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Odaily News According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the MSFTUSDT perpetual contract at 13:30 (UTC) on April 20, 2026, the AVGOUSDT perpetual contract at 13:40 (UTC), and the BABAUSDT perpetual contract at 13:50 (UTC). All the aforementioned contracts will support up to 10x leverage and the Multi-Assets Mode.
Bitget Launches Phase 3 “Stock God Guessing” Campaign with a Total Prize Pool of $100,000 USDT; Participation Period: April 15–22. During the campaign, both new and existing users can complete daily tasks—including logging in, depositing funds, and executing stock trades—to earn a set number of guessing opportunities. Users may use these opportunities to predict whether NVIDIA’s price will rise or fall. Points will be awarded regardless of whether the prediction is correct or incorrect. Users ranked Top 1–100 by points will receive cash vouchers worth $100–$2,500 USDT; those ranked Top 101–1,086 will receive futures contract position experience vouchers worth $50–$100 USDT. To qualify for the corresponding ranking reward, users must satisfy both the ranking and minimum point requirements. Full campaign rules are published on Bitget’s official platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to complete registration before participating.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch pre-market trading for the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract on April 16, 2026, at 15:15 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of 5x.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the GENIUS/USDT perpetual contract (USDⓈ-margined) on April 16, 2026, at 11:30 AM (UTC+8), offering up to 20x leverage. Copy trading will be supported for this contract within 24 hours of its launch.
According to GlobeNewswire, Solv Protocol announced a strategic integration with Utexo to launch a native Bitcoin yield solution built on the RGB protocol and the Lightning Network. This solution enables atomic swaps between native BTC and USDT—without wrapping, cross-chain bridges, or custodians. It emphasizes self-custody, privacy protection, and final settlement, aligning with Tether’s prior announcement of natively issuing USDT on an RGB-compatible Lightning Network. Additionally, Solv participated as a strategic angel investor in Utexo’s $7.5 million seed funding round, led by Tether.
According to Bloomberg, Wall Street bank Cantor Fitzgerald donated $10 million to the super political action committee Fellowship PAC in January this year. The committee aims to support U.S. political candidates who are pro-cryptocurrency. According to U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings made public on Wednesday, Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether, serves as Chair of Fellowship PAC. The report states that Cantor Fitzgerald is currently run by the son of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Tether is one of its largest clients.
Odaily News Cantor Fitzgerald has donated $10 million to the pro-crypto political action committee Fellowship PAC, which is chaired by Tether U.S. executive Jesse Spiro.Fellowship PAC, established in 2025, has secured over $100 million in pledged funding and aims to support candidates who advocate for digital asset-friendly regulation. The organization has previously spent over $1 million on advertising support in multiple elections.Cantor has a close relationship with Tether, having provided custody services for its stablecoin reserves since 2021. This donation further strengthens their collaboration at the policy level.In addition to Cantor, institutions such as Anchorage Digital have also participated in the donations. Industry insiders believe that as regulatory battles intensify, the crypto industry is continuously increasing its political investment in Washington to push for a clearer and more enforceable regulatory framework.
Odaily News: Digital asset trading platform Gate will list the first Pre-IPOs project SpaceX (SPCX) and simultaneously launch an airdrop incentive program targeting high-tier users and super agents.The subscription period for this SpaceX (SPCX) project is from 18:00 on April 20, 2026, to 18:00 on April 22, 2026 (UTC+8). The total subscription amount is 33,900 SPCX, valued at approximately $20.001 million. The project supports subscriptions in USDT and GUSD. Upon completion of the subscription, tokens will be 100% unlocked for pre-market trading.Concurrently, the platform has initiated a VIP-exclusive airdrop event, distributing SPCX asset vouchers to users with VIP level 5 and above and super agents. The event runs from 18:00 on April 15, 2026, to 18:00 on April 22, 2026 (UTC+8). Users must meet conditions such as registration and net deposits to participate. Rewards will be distributed in tiers based on VIP level and will be issued collectively after the subscription period ends. Additionally, eligible super agents can also receive a fixed quota of SPCX airdrops.
Bitget has launched its “Broker Top-tier Bounty Program,” offering new platform brokers who join on or after April 1 an additional reward of up to $12,000 USDT. This incentive operates independently of the standard commission structure and is distributed on a tiered basis according to the broker’s trading volume performance during the first 60 days following successful onboarding—designed to provide partners with more predictable revenue support during this critical business launch phase. Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, stated: “Early performance often determines whether a broker can quickly gain traction and scale. A more structured early-stage incentive mechanism not only enhances revenue visibility but also lays a stronger foundation for long-term expansion.”
It is reported that Bybit has launched a “Flexible Savings” feature for its Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) Bot, enabling users to automatically earn returns on supported assets they hold. Once enabled, the assets deployed in the DCA Bot continue generating returns while the user’s DCA plan proceeds as originally scheduled—without interruption. Users can activate the Flexible Savings feature when creating a new DCA Bot or editing an existing one. Additionally, Bybit has concurrently launched a DCA Rewards Carnival, running from April 10 to May 15. To participate, users simply need to enable Flexible Savings and meet certain conditions—including reaching the minimum DCA amount and maintaining an active bot—to receive USDT rewards and additional yield boosts.
Odaily News Digital asset trading platform Gate will launch the first Pre-IPOs project, SpaceX (SPCX), opening a channel for pre-listing asset subscriptions. This product supports participation with both USDT and GUSD. Upon completion of the subscription, SPCX asset vouchers will enter the pre-market trading market in a 100% unlocked form.The subscription period for this round is from 18:00 on April 20, 2026, to 18:00 on April 22, 2026 (UTC+8). SPCX is expected to be distributed before 18:00 on May 6 (UTC+8). The total subscription amount is 33,900 SPCX, with a total value of approximately $20.001 million, a unit price of $590, corresponding to an implied valuation of about $1.4 trillion.In terms of mechanism, Pre-IPOs adopts an "average hourly locked amount" for allocation, emphasizing the weight of early participation. After obtaining the asset vouchers, SPCX supports pre-market trading or subsequent delivery. Furthermore, the minimum participation threshold for this round is only 100 USDT, with no hidden costs such as handling fees, custody fees, or profit commissions.Gate Pre-IPOs focuses on early participation opportunities in high-quality projects before their listing, opening a new gateway for individual investors to access global premium assets. In the future, the platform will continue to expand more high-quality targets and product forms, promoting the industry towards a more open and efficient direction.
Binance has announced support for users to make payments at all merchants in Bolivia using Binance QR codes. Over 100 cryptocurrencies—including USDT and BTC—are supported. Users simply confirm transactions via the app, and Binance automatically converts their funds into the local currency at the time of payment. Binance stated that the QR code payment service is available exclusively to Binance users whose identity verification location is in Bolivia, and users must hold cryptocurrency in their Binance account (Binance Spot, Deposit, or Earn).
Odaily News According to an official announcement, BitMart will be the first to list Sentio (ST) on April 15th at 18:00 (UTC+8). The ST/USDT trading pair will be available.Sentio is building the next-generation crypto data infrastructure, designed specifically to meet the speed, scale, and complexity demands of modern blockchain applications. Their mission is to provide developers with the fastest, most reliable, and most flexible data tools, allowing them to focus on building applications rather than maintaining the underlying infrastructure.
According to the official social media announcement, Sun Wukong, a Chinese decentralized contract trading platform, has now launched BLESS/USDT with up to 20x leverage.
According to an official announcement from UStables, the stablecoin USD1 (ticker: $U) has achieved a 24-hour trading volume peak of $1.75 billion since its listing on Binance three months ago. On April 13, BTC/U trading volume surpassed BTC/USDT trading volume, and USD1 has now entered the Top 10 tokens by trading volume across all markets. According to an official Binance announcement, zero-fee BTC/U trading will officially commence on April 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Beijing Time.
The People’s Bank of China Shaoguan Branch, in collaboration with the General Office of the Shaoguan Municipal People’s Government, issued a risk alert on virtual currencies ahead of the “4·15” National Security Education Day for All Citizens. It also disclosed four typical cases: money laundering through “high-paying U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin (USDT) part-time jobs,” illegal fundraising under the guise of “capital-guaranteed, high-yield cryptocurrency trading,” pyramid scheme fraud involving the “RWA Digital Culture & Tourism Fund,” and offline “currency swapping” activities constituting de facto foreign exchange transactions. Regulators clarified that virtual currency exchange, trading, and RWA tokenization activities are all illegal financial activities. Projects promising “high returns, low risk, and guaranteed profits” are mostly scams. The public should abandon fantasies of getting rich overnight, steer clear of virtual currency-related investments, opt for legitimate financial channels, and promptly report any suspicious activity to the police to minimize losses.
U Chinese posted on the X platform, stating that U has been listed on Binance for three months, with its 24-hour trading volume peak reaching $1.75 billion. On April 13, the BTC/U trading volume surpassed that of BTC/USDT, and it has now entered the top ten tokens by market-wide trading volume. BTC/U zero-fee trading will officially launch at 8:00 AM (UTC+8) on April 17, 2026.
Aster, a high-performance on-chain trading platform, has announced an enhanced partnership with Binance Wallet, integrating native perpetual contract trading directly into the app. This enables users to trade crypto assets, U.S. equities, ETFs, and commodities seamlessly in one place—anytime, anywhere—while retaining full self-custody of their assets. As part of this upgrade, Aster has launched a USD1-denominated perpetual contract market, supporting BTC, ETH, and SOL trading with USD1 as margin. This new market offers lower fees and WLFI incentives. To celebrate the app integration launch, users who accumulate $1,000 USDT in perpetual contract trading volume on Binance Wallet between April 14, 2026, 20:00 and April 28, 2026, 20:00 (UTC+8) will receive an additional 3 Binance Alpha Points. As a high-performance on-chain trading platform, Aster continues to deepen integrations with top-tier wallets to deliver a secure, ultra-smooth trading experience for users worldwide—truly enabling the migration of derivatives trading from centralized platforms to wallet-native entry points.
According to an official announcement, Tether launched its self-custodial digital wallet, tether.wallet, on April 14, directly opening its global financial infrastructure to end users. The wallet supports digital assets including USD₮, USA₮, XAU₮, and Bitcoin, and operates across blockchain networks such as Ethereum, Polygon, Plasma, and Arbitrum. Users can transfer funds using simple, human-readable identifiers—eliminating the need for traditional long addresses or additional network tokens—and pay transaction fees directly in the asset being transferred. tether.wallet employs local signing, with private keys and recovery phrases held exclusively by the user, emphasizing openness, neutrality, and user sovereignty. Tether stated that this product aims to simplify the use of digital assets and enhance financial inclusion, with plans to support additional blockchain networks in the future.
Bitget officially launched its CFD copy trading feature today, extending its copy trading services to the forex, gold, crude oil, and stock index markets. Amid escalating global macroeconomic volatility and growing cross-asset allocation demand among crypto users, Bitget’s CFD business has recently achieved a single-day trading volume exceeding $6 billion. This new feature leverages Bitget’s mature copy trading infrastructure: users can follow professional traders’ strategies with a minimum investment of just $50 USDT—further lowering the barrier to entry for retail users accessing traditional financial markets. At the product level, CFD copy trading is deeply integrated with the MT5 infrastructure. Account onboarding and withdrawal processes are fully automated, completing in under three seconds. In terms of mechanics, Bitget employs a High-Water Mark (HWM) profit-sharing model, distributing commissions only on newly generated profits from copied trades—ensuring fair and transparent profit allocation. Eligible traders can earn up to 30% commission. Core metrics are updated hourly, and profits are settled daily—enhancing overall transparency and traceability. Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, stated: “Copy trading lowers execution barriers, enabling more users to participate in global macro asset allocation. CFD copy trading forms a core component of Bitget’s UEX strategy, which—powered by a unified account and USDT margin system—allows users to seamlessly trade cryptocurrencies, forex, commodities, and stock indices within a single platform.”