According to BlockBeats, the first half of the year officially ended on June 30th for both the Japanese and South Korean stock markets. Looking back at the first half of the year, AI investment was undoubtedly a hot topic. Memory chip stocks, represented by Samsung and SK Hynix, saw gains of 180% and 310% respectively over the first half. These two companies have significant weighting in the South Korean stock market, driving the overall South Korean stock market to a cumulative gain of approximately 100% in the first half, repeatedly setting new highs.

On the other hand, driven by multiple factors such as corporate reforms, AI, and the booming semiconductor industry chain, the Nikkei 225 index has risen by about 40% this year, and the Topix index has risen by about 17%. Technology stocks have been the main driving force, with chip testing equipment manufacturer Advantest rising by about 65% this year and chip manufacturing equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron rising by more than 120%.

It is worth noting that in the recent Asia-Pacific and US stock markets, AI upstream infrastructure equipment and raw materials have emerged as a dark horse, benefiting from the news of "South Korea's 800 trillion won expansion". Looking ahead to the second half of the year, "AI infrastructure" may become the switching direction of the same AI theme.

According to an official announcement from BlockBeats on June 30, OKX will launch spot trading of TAO/USDT (Bittensor). Spot trading will officially open at 20:00 (UTC+8) on June 30, 2026. Deposits are now open, and orders can be placed in advance up to one hour before the trading opens.

Bittensor is an open-source license that provides support for blockchain-based machine learning networks.

According to BlockBeats, on June 30th, GMGN monitoring showed that with the continued influx of funds into the Solana ecosystem's Meme coin ANSEM , its market capitalization reached a new high of $160 million this morning, reigniting the narrative surrounding "celebrity coins" associated with crypto KOLs. The Meme coin TJR, created by the same developer, saw a rapid rise after its launch last night, with its market capitalization briefly exceeding $28 million before falling back to approximately $11 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $22.2 million.

It is understood that TJR (X: _TJRTrades) is a well-known trader on the X social media platform. He and Ansem interacted and collaborated on live streams around Polymarket from May to mid-June. Since TJR and Ansem are deployed by the same Dev, the market linked the two together and speculated on the matter; coupled with TJR's public replies to the community, his promise of airdrops, and his statement that he had assisted Ansem in operating TikTok and discussed future cooperation directions, the market's FOMO sentiment was further amplified.

BlockBeats Note: Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely dependent on market sentiment and hype, and has no real value or use cases. Investors should be aware of the risks.