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Odaily Planet Daily: According to official announcements, Gate will list MegaETH (MEGA) for spot trading at 19:00 (UTC+8) on April 30, and will launch MegaETH (MEGA) perpetual futures live trading (USDT-settled) at 19:10 (UTC+8), supporting 1-20x leverage.Gate will add MEGA unified account lending and isolated margin trading pairs at 19:10 (UTC+8) on April 30, simultaneously launching MEGA staking products, flexible lending, and fixed-term mortgage lending features. MEGA trading bots and copy trading will become available within 1 hour after the perpetual futures launch. MEGA flash swap and DCA features will be rolled out gradually starting 1 hour after the spot trading goes live.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched the “Spring Travel Season” trading competition. From now until May 9 at 18:00 (UTC+8), users who register and participate in spot trading of BTC, ETH, SOL, XMR, or LTC—or USDT-denominated perpetual contracts of DOGE, PEPE, XAG, TRUMP, or XMR—and complete designated tasks will accumulate “Miles.” Prizes totaling $50,000 will be distributed among participants based on their Mile rankings. Additionally, users who fulfill both the spot holding requirements and complete daily contract trading check-ins for the entire duration will qualify for a lottery draw, sharing an extra $1,500 prize pool.
Odaily, According to the official announcement, BitMart will list MegaETH (MEGA) at 19:00 on April 30 (UTC+8), opening the MEGA/USDT trading pair for this listing.MegaETH is the first real-time blockchain, allowing crypto applications to fully leverage their potential with extreme performance. MegaETH is secured by Ethereum and features a heterogeneous architecture with a hyper-optimized execution environment. It offers streaming throughput with 10-millisecond latency, reaching up to 100,000 TPS. Developers can build applications utilizing a real-time state stream, while users can enjoy instant transactions, all while retaining Ethereum's full composability.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched MEGA/USDT and AIGENSYN/USDT perpetual contracts on April 30, with a maximum leverage of 20x for both. Concurrently, HTX is hosting a MEGA & AIGENSYN Contract Trading Party from 15:00 on April 30 to 15:00 on May 7 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade MEGA/USDT and AIGENSYN/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract traders will receive exclusive benefits upon completing trades in MEGA/USDT and AIGENSYN/USDT perpetual contracts.
Odaily Odaily News According to official sources, Gate Alpha officially launched its May Day special event at 14:00 (UTC+8) on April 30. Users can trade designated hot tokens to participate in sharing a total airdrop reward worth over $100,000. This event features a dual reward mechanism for basic and advanced tiers: For the basic tier, users can earn one chance to draw a regular mystery box for every 200 USDT traded, with a total prize pool of approximately $30,000, a 100% win rate, and prizes including an iPhone 17, GT tokens, and Alpha fee rebate vouchers. For the advanced tier, once users have traded up to 2,000 USDT, every additional 500 USDT traded grants one chance to draw a premium mystery box, with a total prize pool of approximately $76,000, and prizes including an iPhone 17 Pro Max, substantial GT tokens, and substantial Alpha fee rebate vouchers. Additionally, inviting friends to complete their first trade of 100 USDT will grant extra rewards to both the inviter and the new user. All rewards are distributed in real-time and are available only while supplies last.Gate Alpha now supports popular public chains including SOL, ETH, Gate Layer, BNB Chain, Base, SUI, ARB, World Chain, AVAX, Polygon, LINEA, ZK, OP, and Berachain. It also enables seamless cross-chain token trading through a contract address search function, unlocking cross-chain trading pathways and offering users all on-chain tokens at their fingertips.
according to an official announcement, Binance will list the USDT/KZT spot trading pair at 16:00 (Beijing Time) on May 4, 2026, and will simultaneously activate the spot algorithmic order trading bot service for this trading pair. KZT is a fiat currency, supporting deposits and withdrawals via bank transfer or Mastercard with zero fees.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX has enabled MEGA deposits as of April 30 at 12:00 PM (GMT+8). MEGA/USDT spot trading and grid trading will go live on April 30 at 7:00 PM (GMT+8). MEGA withdrawals will be enabled on May 1 at 7:00 PM (GMT+8). $MEGA is a recently popular Layer 2 token. MegaETH is an Ethereum-based real-time execution layer that achieves high throughput and low latency through node specialization. Its network architecture employs a single active sequencer for transaction ordering and separates execution from verification via a “stateless verification” mechanism.
according to the official announcement, Bitget has announced the launch of USDT-Margined AIGENSYN and PROS perpetual contracts, both with a maximum leverage of 20x. The contract trading BOT will be available simultaneously.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list MEGA trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
According to an official announcement, Tether Investments has proposed two merger transactions: one between Twenty-One Capital (XXI) and Bitcoin financial services company Strike, and another between XXI and Bitcoin mining firm Elektron Energy. These mergers aim to expand XXI’s business scale and long-term growth capabilities. Tether Investments stated it will vote in favor of the proposed transactions. Upon completion, XXI will integrate Bitcoin asset management, mining, financial services, lending, and capital markets operations, becoming a globally leading listed Bitcoin integrated platform.
according to official sources, Gate has now launched AIGENSYN perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting leverage of 1-20 times.
according to an official announcement, Binance will list the AIGENSYNUSDT perpetual contract on April 29, 2026, at 14:15 (UTC), supporting up to 20x leverage. The contract uses USDT as the settlement asset, with a minimum trading unit of 1 AIGENSYN and a minimum notional value of 5 USDT. The funding rate is settled every 4 hours. Futures copy trading will also be enabled within 24 hours of listing.
Bitget Wallet has launched a Labor Day QR code payment campaign, running from April 28 to May 7, further driving the adoption of stablecoin payments in everyday consumption and travel scenarios across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. During the campaign, users who complete offline QR code payments using USDT or USDC will receive RLUSD cashback for each transaction. From May 1 to May 7, Bitget Wallet will randomly select one paying user per day to receive an additional 1,000 RLUSD cashback. To lower the barrier to first-time usage, Bitget Wallet will also airdrop XRP to eligible participants—serving as the account reserve required to activate RLUSD withdrawals. RLUSD is a compliant U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Ripple and regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). This campaign marks Bitget Wallet’s first real-world consumer application following its integration of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) mainnet and onboarding of the RLUSD payment ecosystem at the end of March—and represents a key milestone in advancing Bitget Wallet’s Everyday Finance strategy.
Christopher Harborne, a crypto billionaire and shareholder of stablecoin issuer Tether, provided approximately £5 million in financial support to Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK right-wing Reform Party, ahead of the 2024 UK general election. Following this donation, Farage announced his return as leader of the Reform Party and successfully won a seat in Parliament. Harborne has long been deeply involved in the crypto space and is a frequent political donor among UK conservatives, having previously funded multiple Brexit-related campaigns. This substantial contribution has once again sparked widespread discussion about the impact of crypto capital on the UK's political landscape. (Financial Times)
According to the official announcement, OKX will officially launch the BLEND (BLEND) USDT perpetual contract on April 29, 2026, at 18:00 UTC. Trading will be available 24/7, with a maximum leverage of up to 20x.
The cryptocurrency margin trading service will introduce RAIN/USDT (10x) isolated margin trading on April 29 at 20:00 (GMT+8). Rain is a fully decentralized prediction market protocol built on Arbitrum, offering cross-chain support. Positioned as the “Uniswap of prediction markets,” it provides a permissionless framework enabling anyone to create and trade custom markets without restrictions.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX will enable GENIUS deposits starting at 15:00 (GMT+8) on April 29. GENIUS/USDT spot and grid trading will go live at 15:00 (GMT+8) on April 30. GENIUS withdrawals will be enabled at 15:00 (GMT+8) on May 1. Genius Terminal is the first private, ultimate on-chain terminal. It represents the next evolutionary step following aggregators, intents, cross-chain bridges, and wallet extensions—a trading operating system (OS) designed specifically for professional users, catering to those who seek DeFi functionality but dislike its complex user interactions.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the “Ignite $HTX Season” campaign, featuring four core activities—holding, trading, grid trading, and earning crypto—to deliver a one-stop participation experience. From now until May 15, 18:00 (UTC+8), users who complete designated tasks can unlock random airdrops, participate in raffles for Apple surprise prizes, and share in a $100,000 USDT reward pool.
According to official sources, Upbit will list BLEND KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list BLEND/KRW, BLEND/BTC, and BLEND/USDT trading pairs.