Sony hikes profit forecast on gaming strength
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Sony (6758.T), opens new tab on Friday hiked its full-year operating profit forecast by 8% to 1.72 trillion yen ($10.72 billion), citing โthe strength of its gaming business.
The Japanese conglomerate has received plaudits โfor its pivot to entertainment, but the market is concerned about the impact of AI and a memory chip price boom on its business.
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The PlayStation maker pointed โto the impact of U.S. tariff refunds, a boost from exchange rates โand cost control for the rosier outlook for its gaming โ unit.
Total crypto market cap: $2.25 trillion, down about 2.4% over 24 hours, with Bitcoin and Ethereum both down more than 3%.
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Crypto News Today: Bitcoin Price Falls Amid Top 15 Latest Headlines
Overall Cryptocurrency News, 1 August 2026: The crypto market declined over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin and Ethereum falling over 3%. Fear sentiment persisted as regulatory updates, DeFi developments, and institutional activity influenced markets.
Crypto Market Last 24 Hours Update: Prices, Volume & Trends
The global cryptocurrency market today reached a capitalization of $2.25 trillion, down 2.4% in the last 24 hours, with total trading volume at $63.9 billion.
Bitcoinโs (BTC) dominance in the industry remains strong at 56%, while Ethereum (ETH) holds 9.99%. The largest gainers in the industry over the past day are Polkadot and the XRP Ledger Ecosystem.
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Price Analysis
(Note: BTC and ETH are often viewed as less volatile historically, but still risky. The data recorded from Official CoinMarketCap Data on 1 August 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC)
Bitcoin (BTC) price today reached $ 62,868.98, down 3.25% in the last 24 hours, with a trading volume of $29.77 billion and a market cap of $1.26 trillion.
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Ethereum (ETH) price today is at $1864.17, slipped 3.1% in 24 hours with a trading volume of $9.79 billion and a capitalization of $224.97 billion.
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Top Trending Crypto Coins Price in 24 Hours
(Trending data is based on a combination of 24-hour price movement, trading volume, and https://t.co/FFPcBUGHvV trending metrics.)
Bitcoin price (BTC): $62,902.52, down 3.26% in the last 24 hours, trading volume (TV): $29.78B.
Invesco QQQ Trust Tokenized price (QQQB): $686.17, down 0.74% in the last 24 hours, TV: $75.13M.
AnthropicAI price (Anthropic): $0.0004358, surges 774.61% in the last 24 hours, TV: $83.17M.
XRP price (XRP): $1.06, down 2.06% in the last 24 hours, TV: $1.09B.
Ethereum price (ETH): $1,864.80, down 3.18% in the last 24 hours, TV: $9.82B.
Top 3 Crypto Gainers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage gain):
MemeCore price today (M): $1.08, climbed 8.70%, trading activity $11.49 million.
Audiera price today (BEAT): $4.23, gained 8.29%, trading activity $24.60 million.
https://t.co/epCmJdywBx price today (PUMP): $0.00211, jumped 4.78%, trading activity $103.13 million.
Top 3 Crypto Losers in 24 hours (Ranked by 24-hour percentage loss):
Lighter price (LIT): $2.07, down 9.69%, with trading activity around $40.11 million.
Lido DAO price (LDO): $0.3406, lower by 8.02%, with trading volume near $30.80 million.
Aave price (AAVE): $92.62, slipped 7.52%, with trading activity close to $292.25 million.
Stablecoins and DeFi Market Update
(As per CoinGecko on 1 August 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC)
The Stablecoin Market reflects a 0.2% negative change over the past 24 hours, with a capitalization of $301.4 billion and trading volume of $57.4 billion.
The Overall (Defi) Decentralized Finance market declined 3% over the last 24 hours, recording a market cap of $61 billion and trading volume (TV) at $32.4 billion. Defi dominance globally marked 4.1%.