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Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency created by Charlie Lee. It was created based on the Bitcoin protocol but differs in terms of the hashing algorithm used. Litecoin uses the memory intensive Scrypt proof of work mining algorithm. Scrypt allows consumer-grade hardware such as GPU to mine those coins.  Why Litecoin? Litecoin is a cryptocurrency that has evolved from Bitcoin after its own popularity in the industry, this alternative, or ‘altcoin’ has emerged to allow investors to diversify their digital currency package, according to Investopedia. Litecoin is one of the most prominent altcoins and was created by former Google employee and Director of Engineering at Coinbase, Charlie Lee. Litecoin was the first to alter Bitcoin and the most significant difference is that it takes 2.5 minutes for Litecoin to generate a block, or transaction, in comparison to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.  ‘While this matters little to traders, miners who use hardware to run Bitcoin's network cannot switch over to Litecoin. This keeps bigger mining conglomerates away from Litecoin because they cannot easily optimize their profits by swapping to another coin, contributing to a more decentralized experience. Litecoin also has bigger blocks, and more coins in circulation, making it more affordable and swift when transacting,’ Investopedia explained.  As explained above, Litecoin can transact a lot faster than Bitcoin, but there are also a number of other characteristics that investors need to know before trading. Litecoin can handle higher volumes of transactions because of the capability of transacting faster and if Bitcoin attempted to transact on the scale of its altcoin, a code update would be needed. However, Litecoin’s blocks would be larger, but with more ‘orphaned blocks'. The faster block time of litecoin reduces the risk of double spending attacks - this is theoretical in the case of both networks having the same hashing power.  Litecoin Technical Details: The transaction confirmation time taken for Litecoin is about 2.5 minutes on average (as compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes). The Litecoin network is scheduled to cap at 84 million currency units.   Litecoin has inspired many other popular alternative currencies (eg. Dogecoin) because of its Scrypt hashing algorithm in order to prevent ASIC miners from mining those coins. However it is said that by the end of this year, Scrypt ASIC will enter the mass market.

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Litecoin is currently a hot topic, driven by the community's enthusiastic push for its visibility and active discussion around the transformative potential of LitVM, an upgrade aimed at significantly enhancing its utility. While many express long-term conviction for increased adoption and its role in the evolving crypto landscape, others highlight market volatility and liquidity movements as ongoing challenges.

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. operates a telehealth consultation platform. It connects consumers to healthcare professionals, enabling them to access medical care for mental health, sexual health, dermatology and primary care. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Hims & Hers Health Inc

Hims & Hers is experiencing intense bearish sentiment following Amazon Pharmacy's aggressive entry into the GLP-1 weight loss market with branded Wegovy pills, directly challenging Hims' compounded offerings. This heightened competition, alongside a recent analyst downgrade citing overly optimistic 2026 estimates, is fueling widespread community discussion about the company's declining valuation and perceived lack of a sustainable competitive moat. While many investors are questioning management's strategy and anticipating further downside, a smaller contingent views the steep drop as a potential buying opportunity based on long-term growth in other healthcare verticals.

TG Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Its product pipeline includes TG-1501, TG-1701, Ublituximab, and Umbralisib. The company was founded by Michael Sean Weiss and Laurence H. Shaw on May 18, 1993 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

TG Therapeutics Inc

TG Therapeutics is trending as investor frustration mounts following recent executive share grants, leading to a significant stock price drop and intense debate over management's actions. Despite Briumvi's robust sales growth and a competitor's regulatory setback reinforcing its market position, the community is divided between seeing a prime buying opportunity and expressing deep disappointment over the stock's underperformance relative to the broader biotech sector, with many anticipating pivotal updates at the upcoming J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

The Cosmos network consists of many independent, parallel blockchains, called zones, each powered by classical Byzantine fault-tolerant (BFT) consensus protocols like Tendermint. Some zones act as hubs with respect to other zones, allowing many zones to interoperate through a shared hub. The architecture uses classic BFT and Proof-of-Stake algorithms, instead of Proof-of-Work. Cosmos can interoperate with multiple other applications and cryptocurrencies, something other blockchains can’t do well. By creating a new zone, you can plug any blockchain system into the Cosmos hub and pass tokens back and forth between those zones, without the need for an intermediary.  While the Cosmos Hub is a multi-asset distributed ledger, there is a special native token called the atom. ATOM have three use cases: as a spam-prevention mechanism, as staking tokens, and as a voting mechanism in governance.  As a spam prevention mechanism, ATOM are used to pay fees. The fee may be proportional to the amount of computation required by the transaction, similar to Ethereum’s concept of “gas”. Fee distribution is done in-protocol and a protocol specification is described here.  As staking tokens, ATOM can be “bonded” in order to earn block rewards. The economic security of the Cosmos Hub is a function of the amount of ATOM staked. The more ATOM that are collateralized, the more “skin” there is at stake and the higher the cost of attacking the network. Thus, the more ATOM there are bonded, the greater the economic security of the network.  Atom holders may govern the Cosmos Hub by voting on proposals with their staked ATOM.

Cosmos

Cosmos (ATOM) is trending as its community actively discusses a significant tokenomics redesign, transitioning to a revenue-based economic model aimed at enhancing value and reducing sell pressure. Many investors are accumulating and staking ATOM, drawn by its high annual percentage yield and a strong belief in its 'Internet of Blockchains' vision for future interoperability, positioning it for long-term growth despite past volatility.

Visa, Inc. engages in the provision of digital payment services. It also facilitates global commerce through the transfer of value and information among a global network of consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It offers debit cards, credit cards, prepaid products, commercial payment solutions, and global automated teller machines. The company was founded by Dee Hock in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Visa Inc

Visa is a major talking point as investors assess the potential effects of proposed credit card rate discussions, noting the company's revenue model is based on transaction volume, not interest. Community discussion is also energized by Visa's strategic expansion into stablecoin settlements, AI-driven commerce, and tokenization, which are positioning it to lead future payment innovations. This underpins Visa's consistent payment volume growth and resilient business model in the broader digital payments sector.

American Express Co. engages in the provision of card-issuing, merchant-acquiring, and card network businesses. Its products and services include credit cards, business credit cards, corporate programs, gift cards, savings accounts and CDs, and the American Express App. It operates through the following segments: the United States Consumer Services (USCS), Commercial Services (CS), International Card Services (ICS), Global Merchant and Network Services (GMNS), and Corporate and Other. The USCS segment includes proprietary consumer cards and provides services to United States consumers. The CS segment offers corporate and small business cards and provides services to United States businesses. The ICS segment provides consumers, small businesses, and corporate cards outside the United States. The GMNS segment is involved in operating a global payments network that processes and settles card transactions, acquires merchants, and provides multi-channel marketing programs and capabilities, services and data analytics. The Corporate and Other segment covers corporate functions and certain other businesses and operations. It also operates through the following geographical segments: United States, EMEA, APAC, LACC, and Other. The EMEA segment represents Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The APAC segment refers to Asia Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand. The LACC segment focuses on Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean. The Other segment includes net costs which are not directly allocated to specific geographic regions. The company was founded by Henry Wells, William G. Fargo, and John Warren Butterfield on March 28, 1850 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Express Co.

American Express is actively discussed amid political proposals to cap credit card interest rates, prompting community concerns about profitability across the financial sector. Despite this, conversation also highlights AXP's strategic focus on its premium customer base, exemplified by a refreshed Platinum card and a new crypto card partnership, appealing to affluent consumers and younger generations. This dual narrative positions AXP at the intersection of regulatory risk and a differentiated growth strategy in the evolving payments landscape.

Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the provision of payment solutions for the development and implementation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs through its brands including Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus. It also offers cyber and intelligence solutions. The company was founded in November 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

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Mastercard Inc

Mastercard is a trending topic amidst community discussions surrounding a proposed credit card interest rate cap and ongoing adjustments to network fees, sparking debate on their potential impact on its transaction-based revenue model. The company's strategic initiatives in AI-driven payments and stablecoin integration are also drawing significant attention as it continues to diversify its offerings.

Capital One Financial Corp. is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial products and services. It operates through the following segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking. The Credit Card segment includes domestic consumer and small business card lending, and international card lending businesses. The Consumer Banking segment consists of branch-based lending and deposit gathering activities for consumers and small businesses. The Commercial Banking segment includes lending, deposit gathering and treasury management services to commercial real estate and commercial and industrial customers. The company was founded by Richard D. Fairbank on July 21, 1994 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Capital One Financial Corp.

Capital One is trending due to the finalized, transformative acquisition of Discover Financial Services, positioning it as a major player in the credit card and payments network. While the community anticipates significant long-term synergies, recent earnings revealed a substantial net loss driven by credit loss provisions, fueling concerns about consumer credit health and near-term integration hurdles like customer experience with the Discover network.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of financial printing and corporate services. The firm offers typesetting, proofreading, translation, design, and printing of listing documents, financial reports, fund documents, circulars, and announcements. It also delivers advisory services, such as conducting internal control assessment and environmental, social and governance performance evaluation, and other services including provision of co-working space. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Ltd.

Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited

Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited is trending due to news of a significant private placement and a proposed acquisition of a TikTok-like e-commerce platform for a substantial share deal. This has ignited massive trading volume and a dramatic price surge, with the community actively debating whether it's a speculative pump, a short squeeze opportunity, or a legitimate move for the low-float Hong Kong company.

Datadog, Inc. engages in the development of a monitoring and analytics platform for developers, information technology operations teams and business users. Its platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide real-time observability of its customers' entire technology stack. The company was founded by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc on June 4, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Datadog Inc

Datadog is trending as investors grapple with a notable price pullback following its recent strong earnings report, prompting a split in community sentiment between those calling it "oversold" and others questioning its valuation. Amidst this volatility, discussions are also surfacing around a potential takeover bid for GitLab, adding a strategic dimension to the conversation surrounding the cloud observability leader.

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Shares of Eightco Holdings, Inc. (OCTO) soared 40% on Wednesday, hitting a new 52-week high as the company gained significant attention from retail investors.The technology-focused company, known for its strategic acquisitions and management of tech assets, saw its stock surge following two major updates this week.On Tuesday, Eightco announced that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement, a key milestone for maintaining its listing.The following day, the company revealed significant improvements to its balance sheet, including the elimination of $5.4 million in convertible notes and an increase of $23 million in shareholder equity.Operationally, Eightco reported impressive growth for the first half of 2024, with gross profit margins rising to 22%, up from 12% during the same period last year.Additionally, selling, general, and administrative (SG&amp;A) expenses were reduced by 23%, down to $6.9 million from $9 million.These financial improvements reflect Eightco’s focused strategy, particularly through its primary subsidiary, Forever 8 Fund LLC, which provides inventory solutions for small to mid-sized e-commerce sellers and supplies refurbished Apple, Inc. (AAPL) products in the UK and Europe.Looking ahead, Eightco is targeting $100 million in revenue by 2025, with the goal of achieving positive earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) at the public company level.CEO Paul Vassilakos expressed optimism, stating, “With regaining compliance with Nasdaq rules behind us and a significantly improved balance sheet, we believe 2025 has the potential to be our best year since our inception in 2020.”Retail interest has surged alongside the stock’s rise. On Stocktwits, message volume around OCTO increased by more than 28% on Tuesday, placing the stock among the top 15 tickers with the most new watchers and one of the top 25 most active symbols.Eightco’s stock has now gained over 37% year-to-date.Read next: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news/markets/equity/visa-stock-falls-on-doj-antitrust-suit-jitters/c7CtKWjRdq">Visa Stock Slips On DOJ Antitrust Worries: Retail On Sidelines As 2 Analysts Downplay Long-Term Risks</a>

Eightco Stock Hits 52-Week High On 2 Key Updates, Retail Interest Surges

On Tuesday, Eightco announced that it had regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement and on Wednesday, revealed significant improvements to its balance sheet.

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