Micron's earnings report lifts SK Hynix's stock price 11%, trader 'yixie' expands their unrealized profit to $1.3 million.

According to CNBC, fueled by surging AI demand, memory prices have continued to rise, pushing Micron Technology (MU) to a record-high profit margin, surpassing major U.S. tech firms including NVIDIA and Meta to claim the top spot among large-cap U.S. tech companies. Micron released its earnings report on Wednesday, showing its fiscal third-quarter gross margin rose to 84.9%, up from 74.9% in the prior quarter and far exceeding 39% in the year-ago period. This level outpaces Meta’s latest quarterly gross margin of 81.9% and NVIDIA’s 75%. Micron CFO Mark Murphy said on the earnings call: “The fiscal third-quarter gross margin more than doubled year-over-year, setting a new record for the company.” Net revenue for the quarter hit $41.46 billion, an increase of over $20 billion from the prior quarter (which had already been the company’s highest in its 48-year history), while net profit reached $28.24 billion, surging more than 100% from the previous record set in the prior quarter. As of Wednesday’s close, Micron’s stock has rallied over 700% in the past year, lifting its market cap above $1 trillion, and it added another 14% in after-hours trading. NVIDIA, AMD and Google all rely on Micron’s high-bandwidth memory for AI processors and related systems. The memory shortage has driven up prices, also pushing higher component costs for consumer electronics makers like Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook previously said iPhones would need price hikes to address what he called an “unsustainable” memory situation. Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra noted the company is signing long-term strategic client agreements, some of which include price ranges, with floor prices that will enable Micron to generate strong profit margins far exceeding peak quarterly levels in past cycles. Micron projects its fiscal fourth-quarter gross margin will be around 86%, and forecasts tight market conditions will persist beyond 2027.

According to data from Farside Investors, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $469 million yesterday. Among this, BlackRock’s IBIT saw a net outflow of $239.3 million, while FBTC posted a net outflow of $120.8 million. In the same period, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs had a total net outflow of $30.3 million. Of that, BlackRock’s ETHA recorded a net outflow of $8.1 million, and FETH saw a net outflow of $15.7 million.

Sonic Labs announced in a post that its original token economic model set an annual inflation of 47,625,000 S tokens to support Sonic’s growth. The first such allocation was minted on June 18, 2025. This year, the planned inflation has not been executed, and the team is actively pushing to halt further increases to S’s total supply. The remaining unresolved issue is validator rewards, as the network requires funding for its own security, and the team is exploring relevant solutions. The decision directly responds to demands from the community and stakeholders, with more details to be shared as work advances.

According to Bitget data, the Nikkei 225 index surged 4.00% intraday and is now trading at 71986.36 points.

JPMorgan has raised its target for South Korea’s Kospi index, advising investors to add positions on dips while maintaining its highest exposure to the South Korean stock market. In a report, JPMorgan strategists noted: “This stems from our constructive view on artificial intelligence (AI) and the earnings of related hardware companies. Retail buying still has room for further growth.” The bank’s bull scenario target of 15,000 points indicates a 77% upside for the Kospi from Wednesday’s close of 8,471.02 points. JPMorgan also lifted its base scenario and bear scenario targets to 12,500 points and 8,000 points respectively. (Jinshi)

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), the Hyperliquid whale who once shorted 16 altcoins and pocketed $13.68 million in profits has started selling ETH. Five hours ago, during the market rebound, he deposited 6,855.13 ETH tokens worth $11.02 million into Binance, an action suspected to be for sale. These tokens were accumulated between February and March this year at an average price of $1,991 each; selling them would incur a loss of $2.625 million.