- Analyst Doctor Profit identified Ethereum, Circle, and Coinbase as his top three holdings for the current bull market, allocating 60 % of his portfolio to Ethereum and 40 % to Bitcoin.
- He argued that these three assets form a strategic trio because Circle issues USDC, Coinbase acts as the regulated on-ramp, and Ethereum serves as the foundational settlement layer.
- He rejected bearish market predictions for August 2026, maintaining that macro tokenization and regulatory changes are driving the ongoing market cycle rather than historical patterns.
- The Securities and Exchange Commission published Regulation Crypto Assets to establish a formal framework for tokenized investment contracts, removing state-level regulatory fragmentation and compliance barriers.
- This regulatory clarity, combined with falling yields, drives institutional capital and high transaction volumes toward major infrastructure operators like Coinbase Global, Robinhood Markets, and Circle Internet Group.
- These platforms are strategically positioned to capture incoming liquidity and primary issuance pipelines, fundamentally altering the valuation models of digital asset brokerages and infrastructure operators.
- Wall Street stocks rebounded at midday, led by gains in financial and crypto-related equities.
- Despite the session's recovery, major indexes remained on track for weekly losses, snapping recent winning streaks.
- Key market movements included Robinhood shares rising 12.8% on Bitcoin's surge, Circle advancing 7.8% following an IBM patent acquisition, and Alibaba dropping 7.2% after reporting a 75% plunge in first-quarter net profit.
- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, driven by a broad market upward trend with the Dow Jones index gaining around 350 points.
- Crypto-related equities such as MARA Holdings and Coinbase Global experienced significant gains as Bitcoin prices traded higher by approximately 7% in the morning session.
- Various individual companies also moved higher due to specific corporate developments, earnings reports, analyst upgrades, or acquisition speculation.