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According to Gate market data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell by 5%.

According to a report by 10x Research, Bitcoin mining stocks have largely decoupled from Bitcoin price trends and have experienced a pullback of about 20%.The report states that Bitcoin mining companies are currently deeply tied to the AI theme, which is more focused on global supply chains and competition rather than crypto adoption or financial digitization. Additionally, the performance of Chinese LLM concept stocks and the outlook for the South Korean semiconductor supply chain are directly impacting the trends of Bitcoin mining stocks.Data from the image shows that the stock price trend of RIOT has become more synchronized with the Semi SOX ETF since April 2026, with both recently retreating from their highs, indicating that the performance of Bitcoin mining stocks is being influenced by the sentiment in the semiconductor and AI computing power chain.

According to the latest report from Omdia titled "2026 Q2 Semiconductor Application Market Forecast Tool (AMFT)", driven by the large-scale development of AI infrastructure, the expected year-on-year growth rate of China's semiconductor market size in 2026 has been significantly revised upward to 92.9%, reaching a total of $812.08 billion. Among them, the computing and storage category is expected to grow by 126%, accounting for 62.9% of the overall application market, marking that the industry is fully entering the AI-driven era in sync with the global trend.In the segmented chip categories, influenced by the surge in demand for AI cloud and edge inference leading to tight supply and demand, the market size of China's storage chip market is expected to skyrocket by 262.9% to $449.6 billion, with market share jumping to 55.4%. At the same time, AI demand has also driven significant growth in logic chips (27.9%), analog ICs (25.4%), and microcontrollers (15%), creating enormous space for the improvement of local semiconductor self-sufficiency and capacity utilization. In contrast, the wireless communication category, primarily focused on smartphones, although experiencing an absolute scale growth of 68.8%, is expected to see its overall market share decline from 30.43% in 2025 to 26.63% due to the dual pressure of soaring storage costs and shrinking shipment volumes.

Gate, as the exclusive platform supporting Korean stock trading services, continues to enrich the global stock asset layout. Recently, the volatility in the Korean semiconductor sector has intensified, and the market trading heat remains high. According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the semiconductor leader SK Hynix reached a high of $1654.1 and a low of $1509.9 during the day, currently reported at $1543.1, with a daily decline of 5.03%. According to CoinGlass data, the contract position for Gate SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) exceeds $24.5448 million, ranking among the industry leaders.

According to The Edge Malaysia, South Korean Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik stated on July 5 that the Lee Jae-myung government plans to establish a "Future Response Fund" using the additional tax revenue generated by the semiconductor boom. This fund will support three major super projects (semiconductors, physical AI, data centers), cultivate new growth momentum, address "K-shaped" economic polarization, and provide housing, entrepreneurship, and employment support for the young population aged 20 to 30.Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and government agencies plan to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the aforementioned projects, aiming to strengthen South Korea's global competitiveness in the chip and AI sectors and promote balanced development outside the capital region.

In 2026, Sandisk rose over 530% cumulatively, and Micron rose over 230% cumulatively, reflecting the market's demand for companies benefiting from the growth in AI demand in the first half of the year.Subsequently, the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) fell 25% from its peak in June, and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) dropped about 12%. After reports that Meta was advancing the sale of excess GPU capacity, AI infrastructure stocks and computing service providers were sold off, and Bitcoin rebounded from a two-year low.

According to Gate market data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell over 5%, Micron Technology fell over 8%, Intel fell over 7%, Arm fell 6%, and Nvidia fell 2.6%.

According to official news, the Gate stock derivatives section will launch on July 1 at 14:00 (UTC+8) with the debut of perpetual contracts for PDD (Pinduoduo), STRC (MicroStrategy Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock), TSEM (Tower Semiconductor), AAL (American Airlines), AMKR (Amkor Technology), ASX (ASE Technology Holding), MVLL (2x Long Mavis Daily ETF), FLEX (Flex Ltd.), and APD (Air Products and Chemicals) (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20 times leverage.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, semiconductor leader SK Hynix reached a maximum of $1779.9 during intraday trading today, with a minimum of $1655, currently reported at $1718.8, with an intraday increase of 0.21%. According to CoinGlass data, the contract position amount for Gate SK Hynix (SKHYNIX) exceeds $23,007,200, with a 24-hour contract trading volume of $42,349,300, ranking among the top in the industry for both position size and trading volume.

The semiconductor research institution SemiAnalysis has released a latest analysis indicating that Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has clearly become the world's fourth largest DRAM manufacturer. Although its production capacity and cash flow are continuously growing, the institution believes that Changxin Memory still faces multiple challenges in equipment, technology, and market, and will not end the current storage "super cycle" in the short term.In terms of specific challenges, export controls on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (such as EUV, advanced etching, and TSV tools) severely restrict Changxin's expansion into more advanced processes and high bandwidth memory (HBM) fields; although domestic equipment (such as Zhongwei Company, Northern Huachuang, etc.) has alleviated some pressure, it cannot fully resolve the integration and yield bottlenecks across multiple process links, resulting in its technology still lagging behind leading manufacturers by several generations. Additionally, Changxin's market share is currently still highly concentrated in the Chinese domestic market, with global expansion limited by geopolitical factors and customers' willingness to diversify their supply chains.In response to market concerns that Changxin might "impact the global market with cheap chips," SemiAnalysis clarified that there is currently a severe structural shortage in the DRAM market, and the increase in Changxin's production capacity may even struggle to fully meet domestic demand in China. In fact, the prices of Chinese memory chips are also soaring significantly, in line with the global upward trend, and Changxin is similarly a beneficiary of the shortage premium. Therefore, Changxin Memory should be viewed as a long-term structural competitive force, and in the current context of accelerated AI demand and constrained supply, it cannot shake the fundamental super cycle dominated by leading manufacturers in the short term.

Samsung officially announced a large-scale investment plan totaling up to 265.5 trillion Korean won (approximately 1.168 trillion yuan).It is reported that the core of this investment plan will focus on the semiconductor industry clusters in Yongin and Pyeongtaek, South Korea, with an expected investment of 203 trillion Korean won, aiming to comprehensively deepen and accelerate Samsung's long-term layout in cutting-edge fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, AI computing data centers, and physical AI.

The Kobeissi Letter analysis points out that since April, the cumulative net outflow from U.S. gold and Bitcoin-related ETFs has been about $12 billion, while during the same period, semiconductor ETFs recorded a net inflow of about $20 billion, with funds clearly concentrating in the technology growth sector.This trend accelerated further in mid-May: the outflow from gold and Bitcoin ETFs increased more than threefold, while the inflow into semiconductor ETFs doubled. In terms of market performance, the world's largest gold ETF GLD has fallen about 13% since early April, and the Bitcoin ETF IBIT has dropped about 12% during the same period; in contrast, semiconductor ETFs SOXX and SMH have risen approximately 81% and 60%, respectively.Analysis suggests that the current market shows a clear "risk preference switch," with retail funds accelerating their shift from safe-haven assets and crypto assets to high-growth semiconductor and AI-related sectors, driving the market in unprecedented ways.

According to Gate market data, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's intraday decline has expanded to over 5%.

According to Gate market data, the US stock semiconductor sector performed strongly, with Micron Technology (MU) rising 15.93% during the day and SanDisk (SNDK) increasing by 21.69%. CoinGlass data shows that the contract market for MU and SNDK is active, with the Gate platform having a MU contract open interest of approximately $12.2 million and a 24-hour trading volume of about $55.85 million; the SNDK contract has an open interest of approximately $11.03 million and a 24-hour trading volume of about $61.21 million, both indicators ranking among the top in the industry.