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Odaily Odaily: Argentine digital bank Ualá has completed a $197 million funding round, led by Allianz X, the strategic investment arm of the Allianz Group, with a $20 million investment from Tether. The round was announced in March, valuing Ualá at $3.2 billion. Ualá has over 11 million users, with operations spanning Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia. The company will use the funds to expand across Latin America, with Mexico as a key market. Ualá founder and CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri stated that this investment does not include the integration of stablecoins on the platform. Ualá operates as a licensed bank in relevant markets, and regulatory rules restrict it from conducting such integrations.
According to the official announcement, HTX launched KORU/USDT, FWDI/USDT, and AKE/USDT perpetual contracts on July 16, all with a maximum leverage of 10x.
Odaily报道, ForeGate, the next-generation event prediction trading platform globally endorsed by legendary footballer Michael Owen, has officially launched its EWC (Esports World Cup) themed zone. This zone covers all popular events of this year's EWC, offering real-time event tracking and AI-powered deep predictions.To coincide with the launch of the EWC zone, ForeGate has simultaneously initiated the "Esports Prediction Trading Competition" limited-time incentive event, with a total prize pool of up to 500,000 USDT. During the event, users can participate in trading to share the prize pool. The event runs from July 16, 14:00 to August 24, 16:00 (UTC+8). This move marks a further expansion of ForeGate's event prediction market ecosystem centered around high-frequency sports and esports. Currently, users can seamlessly access the platform directly through mainstream DApp wallets such as Binance Wallet and OKX Wallet.
Binance will list multiple perpetual contracts sequentially starting from 11:00 on July 17, 2026, including MiniMax Perpetual Contract MINIMAXUSDT (11:00), Zhipu AI Perpetual Contract ZHIPUUSDT (11:05), Tencent Quantitative Perpetual Contract HK0700USDT (11:10), Xiaomi Quantitative Perpetual Contract HK1810USDT (11:15), and Tencent Perpetual Contract TENCENTUSDT (13:00). Among them, HK0700USDT and HK1810USDT are quantitative perpetual contracts, based on Hong Kong stock prices, settled directly in USDT, without involving foreign exchange conversion.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX recently launched a new feature, "Invite to Earn Crypto," and provides a 600,000 USDT prize pool, bringing real cash benefits to inviters and new users. From now until 10:00 on August 16 (UTC+8), users can generate an invitation link via the Huobi HTX "Invite to Earn Crypto" page and share it with friends. Friends only need to successfully register via the invitation link and complete designated tasks such as deposits and trading, after which both parties can unlock token rewards, with up to 300 USDT available for each person invited.
Base price 10, buy high if favoring the home team, buy low if favoring the away team, automatic settlement after the match, in-play trading supported, up to 5x leverage, starting from 10 USDT.
According to the official Binance announcement, Binance Futures newly listed three USD-margined TradFi perpetual contracts on July 16, as follows: • MUUUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF, tracks 200% daily price change of Micron Technology (MU) • SOXSUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF, tracks 300% inverse daily price change of NYSE Semiconductor Index • TZAUSDT: Corresponds to Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF, tracks 300% inverse daily price change of Russell 2000 Index All three contracts are settled in USDT, with maximum leverage of 25x, funding rate cap of ±2%, settled every eight hours, and support 24/7 trading.
According to official Bitget data, the platform-level yield product Cash Plus has exceeded $50 million in Assets Under Management (AUM) within 5 days of launch. Cash Plus provides users with a brand-new stablecoin demand yield service, balancing yield, liquidity, and capital efficiency, allowing users to enjoy daily compound interest during the holding period. The initial phase supports USDT / USDC, enabling 1:1 redemption at any time, real-time fund arrival, and 0 fees with no slippage. The reference annualized yield during the initial launch period is 4% APR, and the actual yield will be dynamically adjusted based on market conditions.
According to the official announcement, HTX recently officially launched the first "Quant Master Trading Competition", aiming to build a stage for real competition and strategy verification for professional quantitative teams and API strategy traders. From now until September 14, 00:00 (UTC+8), API quantitative trading users who register for the competition and meet the specified asset and trading volume requirements will be ranked in three major leaderboards and share the prize pool based on the trading volume, profit amount, and profit rate generated by their spot and contract API trading. The total prize pool will be unlocked tier by tier according to the cumulative trading volume of all participants, up to a maximum of 1,000,000 USDT. In addition, the Quant Master Trading Competition also features bi-weekly phase rewards, and the Top 3 strategies on each leaderboard can win $HTX reward funds. New users who register for the competition can also enjoy 4 exclusive benefits, including Prime 11 exclusive low fees, early bird rewards, broker activation rewards, and interest-free loans up to 50,000 USDT.
Bitget has listed 16 US stock tokens, including rXBI (S&P Biotech ETF-SPDR), rDIA (SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust), rKSTR (SSE STAR 50 Index ETF), rJBL (Jabil Inc.), and rKR (Kroger), covering sectors such as finance, healthcare, information technology, and industrials. It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter 'r' + stock ticker (e.g., NVIDIA as rNVDA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. They directly connect to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and NYSE through cooperation with compliant broker Alpaca. Their features include: underlying assets 1:1 reserved and custodied by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronous mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, etc.), and holdings can serve as combined margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
according to official sources, Gate has now launched NEURALINK pre-market perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement), supporting 1-10x leverage.NEURALINK is an American neurotechnology company founded in 2016 by Elon Musk in collaboration with a team of top neuroscientists and engineers, with its headquarters located in Fremont, California.
According to official data, within just the first hour of subscription opening for the second phase project of Gate Pre-IPOs, OpenAI (OPENAI), the cumulative subscription amount has exceeded $148 million, with an oversubscription rate of 639.39%. User participation enthusiasm continues to rise, indicating the market's growing focus on pre-listing investment opportunities in high-quality AI assets.Subscriptions for this round of OpenAI (OPENAI) will last until July 17, 15:00 (UTC+8), supporting participation with both USDT and GUSD. The total subscription value is approximately $20 million, with 27,700 OPENAI asset vouchers issued. The subscription price is 1 OPENAI = $722, with a minimum single subscription amount of 100 USDT or 100 GUSD, and implicit handling fees and custody fees are waived. In terms of the allocation mechanism, the platform uses the "average hourly locked amount" as the basis for distributing asset vouchers. The earlier users participate and the longer they lock their funds, the higher their allocation weight. Additionally, OPENAI will open for Pre-IPOs pre-market trading on July 20, 16:00 (UTC+8).Gate is offering multiple subscription benefits, including GT Sunshine Rewards, exclusive airdrop events for VIP users and Super Agents, etc. Users with a successful subscription amount exceeding $10,000 can each receive 1 GT reward; users with subscription amounts below 10,000 USDT can collectively share a 2,000 GT prize pool; furthermore, using GUSD for subscriptions also entitles users to a 3.8% annualized minting yield.
according to an official announcement, Bitget CandyBomb's spot campaign series has added a new time-weighted coefficient mechanism. Under this new mechanism, the earlier a user trades, the higher the time bonus coefficient, and the more candy rewards they receive. After users complete their daily trading tasks, the system will first calculate the base candy according to the original rules, and then apply the corresponding time-weighted coefficient for that trading day. The final candy amount is calculated as “daily base candy × daily weighted coefficient.” For specific coefficients, please refer to the activity landing page.The platform has also launched the EVAA CandyBomb activity. Users can participate by completing specified spot trading tasks to share a prize pool of 80,000 USDT. For more details, please visit the official Bitget platform.
According to the official announcement, HTX listed INTW/USDT and XBI/USDT perpetual contracts on July 15, with a maximum leverage of 10x for both. Additionally, HTX launched the INTW and XBI contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 15 to 15:00 on July 22 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 20,000 USD. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in INTW/USDT and XBI/USDT contract trading with a cumulative valid trading volume ≥ 1,000 USDT can share the prize pool based on trading volume ranking; new contract users who complete contract trading of event coins will also receive exclusive benefits.
Odaily Odaily news, according to the official announcement, Bitget's Staking Borrowing section has newly added support for 39 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets. The newly listed targets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rAMD, rSMH, rARM, and rSKHY, covering diverse categories including semiconductors, finance, healthcare, and energy.Users holding relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, unlocking liquidity without selling their holdings. The corresponding feature on the Web platform has been launched, with the App version expected to go live within this week. Specific collateral parameters and more details can be found on the Bitget official platform.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. By partnering with the compliant brokerage Alpaca, it connects directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the NYSE. Its features include: 1:1 reserve of underlying assets held by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, synchronized mapping of corporate actions (stock splits, reverse splits, etc.), and the ability to use holdings as combined margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to manage funds flexibly while holding global stock assets.
According to official announcements, OKX will open the first batch of tokenized US stock spot trading on July 16. Users can hold and trade the price exposure of underlying stocks or ETFs in units of "shares". Assets are named by adding an "X" before the stock ticker (e.g., XNVDA, XTSLA). Deposits and withdrawals are supported via the Solana and X Layer networks, with 24/7 trading available, and trading pairs are quoted in USDT.It is reported that this product enables trading year-round, with prices during non-trading hours calculated based on the latest closing price plus market estimates. Positions in this product, spot, and stock perpetual swaps are unified under the same account, allowing direct trading with USDT without requiring a brokerage account. It supports automated trading via strategy robots such as recurring buys and grids. Dividends will be reinvested at the issuer level and returned in the form of increased share quantities.
According to the Financial Times, stablecoin issuer Circle banned crypto fund Heka Funds at the end of 2023. Court documents reveal that Circle accused Heka of leveraging large-scale arbitrage operations to buy discounted USDC and redeem cash from Circle during the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis, suspecting that the relevant funds ultimately flowed to Tether to help it expand its USDT market share. Arbitration documents disclosed that Tether had invested approximately $800 million in Heka, accounting for about 75% of the fund's assets, and waived its minting fees, but Heka did not disclose this support relationship to Circle. Heka previously filed for arbitration claiming approximately $49 million in lost profits due to the account ban, but the arbitrator rejected all its claims in February this year, determined that Heka engaged in bad faith conduct, and ordered it to pay Circle approximately $166,000 in attorney and expert fees. Heka denied engaging in market manipulation and stated it was not under regulatory investigation.
the European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 banks and payment companies to participate in the digital euro pilot project, preparing for the potential issuance of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) possibly in 2029. Selected institutions include Deutsche Bank, Revolut, Adyen, SumUp, UniCredit, and Worldline. The list was selected from 50 applicant institutions.The digital euro pilot program is scheduled to launch in the second half of next year, lasting for 12 months. It will test the Beta version of the digital euro across various payment scenarios, including: online person-to-person transfers, offline payments, in-store payments, and e-commerce payments. The pilot scope will cover the ECB and the central banks of 19 eurozone countries. ECB employees and staff from national central banks will participate as users, while some restaurants, cafes, and online merchants will support digital euro payments.Although the digital euro currently lacks legal tender status, its design will closely align with the relevant legislative framework being developed by the European Union. The ECB stated that the final decision on whether to issue a digital euro will await the passage of relevant regulations and a decision by the ECB's Governing Council.One of the key reasons for the ECB's push for a digital euro is concern that the development of private dollar-pegged stablecoins could impact Europe's monetary sovereignty. In recent years, dollar-backed stablecoins like Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC have grown rapidly in global payment volumes, drawing the attention of European regulators to financial autonomy.However, the CBDC project still faces privacy controversies. Some privacy advocacy groups worry that a central bank digital currency could lead to transaction tracking or even pose a risk of restricted account access. In contrast, the United States has recently passed laws restricting the Federal Reserve System from issuing a digital dollar before the end of 2030.Currently, Europe's digital euro project is entering its practical testing phase, while EU legislative bodies are advancing the relevant legal framework. If the regulatory process proceeds smoothly, the digital euro could potentially be officially launched as early as 2029. (CoinDesk)
Starting from July 15, 2026, 00:15 (UTC+8), Binance Futures will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for SKHYNIXUSDT, SAMSUNGUSDT, and HYUNDAIUSDT perpetual contracts from once every 8 hours to once every 4 hours, and the funding rate cap/floor will be adjusted to ±0.50%.
Odaily reports, according to an official announcement, to meet users' diverse investment needs, Bitget has listed the KUAISHOU (Kuaishou Technology) stock perpetual contract. This contract is settled in USDT, supports up to 20x leverage, and offers 7×24 hour trading. For more details, please refer to the Bitget official platform.