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Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) stock has seen struggles in 2025 thus far compared to its magnificent-seven rivals, Microsoft and Meta. Alphabet shares are in a risky position on their daily price chart. Experts are worrying that the Google developer’s revenue could dip by 56%, tanking shares. GOOGL stock took a hit earlier this month, reversing a 20% climb down to just a 6% one in 30 days, after Apple’s announcement of looking into its own AI search engine . Alphabet’s partnership with Apple is a very profitable one, and should the partnership be cut or revenue from it drop, it could cause Alphabet stock to fall further. Fortunately, Alphabet’s Google has been making strides in a different direction in order to bring in more revenue. The company faced concerns about tariffs back in April that harmed GOOGL and other top stocks. Now, Google is looking to advance its powerful Pixel smartphone software development in India. Indeed, Google began direct online sales of its popular hardware...

Bitcoin mining analyst Jaran Mellerud said there are “better-priced opportunities” that could even out the valuation discrepancies between the mining stocks. Bitcoin (BTC) mining heavyweights Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms are among the most overvalued crypto mining companies relative to their competitors, says MinerMetrics founder and analyst Jaran Mellerud. The key metric backing Mellerud's claim is enterprise value-to-sales ratio — measuring a company's value to its sales revenue. The higher the ratio, the more overvalued a company is. The miners with the highest EV/S ratios are Cipher at 7.8, Marathon and Iris Energy each at 5.6 and Riot at 5.5, according to a Nov. 3 report by Mellerud. Mining stocks valuation in terms of EV-to-Sales ratio. Source: MinerMetrics Mellerud attributed the heavyweight’s high EV/S ratios to receiving more institutional attention from the likes of BlackRock. “These companies have historically been favored among institutional investors lik...

Coinbase shares soar 15% as U.S. federal court ruling favors Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF, signaling a transformative moment for the crypto industry. Coinbase Global Inc. shares saw a massive spike following Grayscale’s victory over the SEC, paving the way for the inaugural Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. This is due to the fact that Coinbase is a custodial partner in several pending Bitcoin ETF applications. The exchange’s stocks rallied by over 15% since the Federal court’s ruling, while Bitcoin mining companies like Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms also recorded substantial gains, 24% and 15%, respectively. THIS JUST IN: The D.C. Circuit ruled 3-0 in favor of Grayscale and $GBTC. This is a monumental step forward for all who have been advocating for Bitcoin exposure through the added protections of the ETF wrapper. Read the decision: https://t.co/ulAtcsad2G pic.twitter.com/BNZABvM7tw — Grayscale (@Grayscale) August 29, 2023 You might al...