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Crypto Stocks Are Getting Crushed Even More Than Crypto
Intel Is Trying to Become the Backbone of the AI Boom
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Is Sitting on Nearly $400 Billion in Cash. Is a Stock Market Crash Coming?
Crypto Stocks Are Getting Crushed Even More Than Crypto
Crypto stocks are having an even worse year than crypto itself.
And that's saying something.
While the broader stock market is only a few percent below its highs...
Companies tied to crypto have been absolutely hammered.
Here's what's happening:
1/ Crypto stocks are getting hit much harder than Big Tech
Coinbase is down about 69% from its all-time high.
Source: The Kobeissi Letter
Circle has fallen even further, dropping roughly 72%.
Meanwhile, companies like Oracle, Netflix, Salesforce, and Palantir are down between 48% and 57%.
The S&P 500?
Only around 3.5% below its recent high.
That's a pretty massive gap.
2/ Crypto's weakness is spilling into company earnings
Part of the problem is simple.
When crypto prices fall, crypto businesses usually make less money.
Bitcoin has dropped more than 50% from its peak.
Ethereum has lost even more.
Trading activity has slowed, and that hits exchanges like Coinbase directly.
The company's latest earnings missed expectations, with revenue falling sharply from the previous quarter and the business posting a loss instead of a profit.
3/ The fundamentals may be improving... but prices aren't
Here's the weird part.
Stablecoins keep growing.
Tokenization is expanding.
Prediction markets are seeing record activity.
Institutional adoption hasn't really stopped.
But prices keep moving lower anyway.
It feels like the market still cares more about the broader crypto cycle than all the progress happening underneath.
The takeaway:
Crypto companies are getting punished from both directions.
Falling token prices hurt their businesses.
And weaker earnings make investors even more cautious.
Until the broader crypto market starts recovering, many of these stocks could continue feeling more pain than the rest of the market.
Intel Is Trying to Become the Backbone of the AI Boom
Intel was once the king of chips.
The company behind the processors powering millions of computers.
Then AI arrived…
And Intel was late.
While Nvidia became the face of the AI boom, AMD gained ground, and TSMC became the manufacturing giant everyone depended on…
Intel looked like a company trying to catch up.
But now?
Something interesting is happening.
Because after years of being ignored, Intel might actually be building one of tech’s biggest comeback stories.
Here’s why 👇
1/ Intel stock is making a comeback
A few years ago, Intel looked like a fallen giant.
Now?
The stock is flying.
Shares are up more than 230% this year and nearly 500% over the last 12 months.
And that kind of move doesn’t happen without a major shift.
That shift?
AI.
2/ Intel is finding its place in the AI race
Instead of only competing for AI chips, Intel is betting on becoming part of the infrastructure behind the AI boom.
The company expanded AI partnerships with Alphabet and joined the Terafab project alongside SpaceX and Tesla, bringing its manufacturing and packaging expertise into the mix.
And that matters because Intel’s biggest problem wasn’t only technology.
It was proving it could still execute.
3/ The real bet is Intel Foundry
For years, Intel Foundry was seen as a giant money pit.
Billions invested.
Huge losses.
A lot of waiting.
But the narrative is changing.
Foundry generated $5.4 billion in revenue in Q1, showing Intel is moving beyond just making its own chips.
The goal?
Become the company other AI giants use to build theirs.
And that market is massive.
4/ But there’s still a lot to prove
Intel Foundry is growing…
But it’s still losing billions.
The company needs to show it can improve manufacturing, win customers, and turn growth into real profits.
Because a good comeback story is nice.
A profitable business is better.
The takeaway:
Intel’s comeback is no longer just a dream.
The AI boom gave the company a second chance.
The question now isn’t:
“Can Intel become relevant again?”
It’s:
“Can Intel actually turn this momentum into a profitable business?”
Because if it can…
The company that missed the AI wave might still find a way to ride it.
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