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According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, and ARX/USDT on June 24. The maximum leverage for KORU/USDT and SONY/USDT is 10x, while that for ARX/USDT is 20x. Simultaneously, HTX is hosting a KORU, SONY, and ARX Contract Trading Party from 15:00 on June 24 to 15:00 on July 1 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000. During the event, users who register and trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts—achieving a cumulative valid trading volume of ≥$1,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new contract users who trade KORU/USDT, SONY/USDT, or ARX/USDT perpetual contracts will receive exclusive benefits.
Bitget has listed 7 stock tokens including rSCHD (US Dividend Stock ETF), rYUM (Yum! Brands), rASST (Strive), and rDHI (D.R. Horton), covering popular sectors such as finance and consumer goods.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the prefix "r" + stock ticker symbol (e.g., rNVDA for NVIDIA), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. By partnering with the compliant broker Alpaca, these tokens are directly connected to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and NYSE. Key features include: 1:1 reserve backing of underlying assets held by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, synchronized mapping of corporate actions (such as stock splits and reverse splits), and the ability to use the holdings as cross-collateral for unified accounts and USDT-margined perpetual contracts, allowing users to hold global stock assets while flexibly managing their funds.
Odaily, June 24 – According to an official announcement, Gate is now accepting registrations for the second edition of the 2026 VIP Futures Elite Challenge from June 24, 15:00 to July 17, 23:59 (UTC+8), with the competition running from June 29, 10:00 to July 20, 23:59 (UTC+8). This edition introduces a dual leaderboard tiered prize pool mechanism for "Trading Volume" and "Profit Rate," with a combined total of 50,000 USDT in cash rewards to be shared across both rankings. Individual participants can win up to 10,350 USDT.Additionally, during the event, users who upgrade to or return to VIP5 and above for the first time will receive two extra lucky draw opportunities, with a chance to win exclusive luxury LV gifts. VIP8+ users who reach the specified contract trading volume can unlock a gold bar scratch card draw, boasting a 100% win rate, and share a total of 77g in physical gold bar rewards. This edition also features a consolation prize: users who rank on the leaderboard and meet the trading volume requirement but do not receive cash rewards will each get a 100 USDT position trial voucher.
Bybit's goal difference settlement contracts continue to expand, with 18 new group stage contracts added, now open for pre-match trading. This round of listings covers all group stage fixtures, including several high-profile matchups: Ecuador vs Germany (June 26), Norway vs France (June 27), Spain vs Saudi Arabia (June 27), Jordan vs Argentina (June 28), as well as key group stage matches featuring strong teams like Brazil and Portugal.The contracts are benchmarked at 10. A price above 10 favors the home team, while a price below 10 favors the away team. Settlement occurs automatically 130 minutes after the match ends. Real-time trading is supported during the game, with up to 5x leverage and a minimum entry of 10 USDT.
Serenity posted on platform X, stating that OpenLight, a private company, appears to be continuing its expansion. If one focuses on its public ecosystem beyond Advantest, related targets include JBL and its partner SIVE for expanding photonic integrated circuits, MRVL and MXL for digital signal processors, TSEM for wafer foundry, and the packaging, testing, and sub-component services provided by TFC Optical 300394.SZ. For those who are not qualified investors, exposure to private growth can often be gained through public stocks, as connections among players in the optical sector are relatively close.
According to the National Daily, the Bank of Korea (central bank) warned in its “First-Half 2026 Financial Stability Report” that shocks originating in the cryptocurrency market could spill over into traditional stock and foreign exchange markets, as correlations between cryptocurrency markets and traditional markets continue to strengthen. The central bank’s analysis indicates that the likelihood of risk transmission from cryptocurrency markets to the broader financial system is rising, driven by a more diversified investor base and evolving market structures.
Odaily Odaily, According to an official announcement, Gate Stocks has officially launched 7×24 trading services for US, Hong Kong, and Korean stocks. Building on pre-market, regular, and after-hours trading, the platform now further supports overnight and weekend trading, breaking through the traditional securities market's time restrictions. This makes it one of the first platforms in the industry to offer round-the-clock coverage across the US, Hong Kong, and Korean stock markets, providing users with a more flexible and efficient global stock trading experience.Currently, Gate Stocks has established a global stock trading system covering the three core markets of the US, Hong Kong, and Korea. It supports over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, more than 1,500 Hong Kong stocks, and over 1,000 Korean stocks, covering a total of more than 12,500 stocks and ETF assets worldwide. This includes globally representative listed companies such as Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi Group, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix. Users can participate in global stock investment using USDT via a unified account, enjoy stock dividend rights, and benefit from fractional share trading starting from as low as 0.01 shares, further lowering the threshold for global asset allocation.At the same time, Gate Stocks has been fully integrated into the platform's VIP tier system. Users can upgrade to VIP by holding a position of $2,000 or more, thereby enjoying stock trading fees as low as 0.023% and access to a dedicated 1V1 account manager service. In the future, Gate will continue to expand its global market coverage and improve its multi-asset trading service system, aiming to build a more open, convenient, and efficient one-stop investment platform for users worldwide.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong released its “Annual Report 2025–26”, showing significant growth across multiple asset classes in Hong Kong’s capital market over the past year—including investment funds, digital assets, and the equity market. Tokenized investment products accelerated their growth: as of March, the assets under management (AUM) of the 13 SFC-authorized retail tokenized investment products surged nearly sixfold year-on-year to HK$10.8 billion. Meanwhile, the total market capitalization of the 11 SFC-authorized spot virtual asset ETFs reached HK$4.3 billion—up 90% since their launch in 2024—and included Asia’s first Solana spot ETF. Additionally, trading volume on the 12 licensed virtual asset trading platforms rose sharply by 125% year-on-year.
Altura released a community update stating that redemptions remain suspended to ensure equal treatment for all AVLT holders, and will only be reopened collectively once treasury assets have been fully recovered, credited, reconciled, and independently verified. The team confirmed that no security incident has occurred and no assets have been lost.
: According to an official announcement from OKX, the exchange will officially list ARXUSD and UBUSD perpetual swaps (X-Perp) on its web platform, mobile app, and API.Trading for the ARXUSD perpetual swap will open on June 24 at 14:30 (Beijing time), while the UBUSD perpetual swap will open for trading on June 24 at 14:45 (Beijing time).
: Sui’s Chinese community announced that Hashi is the Sui ecosystem’s native Bitcoin financial infrastructure, aiming to transform approximately $1 trillion in idle Bitcoin into productive collateral assets for on-chain financial activities.Before the global testnet launch in July this year, Hashi announced the addition of Cumberland, SwissBorg, and Fluid as ecosystem partners.Reportedly, Hashi has previously collaborated with over 20 partners to jointly promote the application and development of Bitcoin in DeFi and on-chain financial scenarios.
According to Binance’s announcement, due to scheduled system upgrades by its partner broker, stock trading services will be suspended from 18:50 to 23:00 (Beijing Time) on June 27, 2026. Users must cancel all unexecuted stock orders before the upgrade begins; any uncanceled orders will be automatically canceled at 18:50 (Beijing Time) on June 27.
Bitget has completed the upgrade of its ADL (Auto-Deleveraging) execution price mechanism. After the upgrade, when the insurance fund account triggers ADL and matches with a counterparty position, the execution price will adopt the prevailing Mark Price, bringing the ADL execution price closer to the actual market price. Users can more accurately assess the potential impact of ADL on their positions and strategies, facilitating risk management and strategic planning.
: According to official announcements, Binance will update the collateral ratios and tiered collateral ratios for Portfolio Margin and Portfolio Margin Pro at 14:00 (East Eight Time Zone) on June 26, 2026. This involves assets such as ADA, TRX, DOT, ARB, OP, ENA, and VIRTUAL. At the same time, Binance Futures will adjust the leverage and margin tiers for certain USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts at 14:30 (East Eight Time Zone) on June 26, 2026. The affected contracts include BICOUSDT, ANIMEUSDT, WCTUSDT, 1000SATSUSDT, ZKCUSDT, BASEDUSDT, DOODUSDT, PLAYUSDT, TNSRUSDT, SOPHUSDT, and SIGNUSDT.
The AI assistant Doubao, developed by ByteDance, has officially launched its Professional Edition service. Based on the newly released Doubao 2.1 series model, the Professional Edition is designed for users in complex office and productivity scenarios, offering higher usage quotas and introducing for the first time an office task mode capable of executing Agent tasks.According to the introduction, with user authorization, the office task mode can directly operate the local computer and browser, assisting with tasks such as document processing, spreadsheets, and data organization. It also supports cross-application automated operations like automatically publishing scheduled Weibo posts. This mode comes with an integrated Office suite, supports multi-round editing and collaboration on online documents, spreadsheets, and PPTs, and provides Skills packages for creative design, data visualization, and financial analysis, while also allowing users to customize their own skills.Additionally, the Doubao Professional Edition supports scheduled tasks, which can automatically generate daily reports and summary information. In application development scenarios, it also supports quickly building online application systems with back-end databases. The related database functionality is currently in gray-scale testing.In terms of pricing, the standard subscription plan for the Professional Edition is 68 RMB per month (continuous monthly billing), accessing the Doubao 2.1 Pro model. The quotas for office tasks and expert mode are increased by more than 5 times compared to the free version. The enhanced subscription plan is 200 RMB per month (continuous monthly billing), with quotas 4 times that of the standard plan. The premium subscription plan is 500 RMB per month (continuous monthly billing), with quotas 10 times that of the standard plan. Free users can still experience the office task mode accessing the Doubao 2.1 Turbo model.Meanwhile, ByteDance is offering an exclusive discount for college students. Verified students can purchase the standard subscription plan at a price of 38 RMB per month (continuous monthly billing). The company will also provide accessibility-friendly pricing options for visually impaired users.
Tech blogger @synthwavedd has stated that several highly anticipated cutting-edge AI models have adjusted their release schedules. Among them, GPT-5.6, originally slated for a near-term release, has been postponed to mid-July, while Google DeepMind has canceled the planned late-June launch of Gemini 3.5 Pro due to dissatisfaction with the model’s current performance.Meanwhile, preparations for the launch of OpenAI’s new-generation bidirectional voice model, Bidi, are progressing on the ChatGPT platform, with availability to users potentially coming as early as this week. Reports indicate that Bidi supports full-duplex voice interaction, allowing users to speak simultaneously with the model and interrupt the conversation at any time, marking a significant upgrade over existing voice modes.Additionally, Anthropic has granted early access to its Claude Sonnet 5 model for select enterprise clients. As the release progress of flagship models Mythos 5 and Fable 5 has slowed, Claude Sonnet 5 is seen as an interim product solution for Anthropic to alleviate competitive pressure.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the "People's Republic of China People's Bank of China Law (Revised Draft)" was submitted for the first deliberation at the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress on June 23, 2026. For the first time, "clarifying the legal status of digital RMB" has been written into the revised draft.The report states that a 2020 draft for public comment merely proposed that "RMB includes both physical and digital forms." This revision further elevates the legal positioning of digital RMB.Additionally, the 2020 draft for public comment also stipulated that no unit or individual may produce or issue token vouchers or digital tokens to circulate in place of RMB. For related violations, the People's Bank of China has the authority to order a halt, destroy illegally produced or issued token vouchers and digital tokens, confiscate illegal gains, and impose a fine of up to five times the illegal amount. (Caixin)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that 10x Research has released its latest market report, stating that Bitcoin traders have long misread the "global money supply" and "global liquidity" indicators, while the movement of the US dollar is actually one of the key factors affecting Bitcoin's price.10x Research points out that the US dollar is currently strengthening across multiple dimensions, and historical experience shows that a stronger dollar is generally negative for Bitcoin. Its dollar model has only triggered 6 sell signals since 2011, with the last occurrence in November 2025, followed by months of continuous decline in Bitcoin's price.The report also indicates that the widely circulated global liquidity indicator in the crypto community last year was incorrectly used by the market. According to its research framework, this indicator triggered a buy signal in early March this year and an exit signal in late April, and the team has already calculated the potential time window for the next trigger.10x Research states that the report analyzes the potential time range and value range for the bear market low in this cycle, incorporating the dollar's movement, global liquidity, and other macro drivers, and believes that the time window corresponding to the cyclical low for Bitcoin is gradually approaching.
: ETF Store President Nate Geraci posted on the X platform that Atlas Capital, with the participation of "Dr. Doom" Nouriel Roubini, is planning to launch a digital token backed by US-listed ETFs.Nate Geraci quoted relevant statements as saying, "Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not real currencies. We need better collateral, higher-quality reserve assets, and more reliable stores of value."Geraci believes that, given Roubini's long-standing critical stance on cryptocurrencies, his involvement in launching a digital asset-related product carries significant symbolic importance and represents a noteworthy industry trend.
Sonic Labs announced multiple governance and operational adjustments on the X platform. The Fantom Opera network, originally scheduled to shut down at the end of this month, will now continue to operate at least until the end of 2026. Correspondingly, the cross-chain bridge will also continue to receive funding support during this period. Sonic Labs stated that this decision was made based on community feedback.Meanwhile, the team announced the cancellation of the generic "Contributors" label and revealed a new leadership structure. Matt Visser will serve as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), bringing a background in product management and financial restructuring, having co-founded Squire.Law and led Web3 product strategy. Kosta Kourkoumelis will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), bringing over 20 years of experience in the financial services and digital asset industry, and has been involved in ecosystem development since the Fantom ICO stage.Previously, Andre Cronje had announced his departure from the Sonic Labs board, stating that he would focus on technology research and development going forward.