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According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will gradually launch three U-quoted TradFi perpetual contracts on May 18, 2026: FLNCUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 21:55 UTC), DRAMUSDT (maximum leverage of 20x, listing at 22:00 UTC), and RKLBUSDT (maximum leverage of 10x, listing at 22:05 UTC). These contracts track the prices of Fluence Energy (Nasdaq: FLNC), Roundhill Memory ETF (Cboe BZX: DRAM), and Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB), respectively. All contracts are settled in USDT, support multi-asset margin mode, and are available for trading 24/7.
The BTC Pizza Day 2026 campaign is now live. During the campaign period, purchase pizza using your Bybit Card and post about it on X to receive a $20 USDT reimbursement—limited to the first 500 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. The campaign runs from now until May 25, 23:59 UTC. During the campaign, users must purchase pizza using their Bybit Card, record a video of the payment, and post it on X, mentioning @Bybit_Official and @Bybit_ZH. Participants must then complete the submission form with their UID and the link to their X post to be eligible for the $20 USDT reimbursement—limited to the first 500 participants. Rewards will be credited within 7 business days after the campaign ends.
Odaily News: BTC IV at 38%, ETH IV at 53%. ETH Skew shows divergence, with the mid-to-long-term maintaining +2 to +4, indicating strong institutional bullish consensus. The short-term skew has sharply deteriorated to -8 to -12 due to CPI exceeding expectations and Powell's resignation, leading to a surge in short-term hedging demand. BTC/ETH GEX has shifted from a long Gamma, steady bull market strategy to short Gamma, widening short-term volatility and making it difficult for IV to drop significantly. The medium-term bullish structure remains intact, with the current situation appearing more like an event-driven release of short-term risk rather than a trend reversal. In block trades, 2,181.8 lots (worth $176 million) of BTC 5/15 expiry $82K Calls were traded; 11,026 lots (worth $24.97 million) of ETH June $2,100 Puts were traded.Gate has launched an exclusive incentive plan for options VIPs. During the event, users can participate to share a 100,000 USDT prize pool. The platform supports cross-exchange VIP rate matching. By submitting VIP proof or trading volume records from other exchanges, users can apply for lower rates. Rewards are distributed in tiers based on options trading volume; the more you trade, the higher the reward. Additionally, participating users enjoy exclusive service benefits, including VIP customer support, API technical integration, and daily options strategies and data services, providing professional traders with more competitive trading costs and liquidity support.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list IRYS/KRW, IRYS/BTC, and IRYS/USDT trading pairs.
It is reported that Bybit has launched the TradFi Perp Edition campaign today, offering a total reward pool of 50,000 USDT to be shared among users trading U.S. stock perpetual contracts. During the campaign period, users who trade U.S. stock perpetual contracts will receive higher rewards proportional to their trading volume. The campaign runs from now until May 22, 2026, at 10:00 UTC.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for MRVL/USDT and WMT/USDT on May 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for both. Additionally, HTX is hosting an MRVL and WMT perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 15 to 15:00 on May 22 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
Odaily reports: According to official sources, Gate’s perpetual futures stock zone has launched CBRS (Celeris) perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20x leverage.
According to CoinGecko data, BILL has demonstrated consistently strong performance since its launch, rising from an opening price of approximately $0.005 to a peak of $0.227—a cumulative maximum increase of over 45x. Yesterday, its 24-hour global trading volume exceeded $2.18 billion, with the Bybit BILL/USDT trading pair standing out—accounting for over $1.68 billion, or more than 77%, of the total volume, maintaining its position as the top-performing trading pair on centralized exchanges (CEX).
: According to official announcement, OKX will officially list the CBRS/USDT stock perpetual contract at 14:00 (UTC+8) on May 15, 2026, supporting web, app, and API trading.The announcement shows that the contract is settled in USDT, supports 7×24-hour trading, and the default funding fee settlement cycle is once every 8 hours.
Canaan Inc. has released its Bitcoin mining business update for April 2026. As of April 30, 2026, Canaan's balance sheet cryptocurrency holdings reached an all-time high of 1,826 Bitcoin and 3,952 Ethereum.During April, Canaan's proprietary mining operations produced 90 Bitcoin, with an additional 3 Bitcoin coming from customer payments, while its joint venture operations produced approximately 48 Bitcoin. As of the end of the month, the installed hashrate for non-joint venture operations reached 10.97 EH/s, a year-over-year increase of 34.6%, with an operational hashrate of 6.86 EH/s, up 10.6% year-over-year; the joint venture business had an installed hashrate of 4.82 EH/s and an operational hashrate of 4.35 EH/s. Additionally, on April 28, Canaan received a subsequent order from Tether to provide customized high-density mining hash board modules.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for COHR/USDT, RKLB/USDT, and WDC/USDT on May 14, with a maximum leverage of 10x for each. Meanwhile, HTX is hosting a COHR, RKLB, and WDC contract trading party from 15:00 on May 14 to 15:00 on May 21 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
according to official data, Aster will list the Hajimi USDT spot trading pair in 4 hours.Following this news, Hajimi briefly broke through 0.02 USDT and is now trading at 0.017 USDT, with a 24-hour increase of 45.73%.
According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the following perpetual contracts at the times listed below: May 14, 2026, at 13:15 (UTC+8): PHAROSUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 20x leverage; May 14, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC+8): STARUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 3x leverage.
that, according to an official announcement, Binance will launch PHAROSUSDT and STARUSDT perpetual contracts on May 14, 2026. Trading for the PHAROSUSDT contract will open at 05:15 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 20x. Trading for the STARUSDT contract will open at 05:30 (UTC) with a maximum leverage of 3x. Both contracts are settled in USDT and support a multi-asset mode. The copy trading service for these contracts will be enabled within 24 hours after their launch.
TAC stated that its cross-chain layer on the TON side was exploited by external attackers, resulting in approximately $2.8 million in losses involving USDT, BLUM, and tsTON. TAC confirmed that the TAC token, TON, and all ERC-20 tokens bridged from Ethereum remain unaffected. The bridge has been temporarily suspended, and the team is conducting forensic analysis and implementing fixes. Additionally, the team plans to legally structure a sale of the foundation’s TAC token treasury reserves to restore bridge liquidity and compensate affected users. A post-mortem report and further details will be released within the next 48 hours.
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will gradually launch six USDⓈ-margined perpetual contracts tracking U.S. equities between 13:30 and 13:55 UTC on May 15, 2026. The new contracts are: LITEUSDT (Lumentum Holdings), ORCLUSDT (Oracle), DISUSDT (Disney), UBERUSDT (Uber), CSCOUSDT (Cisco), and HDUSDT (The Home Depot). All contracts are settled in USDT, offer up to 10x leverage, feature a funding rate cap of ±2.00%, are settled every eight hours, support 7×24 trading, and operate under a multi-asset margin model.
Odaily Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitget recently released its "2026 User Asset Allocation Report," based on platform trading data and a survey of over 6,000 global users, revealing a trend among investors moving from crypto assets towards cross-asset allocation. Q1 data indicates that crypto assets remain the primary trading category, with 86% of surveyed users holding them. At the beginning of January, crypto trading accounted for nearly 100% of activity, gradually declining to stabilize in the 60%-80% range by March. During the same period, trading in traditional assets, led by gold, rapidly rose to account for 20%-40% of total trading volume.Looking at portfolio composition, 52% of users hold both stocks and cryptocurrencies, 35% hold gold and other precious metals, and commodities have become the highest-penetration category among non-crypto assets. High-net-worth individuals are more proactive in diversification: Bitget users had an average annualized return of 13% in 2025, with approximately 6% of VIP users achieving annualized returns between 51% and 100%. A significant 74% of high-net-worth respondents plan to allocate across crypto, stocks, and commodities in 2026 to actively manage risk.AI tools are increasingly being integrated into core trading activities. 51% of surveyed users report already using AI to assist investment decisions. Bitget's products, including GetAgent, GetClaw, and Agent Hub, are widely utilized for analyzing financial reports, commodity trends, macroeconomic events, and on-chain signals.User demand for the Universal Exchange (UEX) model has been further clarified in the survey: 71% of users consider USDT settlement the most important platform feature, while 65% prioritize the ability to quickly switch between crypto, stocks, forex, and commodities within a single account. User descriptions of the ideal platform converge on the integrated combination of global asset access, stablecoin settlement, centralized liquidity, proof of reserves, and AI-powered decision-making tools.
Odaily Planet Daily reported, according to the official announcement, that Upbit will list UP2 in KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, and SAGA/USDT on May 13. The maximum leverage for PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, and CRWV/USDT is 10x, while the maximum leverage for SAGA/USDT is 20x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a PAYP, HIMS, CRWV, and SAGA perpetual contract trading party from 15:00 on May 13 to 15:00 on May 20 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $20,000. During the event period, users who register and trade PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, or SAGA/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume rankings. Additionally, new perpetual contract users trading PAYP/USDT, HIMS/USDT, CRWV/USDT, or SAGA/USDT will receive exclusive benefits.
According to CoinDesk, Denis Beau, Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, has publicly called on Europe’s public and private sectors to jointly advance the development of euro-tokenized money to counter the dominance of U.S. dollar–pegged stablecoins. This stance stands in clear contrast to that of European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde, who remains cautious toward private stablecoins—citing financial stability risks posed by USDT, USDC, and others—and favors a central bank–led digital euro initiative expected to launch in 2029. Beau outlined a “triple objective” for Europe’s development: aligning with central bank monetary services; enabling regulated institutions to issue pan-euro tokenized private money; and strengthening the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework. His position closely aligns with that of the Qivalis consortium—a group comprising 12 major European banks, including ING, BBVA, and BNP Paribas—which plans to launch a private digital euro this year. Beau also revealed that the eurosystem will roll out its first tokenized wholesale central bank money service before year-end.