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Toyota announced during the 2026 Santa Cruz International Expo that customers can use Bitcoin to purchase Toyota vehicles. Bitcoin thus becomes an additional payment method following the Bolivian peso, US dollar, and Tether (USDT). Related transactions are processed through a platform provided by Towerbank, while digital asset custodian BitGo supplies the technology, security, and transaction tracking infrastructure. Toyota had previously introduced USDT payments in 2025.
Odaily reports: According to an official announcement, Bitget has listed 6 stock perpetual contracts: SDGR (Schrödinger), PATH (UiPath), AGPU (Axe Compute), GNRC (Generac), HUT (Hut 8), and CYPH (Cypherpunk Technologies).These contracts are settled in USDT and support up to 20x leverage and 24/7 trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 319 stock contract underlying assets.
According to an official announcement, Bitget has listed the USDT-margined STONK perpetual contract, supporting up to 10x leverage, and the contract trading Bot will also be made available simultaneously.
Bybit officially launched the TradFi Perp Option today, using stock perpetual contracts as the underlying asset to combine option structures with the 24/7 liquidity of the crypto market, filling the gaps in traditional financial options regarding trading hours and entry thresholds. The product initially supports TSLA and NVDA starting September 17, and will expand to underlyings such as QQQ, SOXL, MU, SKHY, SPCX, and SNDK. This is a European-style option with a fixed expiration date. Unlike traditional stock options, it enables 24/7 round-the-clock trading, covering US stock pre-market, after-hours, and weekend periods; it settles in USDT cash, requiring no physical stock holdings or linked brokerage accounts; the contract multiplier is 1, supporting fractional trading, which completely breaks the traditional options threshold of 100 shares per contract. In terms of capital efficiency, the TradFi Perp Option supports the Portfolio Margin model. For buy-sell spread combinations, the long and short legs are automatically hedged, and margin is calculated based on net risk, significantly improving capital utilization. Users can seamlessly execute complete option strategies such as naked long/short Calls/Puts, spreads, and straddles through a single Bybit UTA account. The current non-VIP fee rate is 0.0300% Maker/Taker (promotional pricing valid until the end of December). The app version must be upgraded to 5.25.0 or higher.
According to official announcements, HTX listed CVXSTOCK/USDT and TLT/USDT perpetual contracts on September 18, supporting 1x to 20x long and short leverage. Additionally, from now until September 22 at 15:00 (UTC+8), HTX is launching a new token perpetual contract trading contest. Users who complete registration, trade contracts for participating assets, and meet the specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
Odaily News: USDT-margined delivery contracts include BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT, with a maximum leverage of 50x. Coin-margined delivery contracts include BTCUSD CM, ETHUSD CM, BNBUSD CM, XRPUSD CM, and SOLUSD CM, with a maximum leverage of 50x, while some contracts have a maximum leverage of 20x.
According to an official Binance announcement, Binance Futures will officially launch the USDⓈ-M and COIN-M quarterly 0326 delivery contracts following the settlement of the quarterly 0925 delivery contract at 08:00 UTC on September 25, 2026. The USDⓈ-M contracts cover BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT with USDT settlement, while the COIN-M contracts cover BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, and SOL with settlement in the respective underlying assets. All contracts offer up to 50x maximum leverage (20x for BNB, XRP, and SOL on COIN-M), supporting 24/7 trading. Please note that during the 10-minute period leading up to expiry, users may only close positions or place reduce-only orders; opening new positions is not permitted.
According to official announcements, Binance Futures will sequentially list USDT-margined perpetual contracts for PATH, AMC, CYPH, ANET, HUT, APLD, and AGPU starting at 17:00 on September 18. The relevant contracts support 24/7 trading and multi-asset mode, have a maximum leverage of 20x, and settle funding rates every 8 hours.
Hyperliquid has launched a manual lending and borrowing feature, which shares the underlying HyperCore infrastructure with portfolio margin. The platform's total borrowed assets currently amount to $269 million. Users can collateralize HYPE and Bitcoin to borrow USD-denominated assets such as USDC and USDT; borrowers pay interest, asset suppliers earn interest, and interest rates are determined by the capital utilization rate.
Odaily News — Column, the bank founded by William Hockey, co-founder of U.S. fintech infrastructure giant Plaid, has officially launched bank-native stablecoin infrastructure. The solution integrates USDC and USDT directly into the bank's core system, placing stablecoin addresses and bank accounts on the same ledger, supporting 24/7 instant conversion between stablecoins and U.S. dollars, and connecting to payment networks including ACH, Fedwire, FedNow, RTP, and SWIFT.Public information shows that Plaid is a major U.S. provider of bank account connectivity and financial data APIs, offering bank account connection services to thousands of financial applications.
According to an official announcement, Bitget has listed three stock perpetual contracts: QLD (ProShares Ultra QQQ), IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF), and CLSK (CleanSpark). These contracts settle in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and enable 24/7 trading. As of now, Bitget supports a total of 313 stock contract underlyings.
According to the official announcement, HTX has listed the MSFU/USDT perpetual swap on September 17, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions. Additionally, from today until September 22 at 15:00 (UTC+8), HTX is launching a new token perpetual trading competition. Users who complete registration, trade the eligible contract pairs, and meet the specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
According to an official announcement, Gate has listed ARGUS, TOLLY, and COOL perpetual contract trading (USDT-settled), supporting 1-10x leverage. Gate has also simultaneously added ARGUS, TOLLY, and COOL trading bots and copy trading features.
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
Bybit today announced the official launch of Bybit Odds. This is a brand-new trading product that allows users to express directional views on the price movements of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and complete trades with fixed potential returns and zero liquidation risk.Bybit Odds is designed to eliminate the complexity and uncertainty commonly found in crypto derivatives trading. Users allocate USDT to a specific price outcome. If the prediction is correct, they receive a pre-displayed fixed payout at settlement; if the prediction is incorrect, they only lose the allocated amount, with no additional losses. The maximum return and maximum loss of each trade are clearly visible before confirmation.Bybit Odds offers three contract structures to suit different timeframes and risk preferences:Up/Down — Predict whether the price will rise or fall relative to the entry price, with settlement in 5 minutes or 15 minutes.Price Target — Predict whether the price will be above or below a specified level at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.Price Range — Predict whether the price will remain within or break out of a specified range at expiry, with contract terms of up to 7 days.The minimum participation amount per trade is 5 USDT. Bybit Odds is deeply integrated with the Unified Trading Account (UTA), allowing users to directly use existing funds without additional transfers. Product pricing is supported by institutional market makers, ensuring competitive quotes and ample liquidity across all contract types.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PYUSD and JPYC against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
According to Odaily, Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that users can borrow up to 1000 USDT using BTC as collateral at a 40% collateral ratio, and price fluctuations will not trigger liquidation during the initial 30-day period. The loan has a one-time promotional fee rate of 0.5%, with no additional interest charged during the term; overdue repayment will incur a daily penalty and may ultimately trigger liquidation.
Odaily reports: Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has added custody support for Etherlink and 7 assets on its network, including xU3O8, a token representing ownership of physical uranium.The other supported assets include WXTZ, liquid staking token stXTZ, USDT, USDC, USDSM, and WETH. Institutional clients can custody assets issued on Etherlink, a Tezos Layer 2 network, through the bank's segregated accounts. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Trading activity for popular US stocks and tech-related assets continues to heat up, with multiple stock tokens on Gate gStocks showing active performance. According to the latest market data from Gate, Qualcomm (QCOMG/USDT) posted a 24-hour gain of 4.57%, last trading at $188.21; MiniMax (MINIMAXG/USDT) rose 3.98% over 24 hours, last at $31.89; Zhipu AI (ZHIPUG/USDT) gained 2.45% in 24 hours, last at $91.62.Gate gStocks adopts a 1:1 fully-backed native stock reserve mechanism, where each tokenized security is backed by an equivalent number of native shares as the underlying asset. It supports 7×24-hour trading, unified account management, a minimum investment of 1 USDT, and fractional share trading. Users can participate more flexibly in global popular stock investments, achieving one-stop allocation across digital assets and traditional securities. As the tokenized securities ecosystem continues to expand, Gate gStocks will keep adding more high-quality stocks and ETF targets, offering users more diversified global asset allocation options.
According to the official announcement from HTX, HTX Earn has officially launched the ETH SVIP Flexible product. Users at Prime Level 5 and above are eligible to subscribe, with higher Prime levels unlocking greater APY rates and quotas, reaching a maximum APY of 3%. The HTX Earn SVIP Flexible product is a high-yield flexible savings solution tailored exclusively for high-tier clients at Prime Level 5 and above, offering advantages such as exclusive customization, high yields, and high flexibility. In addition to ETH, the SVIP Flexible lineup also supports USDT and BTC flexible products, with the USDT SVIP Flexible reaching a maximum APY of 9%, and the BTC SVIP Flexible reaching a maximum APY of 1%. Users can log into the HTX App, navigate to the "Earn" section on the homepage, enter the aforementioned cryptocurrencies in the search bar, and select "VIP Flexible" to participate.