News linked to both this project and an event.
According to official announcements, Bitget has launched contracts for seven Hong Kong stocks: TENCENT (Tencent), MEITUAN (Meituan), NETEASE (NetEase), XIAOMI (Xiaomi), POPMART (Pop Mart), SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), and GIGADEVICE (GigaDevice). The above contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and are available for 7*24 hour trading.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX listed the KIOXIA/USDT perpetual contract on July 2, with a maximum leverage of 10x. Additionally, Huobi HTX launched the KIOXIA contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 2 to 15:00 on July 9 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to 20,000 USD. During the event, users who complete registration and participate in KIOXIA/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 KIOXIA/USDT contract trading will also receive exclusive benefits.
According to an official announcement, OKX will list perpetual stock contracts on its web, app, and API platforms for certain supported countries and regions on July 2nd.Among them, SOFTBANK/USDT will open for trading at 13:30 (UTC+8) on July 2nd; TQQQ/USDT, MVLL/USDT, and MUU/USDT will open for trading at 17:00, 17:15, and 17:30 (UTC+8) respectively.The announcement states that the aforementioned contracts are all settled in USDT, support 24/7 trading, and have a funding rate settlement period of 8 hours. OKX reminds that the leveraged ETF perpetual contracts (TQQQ, MVLL, MUU) track funds that already employ daily leverage exposure. The perpetual contracts will further add leverage on top of this, potentially amplifying the risk of liquidation and losses.
According to Chainalysis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its sanctions list against ISIS-K (Islamic State Khorasan Branch) on July 1, adding 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses, of which 131 are on the TRON chain and 3 are Monero addresses. On-chain data shows that the aforementioned TRON wallets have cumulatively received over $1.4 million since 2023 and transferred out over $880,000, with some funds flowing to Syrian crypto exchangers. Currently, Tether has frozen the balances of all 131 TRON addresses. Additionally, on the same day, OFAC also sanctioned two Brazilian individuals and four companies related to the Latin American criminal organization "Primeiro Comando da Capital" (PCC), accusing them of using cryptocurrency to transfer over $30 million in illegal proceeds across borders from the United States to Brazil.
European cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has announced the launch of a new market category, TradeFi. Users can now trade over 45 perpetual contracts tied to the price movements of commodities, stocks, and ETFs within a crypto trading interface. TradeFi uses USDT as margin and settlement currency, enabling users to trade relevant contracts through a single WhiteBIT account. The underlying assets cover gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas, copper, as well as stocks like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Coinbase, Robinhood, and certain market ETFs. WhiteBIT stated that TradeFi instruments are offered through its perpetual contracts interface, and these products only track the price fluctuations of traditional assets. They do not represent actual trading or investment in the underlying assets, nor do they confer ownership, shareholder rights, or related entitlements.
According to the official announcement, HTX listed MVLL/USDT and SYN/USDT perpetual contracts on July 1, both with maximum leverage of up to 10x. Meanwhile, HTX will launch the MVLL and SYN contract trading competition from 15:00 on July 1 to 15:00 on July 8 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
Bybit officially launches Bank Triparty, providing institutional clients with lending services backed by bank-custodied collateral assets. Eligible institutions can deposit collateral assets independently with partner banks and obtain financing limits without altering existing trading strategy infrastructure.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX has opened ANSEM deposit services on July 1 at 18:00 (GMT+8). ANSEM/USDT spot trading will open on July 1 at 20:00 (GMT+8). ANSEM withdrawal services will open on July 3 at 20:00 (GMT+8).
JUST Official releases the GasFree monthly data report for June. The data shows that the GasFree feature launched by TRON is becoming the preferred solution for convenient on-chain transfers. This feature significantly simplifies the transfer process, allowing users to directly use USDT in their wallets to pay transaction fees, breaking the traditional restriction of "must hold TRX in advance" and significantly lowering the threshold for on-chain interactions. In June, GasFree delivered outstanding performance, processing a total of 719,270 transactions, with a total transfer volume reaching $11.45 billion, and cumulatively serving over 359,000 users. Driven by continuous real-world application scenarios, GasFree is driving ecosystem growth with solid data.
: Lorenzo Valente, ARK Invest's Director of Digital Asset Research, has questioned the stablecoin consortium project OpenUSD, expressing high skepticism about whether such consortium-style stablecoin initiatives can achieve scale. He believes that similar alliances have emerged multiple times before, including Diem and Global Dollar, but ultimately failed to form dominant network effects. Currently, the stablecoin market remains dominated by Tether and Circle, whose core advantages lie in strong network effects and instant liquidity. OpenUSD, however, may face a "cold start" problem, as its joint governance structure will severely slow down decision-making efficiency, making it prone to coordination failures under decentralized governance—resembling the governance dilemmas of DAO experiments: high collaboration costs, slow execution, and difficulty deploying capital efficiently.Furthermore, OpenUSD's economic model appears unsustainable for long-term operations. If it relies on a low-fee split mechanism, it will be unable to cover the costs of infrastructure, incentives, and market expansion.Lorenzo Valente concluded that OpenUSD resembles more of a "collection of letters of intent" than a unified product system with strong execution capabilities. He argued that in the long run, the more likely winners are single operators capable of rapid iteration and independent decision-making, rather than joint governance structures requiring multi-party consensus.
Gate, a leading global crypto trading platform, has officially launched stock transfer-in and transfer-out functions, supporting cross-broker transfers for US and Hong Kong stock assets. Users can transfer their holdings from external brokers into Gate, or transfer their Gate stock account assets to other brokers. Gate does not charge any fees for transfers in or out. This service uses the FOP transfer method, with US stocks processed through the DTC system and Hong Kong stocks processed through the CCASS system. Users can experience this by updating the Gate App to version v8.26.0 or higher. Currently, this feature is being rolled out gradually, and users can follow subsequent version update information.To celebrate the launch of the stock transfer function, Gate is simultaneously running a "Stock Transfer Bonus" event. Users who register between July 1, 2026, and July 7, 2026, and submit a transfer-in application during the event period to successfully transfer US or Hong Kong stocks held by external brokers into their Gate stock account, with the total market value of the transferred assets reaching 3,000 USDT equivalent or more, will be eligible for a cash subsidy based on the valid transfer fee voucher from the original broker and a VIP upgrade benefit. The maximum subsidy for US stocks is 15,000 USDT, for Hong Kong stocks it is 6,000 USDT, and the VIP level can be upgraded up to VIP 9.Gate Stock has formed a 7×24-hour trading service system covering the three core markets of US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, and South Korean stocks, supporting over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 South Korean stocks, collectively covering more than 12,500 global stocks and ETF assets. Users can use USDT from their unified Gate account to participate in global stock investments in one go, supporting fractional share trading starting from a minimum of 0.01 shares. Furthermore, Gate Stock has achieved comprehensive coverage on both the App and Web platforms, helping users achieve one-stop allocation and management of digital assets and global securities assets.
去中心化稳定币 USDD 宣布与 Gate DEX 联合推出的新一期双链奖励金活动已于 6 月 30 日正式上线。该活动于 6月 30日 18:00至 7月 30日 18:00（新加坡时间）期间举行，覆盖以太坊和 BNB Chain 两条公链。其中，以太坊链上活动提供基础 4%年化收益和 20,000 USDD 奖池；BNB Chain 链上活动提供基础 4%年化收益和 30,000 USDD 奖池，并能叠加 Gate DEX 多业务线“开门红”礼金及 USDD 质押量挑战赛奖励。 用户可通过 Gate DEX Earn-Stablecoins-Bonus 板块，将 USDT 转换为 USDD 并质押为 sUSDD 参与，已有用户收益将自动无缝衔接。官方提示，新用户参与活动前请确保钱包内有足够的 ETH或 BNB 作为 Gas 费。
According to the official announcement, to provide more Binance futures trading options and enhance the user trading experience, the Binance Futures platform will list perpetual contracts at the following times: July 01, 2026 17:00 (UTC+8): BTCU Perpetual Contract, maximum leverage up to 100x; July 01, 2026 18:00 (UTC+8): ETHU Perpetual Contract, maximum leverage up to 100x.
According to official sources, predict.fun has partnered with Binance Wallet to launch a Prediction Markets trading incentive campaign. From June 30, 00:00 to July 6, 23:59 (UTC), users who complete a single Buy transaction exceeding 50 USDT via Binance Wallet Prediction will receive 5 Binance Alpha Points.The campaign supports participation via both the Web and App endpoints. Each user is eligible for the reward only once, and must have an Alpha Points balance greater than 0 on the day the task is completed. Rewards will be displayed within 24 hours.
Odaily Planet Daily reported, according to official announcements, the Gate CFD stock section has listed CFD trading for UVXY (ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF), SONY (Sony Group), EWZ (iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF), DKNG (DraftKings), RDDT (Reddit), ONDS (Ondas Holdings), KBHLD (KB Group 00148.HK), KBLAM (KB Laminates 01888.HK), and POPMART (Pop Mart 09992.HK), offering 4x fixed leverage.Additionally, from 16:00 on June 30 to 16:00 on July 9 (UTC+8), the Gate CFD stock section is launching the fifth phase of its new token airdrop campaign. During the campaign, users who register and complete tasks can receive 300 USDT and share in the 900,000 USDT prize pool by trading newly listed assets, with a maximum reward of 31,300 USDT per person.
According to the official announcement, HTX launched TAC/USDT and STRC/USDT perpetual contracts on June 30, with a maximum leverage of 20x for TAC/USDT and 10x for STRC/USDT.
: According to an official announcement, OKX will list TAO/USDT (Bittensor) spot trading, with the spot market officially opening at 20:00 (UTC+8) on June 30, 2026. Deposits are now open, and users can place advance orders one hour before trading begins.It is reported that Bittensor is an open-source protocol that powers a blockchain-based machine learning network.
, June 30th - To assist users affected by the recent earthquake in Venezuela, Binance Charity announced it will donate a total of $3 million worth of 20 USDT token vouchers to eligible Binance users. It will also implement a 7-day fee waiver for C2C trading and Binance Pay merchant transaction fees to help users in the affected areas cope with current difficulties.Eligible users for the token vouchers will be identified based on their POA and eKYC identity verification completed before June 26, 2026. Applicable regions include the most severely affected areas: La Guaira, Distrito Capital, Miranda, Aragua, Carabobo, Falcón, and Yaracuy. Qualifying users will receive the corresponding funds within 30 days of completing POA.Additionally, Binance will introduce fee reduction measures for commonly used services among Venezuelan users. All C2C trading fees denominated in VES will be waived for 7 days, effective immediately. Meanwhile, transaction fees for all merchants in Venezuela that accept Binance Pay as a payment method will also be waived for the same period. These activities will last until July 2, 2026, local time.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list AI KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
Sky (formerly MakerDAO), in collaboration with Spark and Uniswap, announced that the initial 150 million in liquidity for FX Layer, a stablecoin exchange system jointly developed by the three parties, is entirely sourced from the Sky ecosystem's stablecoin USDS. As the platform's core pricing asset, USDS provides base liquidity for USDS/USDT and USDS/PYUSD trading pools, marking the first large-scale implementation of this shared liquidity framework.The long-term plan for the three parties is to introduce institutions engaged in stablecoin operations, such as PayPal's PYUSD, Ripple's RLUSD, Robinhood, and Revolut, to access the unified infrastructure. This eliminates the need for each issuer to independently build liquidity pools and market-making systems. Simultaneously, a governance mechanism will be established to allow idle funds not involved in market-making to generate ongoing returns.Looking back to June 25th, Spark and Uniswap officially announced the launch of FX Layer. The division of roles is clear: Spark acts as the orchestration layer to allocate cross-stablecoin liquidity, while Uniswap v4 executes transaction paths via its programmable AMM mechanism through the DualPool hook. It offers a one-stop stablecoin exchange service for banks, fintech companies, and payment enterprises.