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The Nasdaq Composite climbed to a new high as investors kept buying megacap AI shares and software names despite another rise in long term Treasury yields. The S&P 500 moved closer to its own record, while deal activity and analyst upgrades helped broaden pockets of market strength.

OKX and Intercontinental Exchange are preparing a blockchain-based venue that could bring major U.S. equities including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple into tokenized markets. The planned structure would use stablecoins, one-for-one share backing and automated liquidity pools instead of a traditional order book.

X is giving U.S. users a faster route from market conversation to live charts and partner trading platforms through cashtags such as $BTC and $TSLA. Transactions still take place through outside firms including Interactive Brokers, Moomoo, Gemini, Kraken and Coinbase, not directly on X.

The SEC is creating a regulated path for tokenized U.S. stocks to trade on public blockchains through smart contracts and liquidity pools. The framework keeps issuer rights, access controls, trading caps and public auditability at the center of the experiment.

Crypto.com has launched tokenized derivatives tracking 1,500 U.S. stocks and ETFs for eligible users in approved markets. The products offer synthetic price exposure rather than ownership of the underlying shares, adding to a wider push by crypto platforms into tokenized equities.

Hyperliquid is handling record open interest and a growing share of global perpetual futures activity, led by real-world asset contracts. Yet revenue has declined for four straight quarters as builder-deployed markets capture a rising share of trading fees.

Crypto platforms are extending perpetual futures beyond digital assets and into stocks, indexes and commodities, creating round-the-clock exposure to traditional markets. The shift is drawing institutions seeking lower-friction hedging and retail traders looking for access, while questions remain over custody, investor protections and decentralized venues.

The S&P 500 is positioned to rebound after extending its short-term consolidation, with futures retracing much of the prior sharp decline. Traders remain focused on Middle East tensions, oil prices, this week’s major technology earnings and Wednesday’s FOMC policy decision.

U.S. equities are facing a tougher short-term backdrop as oil prices, Treasury yields and tariff concerns complicate the outlook for inflation and earnings. The S&P 500 remains technically constructive above key support, but a break of major levels could decide whether the next move is toward a fresh rally or deeper pullback.

The S&P 500 is being tested by higher oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and tariff-related inflation risks, even as key technical support remains intact. A move above 7,620 could revive bullish momentum toward 8,000, while a break below 7,000 would shift attention to deeper downside risk.

September E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index futures edged higher in pre-market trade after buyers defended the July 17 main bottom. The rebound remains fragile as Brent, Treasury yields, and Middle East headline risk continue to shape sentiment toward growth stocks.

Bitcoin held around $65,400 in Asian trading even as the Magnificent Seven suffered their worst day since April 2025. The move raised fresh questions over whether crypto is beginning to loosen its recent connection to the AI equity trade.

Tesla kept its bitcoin treasury unchanged through the second quarter, maintaining 11,509 BTC while recording an after-tax impairment loss of $112 million. The crypto update landed alongside mixed quarterly results, with revenue beating expectations and adjusted earnings missing forecasts.

Nasdaq 100 futures came under pressure as Brent crude moved above $94 and briefly topped $95, forcing traders to reassess the path for interest rates. Super Micro Computer offered support to the AI trade with a $60 billion order book, but Tesla, Alphabet and IBM earnings now face a tougher macro backdrop.

Bitcoin hovered around $64,200 on Monday as a sharp Brent crude rally revived inflation concerns and kept risk assets under pressure. Crypto traders also watched continuing fallout from Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 release, which weighed on chip stocks and the broader AI-linked trade.

SpaceX moved tiny amounts of bitcoin between wallets tagged to the company for the first time in about six months. The transfers totaled less than $300 and did not send coins to an exchange, leaving its 18,712 BTC position intact.

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