Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Technology & Crypto Editor

Sarah Chen leads technology and cryptocurrency coverage at StockTi. With a background in computer science from MIT and five years in fintech equity research, she brings deep technical fluency to her market analysis. Sarah covers earnings, product launches, and regulatory developments across the tech and digital asset sectors. She is a regular contributor to industry panels on blockchain adoption and AI-driven trading.

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MARA Holdings Drops 3.3% as Bitcoin Decline Overshadows AI-Driven Gains
Crypto

MARA Holdings Drops 3.3% as Bitcoin Decline Overshadows AI-Driven Gains

MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) closed down 3.3% at $11.38 as Bitcoin fell 1.3% to $63,940, reversing recent AI-linked gains. Key events include the Fed decision and MARA's Q2 earnings on August 6.

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Chip ETF SMH Outperforms Rivals Amid Sector Selloff, but Still Lags SOXX by 19% YTD
Technology

Chip ETF SMH Outperforms Rivals Amid Sector Selloff, but Still Lags SOXX by 19% YTD

SMH dropped 3.5% Tuesday, less than SOXX's 4.8% decline, thanks to its concentrated Nvidia position. Year-to-date, SMH is up 52.2% vs. SOXX's 71.5%.

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Salesforce Surges $21 Billion in Value After Landing Major VA Contract
Technology

Salesforce Surges $21 Billion in Value After Landing Major VA Contract

Salesforce shares surged 5.4% to $182.92, boosting market value by $21.4 billion after winning a $1.6 billion VA contract. The deal highlights growing government adoption of its AI and data platforms.

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Shopify Stock Jumps 11.5% as Payments Shift Bolsters AI Defensibility
Technology

Shopify Stock Jumps 11.5% as Payments Shift Bolsters AI Defensibility

Shopify shares surged 11.5% Monday as RBC Capital Markets placed it among top software firms for AI defensibility, driven by a payments shift that accounted for 84% of merchant-solutions growth in Q1.

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D-Wave Quantum Soars 20% on AT&T Deal, Adding $1.2 Billion in Market Value
Technology

D-Wave Quantum Soars 20% on AT&T Deal, Adding $1.2 Billion in Market Value

D-Wave Quantum shares jumped 20.4% on Monday following an expanded partnership with AT&T, adding $1.21 billion to its market cap.

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XRP Dips to $1.08 as ETF Inflows Lag Behind Trading Volume
Crypto

XRP Dips to $1.08 as ETF Inflows Lag Behind Trading Volume

XRP slipped 2.6% to $1.0828 on Kraken, underperforming major peers. Weekly US spot ETF inflows were less than 1% of daily trading volume, even as 24-hour turnover surged 98.5% to $986.5 million.

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Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $64,650 as Institutional Demand Wanes Before Fed Meeting
Crypto

Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $64,650 as Institutional Demand Wanes Before Fed Meeting

Bitcoin holds near $64,650 as institutional demand weakens, with U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs seeing net inflows of just $33.9 million for the week.

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QuantumScape Recovers $180M After Steep Weekly Drop, But 70% Loss Lingers
Technology

QuantumScape Recovers $180M After Steep Weekly Drop, But 70% Loss Lingers

QuantumScape recouped $180 million on Monday, but 70% of last week's $600 million loss remains. PowerCo's reduced payment cap and execution risks weigh on the stock.

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IonQ Stock Surges on Quantum Deals, But Valuation Remains a Concern
Technology

IonQ Stock Surges on Quantum Deals, But Valuation Remains a Concern

IonQ stock gained 6.4% on quantum deals, but its $13B market cap and 49x revenue multiple keep valuation worries alive. D-Wave surged 16% on AT&T network optimization news.

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Rigetti Computing Jumps 7% on Hybrid Quantum Testbed Deal with HPE
Technology

Rigetti Computing Jumps 7% on Hybrid Quantum Testbed Deal with HPE

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) stock gained 7.3% to $15.18 after revealing a hybrid quantum testbed project with HPE and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, supported by a $5 million NSF grant.

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Super Micro Shares Slide as $60B AI Orders Raise Liquidity Concerns
Technology

Super Micro Shares Slide as $60B AI Orders Raise Liquidity Concerns

Super Micro shares dipped 3.3% as a semiconductor rout offset recent margin gains, with investors eyeing the company's ability to convert $60 billion in AI orders into cash.

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BitMine Shares Jump 13% on Buyback That Boosts Ether Per Share
Crypto

BitMine Shares Jump 13% on Buyback That Boosts Ether Per Share

BitMine (BMNR) shares climbed 12.8% to $17.81 after the company's buyback program drove a 1.2% increase in ether per share, with repurchases accounting for 86% of the gain.

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