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Odaily Odaily News According to official sources, Gate's Contract Stock Section will launch perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement) for SHENHUA (China Shenhua 601088.SH), YANGTZE (Yangtze Power 600900.SH), HYGON (Hygon Information 688041.SH), MIDEA (Midea Group 000333.SZ), BEIGENE (BeiGene 688235.SH), MOUTAI (Kweichow Moutai 600519.SH), HENGRUI (Hengrui Medicine 600276.SH), BIWIN (Biwin Storage 688525.SH), DEMINGLI (Demingli 001309.SZ), and TAIJI (Taiji Industry 600667.SH) on August 18 at 14:00 (UTC+8), supporting 1-20x leverage.In addition, Gate will host the 15th round of the Contract Stock Section new token airdrop campaign from August 18, 16:00 to August 27, 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who complete their first contract trade will receive 5 USDT; those who complete daily check-ins on contract trading volume for the participating tokens can earn up to 35 USDT in total; trading the participating tokens in contract trading will share a 30,000 USDT prize pool. The total prize pool for the campaign is 50,000 USDT, with a maximum of 240 USDT per individual.
According to TechFlow Research, the frontier AI data tracking report released by Bank of America Securities on August 17 shows that Anthropic leads comprehensively in three major AI benchmarks, with Claude Opus 5 ranking first in the Intelligence Index, Agent Index, and Coding Agent Index, GPT-5.6 Sol following closely behind, Meta MuseSpark 1.2 entering the top ten, and Google Gemini 3.6 Flash ranking outside the top ten. In terms of usage, DeepSeek leads with approximately 30% of the Vercel platform token share, Anthropic accounts for 25% and OpenAI accounts for 16%; but in terms of payment amount, Anthropic leads far ahead with 65%, while OpenAI accounts for only 11%. In terms of pricing, the AI Token Price Index decreased 9% month-over-month in August to $2.21, but still increased 87% year-over-year; GPU rental rates remain strong, with H100 increasing 33% year-over-year to $2.77/hour, DRAM increasing 483% year-over-year, and NAND increasing 432% year-over-year. The research report judges that AI infrastructure demand remains healthy, with open-source model usage growing but payment share still highly concentrated on top closed-source models. BofA believes that the Meta "Watermelon" and Google Gemini 4 releases, token pricing trends and GPU rental trends are
According to The Defiant, crypto influencer Zion "Ansem" Thomas officially launched ansem.io on August 17. The platform disrupts the traditional KOL paid promotion model—project teams do not need to pay cash or tokens to KOLs, but instead airdrop at least 3% of the token supply to $ANSEM holders and burn $ANSEM to improve their ranking on the platform's leaderboard z500. The platform features two tiers of badges: Gold (requires burning 25,000 $ANSEM, approx. $7,600) and Diamond (requires burning 100,000 $ANSEM, approx. $30,300). Diamond-level projects can receive pre-launch audit and cross-channel promotion from Thomas's team. All tokens created on ansem.io are pump.fun tokens. As of 5:19 PM on the launch day, the platform had launched 19 tokens, airdropped approximately $211,500 to 26,700 wallets, burned 929,647 $ANSEM, and reached a cumulative trading volume of $103 million. Affected by this news, $ANSEM rose 27.5% within 24 hours, trading at $0.303, with a circulating market cap of approximately $126 million.
According to Printr's official tweet, crypto launchpad Printr announced it will officially cease all operations on August 31, 2026. The official statement indicated that due to insufficient funding and market distribution support, the platform is unable to maintain sustainable operations. Starting from August 18, 2026, all on-chain staking positions and staking rewards will be automatically unlocked and returned to user wallet addresses via the original path, and the staking function will be suspended immediately. If users have not received their assets after August 20, they must contact the official team via Discord before August 31 for resolution. Additionally, the planned Token Generation Event (TGE) and airdrop plans will be canceled altogether. The platform application interface (app.printr.money) will go offline after August 31, after which issuing new tokens through the platform will no longer be possible. The official team emphasized that tokens already issued through Printr are independent on-chain assets, are not controlled by the platform, and will continue to exist on their respective chains.
Odaily News: Sheldon Lee, founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMart, stated that a post on X claiming users were unable to withdraw funds and that some employees had not received their July salaries is a "fabricated rumor," adding that the exchange's Chinese-language account had been hacked. Critics, including users and on-chain investigator ZachXBT, have demanded that BitMart resume withdrawals or undergo an independent third-party audit. BitMart is gradually winding down operations, with the final trading day set for August 26. Troubled investment firm Echo Base said it had proposed a funded restructuring plan to BitMart but received no response. The firm warned that resolving a large volume of customer claims may require proceedings through the courts. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News The U.S. Department of the Treasury released on August 17 a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the implementation rules for the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins), and is seeking public comments to advance the establishment of a U.S. regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Trump administration and Congress have driven the passage of the GENIUS Act, establishing a "landmark regulatory framework and clear rules" for payment stablecoins, and the Treasury is accelerating the implementation of related systems. He stated that the Treasury hopes to support innovation and development by U.S. companies by providing regulatory certainty, while consolidating the U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency and positioning the United States as a global hub for crypto assets.Under the GENIUS Act, starting January 18, 2027, any entity seeking to issue payment stablecoins in the United States will generally be required to obtain an appropriate federal or state license. Additionally, digital asset service providers will generally be prohibited from offering, selling, or distributing payment stablecoins issued by foreign entities to the U.S. market, unless the foreign issuer has the technical capability to comply with U.S. regulatory requirements and can adhere to relevant arrangements reached between the United States and the issuer's jurisdiction.Starting July 18, 2028, the Act further requires that digital asset service providers generally may not offer or sell payment stablecoins to "U.S. persons" unless the relevant stablecoins are issued by a licensed issuer.The Treasury's draft rules primarily provide regulatory interpretation on two key issues: first, clarifying what constitutes "issuing payment stablecoins in the United States" to help issuers determine when they need to obtain a license under the GENIUS Act; second, clarifying what constitutes "offering or selling payment stablecoins to U.S. persons" to provide compliance guidance for companies participating in the U.S. stablecoin market.The U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that the public comment period will last 60 days following publication in the Federal Register, during which the public and industry participants may submit comments.
According to the official announcement, HTX will open NiuLai/USDT spot trading and grid trading on August 17 at 22:00 (UTC+8). NiuLai deposit service is now open, and withdrawal service will open on August 18 at 22:00.
Bitget launches a new CandyBomb round with a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT. This event is exclusive to new futures users. The participation period is from 20:00 on August 17 to 20:00 on August 27 (UTC+8).
Harmony has released a rollback plan, planning to retain Shard 0 Block 92,730,034 and Shard 1 Block 94,978,278, both corresponding to 23:25:37 UTC on August 11, 2026. Validators will use a replacement database, and the new client version will reject the relevant anomalous block hashes, subsequently continuing block production from the new block height.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX launched ZHONGJI/USDT and NET/USDT perpetual contracts on August 17, supporting 1-20x long and short trading.
According to the official announcement, OKX will list MOONSHOT/USDT Pre-IPO pre-market perpetual contracts on August 17 at 17:00.
Odaily News, the official interface shows that predict.fun has launched a Hang Seng Index up/down prediction market, allowing users to participate in daily Hang Seng Index movement markets, with settlement at 16:00 daily. Among these, the probability of the Hang Seng Index rising on August 17, 2026, has reached 99%.
According to Binance's official announcement, Binance will support cash dividends for Applied Materials (AMAT) and Microsoft (MSFT) to be distributed to holders of AMATB and MSFTB in the form of bStocks. After deducting withholding tax and related fees, the dividends will be reinvested and returned in the form of corresponding bStocks tokens. The snapshot time is 00:00 on August 20, 2026 (UTC), and users holding AMATB or MSFTB at that time are eligible to participate. The AMATB/USDT and MSFTB/USDT trading pairs will remain unaffected; however, deposit, withdrawal, and 1:1 token conversion services will be suspended at 23:30 on August 19, 2026 (UTC) and will resume after the distribution is completed.
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Gate's Event Market has recently launched a leaderboard incentive system, alongside the debut of an esports zone and the "Top Five Leagues Kickoff" campaign, further expanding diversified interactive scenarios such as sports and esports. The first phase of the points campaign will officially begin on August 17 at 18:00 (UTC+8). Users can participate after upgrading the Gate App to version v8.32 or above. The campaign adopts a "trade to earn cards—scratch cards for prizes—climb the points leaderboard—weekly settlement" mechanism. Users who complete valid event contract trades can earn scratch cards and have the opportunity to win USDT, event points, and experience vouchers. Additionally, the top 100 users on the weekly leaderboard will share the points prize pool based on their rankings.Meanwhile, the Gate esports zone aggregates popular tournaments such as Dota 2, League of Legends, CS2, and Valorant, providing centralized access to matchups, live scores, prediction odds, and trading information. It also supports event subscriptions and match start reminders, helping users easily browse and engage in event interactions.Furthermore, from August 12 at 16:00 to August 31 at 16:00 (UTC+8), Gate is hosting the "Top Five Leagues Kickoff Carnival" campaign with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. Users who participate in designated football event contracts can enjoy benefits such as kickoff gifts, loss compensation, and leaderboard rewards, further enhancing the interactive experience between football events and event contracts.
Odaily News, August 14 — The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) announced a €70,000 fine against crypto asset trading platform Bitpanda. The FMA stated that this is the first legally binding penalty case under the MiCA framework. The FMA noted that Bitpanda violated Article 8 of MiCA by failing to notify the authority and submit a whitepaper at least 20 days before the relevant crypto assets were approved for trading. Additionally, Bitpanda issued marketing notices without first publishing the required whitepaper, in violation of Article 1 of MiCA. The FMA stated that MiCA has moved from mere regulation to the enforcement phase, emphasizing that even though Bitpanda is the first publicly penalized case, it will not receive special treatment. Markus Miller stated that a license can only build trust if the relevant rules are continuously complied with. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to the official announcement, the Binance Futures platform will sequentially launch 6 USDT perpetual contracts based on traditional finance underlying assets from August 17 to 18, 2026, as follows: • GDXUSDT (Underlying: VanEck Gold Miners ETF) — August 17, 13:30 UTC • NETUSDT (Underlying: Cloudflare Class A Common Stock) — August 17, 13:35 UTC • VSTUSDT (Underlying: Vistra Corp Common Stock) — August 17, 13:40 UTC • SHOPUSDT (Underlying: Shopify Class A Shares) — August 17, 13:45 UTC • LYTEUSDT (Underlying: Roundhill Photonics & Optical ETF) — August 17, 13:50 UTC • CXMTUSDT (Underlying: ChangXin Memory Technologies, SSE 688825) — August 18, 05:00 UTC The above contracts all support up to 20x leverage, 24/7 trading, and multi-asset mode, with funding rates settled every 8 hours, capped at ±2%.
Only 1 day remains until DeepSeek-V4-Flash is fully available for free on the B.AI platform on August 17. At that time, the web interface and API will go live simultaneously, allowing users to freely enjoy full-scenario experiences such as code execution, complex Agent tasks, and long text processing. To empower developers to use DeepSeek without worrying about costs, B.AI is simultaneously launching three benefits: New users logging in via Binance Wallet, Bitget Wallet, or imToken wallet can claim 1 million free Credits; entering an invitation code adds another 300,000, bringing the cumulative total to up to 1.3 million; both new and existing users who recharge can enjoy extra Bonus Credits of up to 100 USD. Please note that accounts must retain a small amount of Credits for identity verification; please prepare in advance. The specific launch time will be announced soon; please stay tuned to B.AI official updates.
Odaily News: The BIP-110 fork branched off from the Bitcoin mainnet at block height 961,632 on August 8. Since then, the Roughnecks mining pool has mined only 4 blocks in 7 days, with on-chain progress stalled at block 961,635. BIP-110 supporters plan to switch the proof-of-work hash function from SHA-256 to Blake2b as early as September. The related development requires adjustments to block header validation, as well as upgrades to mining pools, wallets, block explorers, and indexing tools. The fork coin has not yet received support from trading platforms and currently has no market price, with over 400,000 transfers awaiting confirmation. Due to the lack of replay protection, a large number of these transfers were unintentionally generated by users. Tokens mined by Roughnecks require 100 confirmations before they can be used. (Bitcoin.com News)
Microsoft Excel's COPILOT function will cease support on September 14. This feature allows users to describe requirements in natural language and invoke Copilot to generate results. It was tested for Frontier and Insider users in August last year and was originally planned to launch in January 2027. Microsoft decided to deprecate it because Copilot already has multiple interaction entry points, such as floating action buttons and sidebars, and does not recommend users use this function for numerical calculations.
According to Bitget's official announcement, the platform's Stock Dual Investment products are officially launched, initially covering over 20 popular US stocks and ETF-related underlying assets, including rNVDA, rTSLA, rAAPL, rMETA, and others. This upgrade adjusts the product settlement time to 23:30 (UTC+8), better aligning with market trading hours following the US stock market open. In addition, Bitget is simultaneously launching two limited-time campaigns. During the campaign, new users who participate in Bitget Dual Investment for the first time and complete designated tasks such as net deposit will have a chance to receive Dual Investment trial funds rewards, up to 3,000 USDT; the campaign ends on August 21. Meanwhile, purchasing Dual Investment products during the campaign can also earn limited edition merchandise such as Bitget camping kits and commemorative gold coins; the campaign ends on August 28. For more details, please visit the Bitget official website.