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According to the global semiconductor equipment market report released by SEMI, sales of global semiconductor manufacturing equipment reached $36.55 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 14% year-on-year and 1% quarter-on-quarter, setting a new all-time high for a single quarter. The world's top three semiconductor equipment markets in the first quarter were Mainland China at $10.99 billion, South Korea at $8.93 billion, and Taiwan at $8.77 billion, with these three markets together accounting for over 70% of global equipment spending.
As user demand for trading foreign exchange, gold, indices, and other assets continues to rise, Bitget’s CFD segment has achieved a single-day trading volume exceeding $1 billion, representing a 25% increase since early May. Previously, Bitget announced the launch of its zero-fee CFD mode. Under this mode, users are exempt from trading commissions when trading CFD products and are charged via standard spreads. Users may also freely switch between ECN and zero-fee modes based on their trading preferences. The ECN mode features low spreads plus trading commissions, making it suitable for short-term and high-frequency traders; whereas the zero-fee mode is better suited for medium- to long-term position holders and low-frequency traders.
According to FinanceFeeds, Hyperliquid’s HIP-4 event contract achieved a notional trading volume of 6.05 million contracts on its first day—equivalent to over $6 million—setting a new record for opening-day trading volume in this product category. HIP-4 is Hyperliquid’s native event contract standard, enabling the creation of fully collateralized event market contracts based on specific outcomes. Data shows that the product’s first-day trading volume accounted for approximately 0.7% of the total trading volume across related prediction markets.