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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Bitcoin Consolidates Near $77K as IBIT Faces Minimal Weekend Gap
Crypto

Bitcoin Consolidates Near $77K as IBIT Faces Minimal Weekend Gap

Bitcoin trades near $77,300, leaving IBIT with almost no catch-up move. Market eyes Fed meeting and inflation data as key catalysts.

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DeFi Development Expands CHAD Preferred ATM to $300M for Solana Treasury
Crypto

DeFi Development Expands CHAD Preferred ATM to $300M for Solana Treasury

DeFi Development Corp. has launched an at-the-market program for 30 million CHAD preferred shares, potentially raising $300M to fund Solana (SOL) acquisitions and strategic initiatives.

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KULR Sheds Bitcoin Hoard in $58.6M Pivot to Core Battery Focus
Crypto

KULR Sheds Bitcoin Hoard in $58.6M Pivot to Core Battery Focus

KULR Technology Group sold its remaining 764 Bitcoin for $58.6 million, exiting the crypto treasury strategy. The proceeds boost liquidity but the battery business must now prove it can generate profitable growth.

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Bitstamp Drives 58% of Robinhood's August Crypto Trading
Crypto

Bitstamp Drives 58% of Robinhood's August Crypto Trading

Robinhood's combined crypto volume hit $17.5B in August, up 61% from July, but still 38% below last year. Bitstamp supplied 58% of the total, highlighting the acquisition's impact.

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BitMEX Wind-Down: Final Deadline for Traders to Exit Positions
Crypto

BitMEX Wind-Down: Final Deadline for Traders to Exit Positions

BitMEX will force-close all remaining positions on Sept 23 at 04:00 UTC. Traders must act now to control execution and avoid fees.

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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max Price Hike: A $1,299 Test of Consumer Demand
Technology

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max Price Hike: A $1,299 Test of Consumer Demand

Apple's $1,299 iPhone 18 Pro Max carries an 8.3% price increase, allowing unit sales to fall 7.7% before revenue dips. Preorders begin Saturday, with margins and consumer demand in focus.

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IBM's Swiss Quantum Hub: A Strategic Pipeline Play, Not Yet an Earnings Catalyst
Technology

IBM's Swiss Quantum Hub: A Strategic Pipeline Play, Not Yet an Earnings Catalyst

IBM's first Swiss quantum system is a strategic research hub, but without disclosed financial terms, it signals pipeline growth, not immediate revenue. Shares rose 3.96% on Friday.

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NVIDIA-Palatir Supply Chain Deal Lacks Financial Details
Technology

NVIDIA-Palatir Supply Chain Deal Lacks Financial Details

NVIDIA and Palantir collaborate on AI-driven supply chain for Rubin racks, but the deal's financial impact remains undisclosed. PLTR and NVDA shares saw muted moves.

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MARA Outperforms Bitcoin: Leverage, Not Fundamentals, Drives Rally
Crypto

MARA Outperforms Bitcoin: Leverage, Not Fundamentals, Drives Rally

MARA shares rose 4.8% on Friday while Bitcoin was nearly flat, highlighting the stock's high-beta sensitivity to crypto moves.

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Vicor Surges 11% on EV Battery Design Win, But Key Details Missing
Technology

Vicor Surges 11% on EV Battery Design Win, But Key Details Missing

Vicor shares rose 11% after INFAC's EV battery pack design using Vicor modules was disclosed, but the lack of commercial details raises questions about valuation.

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Apple's 'Last Seen' Scores 86% on Rotten Tomatoes: What It Means for AAPL Investors
Technology

Apple's 'Last Seen' Scores 86% on Rotten Tomatoes: What It Means for AAPL Investors

Apple's 'Last Seen' scores 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, but analysts weigh its impact on AAPL's services revenue and subscriber retention amid a crowded fall lineup.

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BNB vs. XRP: $10.9B Market Cap Gap Narrows—Token vs. Stock Clarified
Crypto

BNB vs. XRP: $10.9B Market Cap Gap Narrows—Token vs. Stock Clarified

BNB is a crypto asset, not Binance stock. With XRP's market cap at 88.7% of BNB's, a $10.94B gap could close on a 12.8% XRP move. Here's what a flip means.

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