched MoonPay Headless Onramps—the industry’s first native crypto checkout platform enabling one-click crypto purchases via Apple Pay, credit cards, and Google Pay across the U.S., the European Economic Area, and over 100 countries worldwide. In contrast, competing headless payment solutions currently support mobile payments only within the U.S. This product replaces MoonPay’s branded widget with a pure API integration, enabling partners to deliver a fully white-labeled and highly customizable checkout experience—while MoonPay handles payment processing, compliance, and identity verification in the background. Launch partners include Moonshot, Bitcoin.com, Bread, and Trust Wallet. Notably, Apple Pay is now fully embedded into partner apps for the first time: verified users can complete purchases with a single tap—no redirects or re-verification required.
According to official announcements, xStocks—a tokenized U.S. equities platform—has launched its Unified Execution Layer, xChange, on Mantle. Powered by Atomic RFQ, xChange locks in optimal pricing and delivers deep liquidity—ensuring no partial fills and zero slippage. Users can now trade 10 tokenized U.S. equities—including Tesla (TSLAx), NVIDIA (NVDAx), Apple (AAPLx), and Meta (METAx)—24/7 via the Fluxion platform, with TradFi liquidity during market hours and on-chain liquidity outside of market hours—no waiting required. Meanwhile, from issuance through trading to redemption, Mantle is building a unified distribution layer by integrating Bybit’s CeFi liquidity, Fluxion’s DeFi execution, and xStocks’ Atomic RFQ into a composable stack—delivering a CeDeFi-standard experience engineered for institutional-grade precision trading.
BNB Chain officially announced the launch of the tokenized stock platform xStocks, with the first batch opening over 50 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, including Apple, Tesla, NVIDIA, and the S&P 500 ETF, with more than 100 additional assets to be added in the coming weeks. Users can participate with a minimum of $10 and enjoy 24/5 uninterrupted trading.Trading is now available directly on PancakeSwap and CowSwap, with 1inch integration coming soon. These tokenized stocks can also be used as collateral for loans and integrated into structured yield strategies. Further integration with Venus Protocol and Flux through Chainlink is planned.BNB Chain has become the second-largest RWA public chain globally, with on-chain RWA assets totaling $3.8 billion, approximately 45,000 holders, and a transfer volume of $1.17 billion.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the “Ignite $HTX Season” campaign, featuring four core activities—holding, trading, grid trading, and earning crypto—to deliver a one-stop participation experience. From now until May 15, 18:00 (UTC+8), users who complete designated tasks can unlock random airdrops, participate in raffles for Apple surprise prizes, and share in a $100,000 USDT reward pool.