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Odaily News — According to the "August 2026 Exchange Review" published by CoinDesk, in August, RWA perpetual contract trading volume on centralized exchanges grew 2.37% month-over-month to $602 billion, setting a record high for the category. Gate stood out in particular, with its RWA perpetual contract trading volume surging 158% month-over-month to $64.7 billion. Its market share rose from 5.32% in July to 12.6%, more than doubling from the previous month and placing it among the top three centralized crypto exchanges.In terms of asset coverage, the CoinDesk report shows that Gate now supports over 12,800 stock and ETF assets and continues to expand trading scenarios including equities, RWA, and derivatives. By further broadening asset coverage and trading scenarios, Gate is continuously strengthening its integrated trading infrastructure that connects digital assets with traditional financial markets.
Odaily News: Digital asset trading platform Gate has released its August 2026 Transparency Report. The report shows that in August, multiple Gate business lines received recognition from institutional data providers including CoinDesk, CryptoQuant, CryptoRank, and DefiLlama. Among them, Gate's stock perpetual contract trading volume grew 308% month-over-month, maintaining triple-digit growth for three consecutive months; the RWA perpetual contract open interest (OI) market share reached 49.6%, ranking first globally among centralized trading platforms. Meanwhile, Gate's 24-hour spot and derivatives trading volume stood at approximately $9.5 billion, with open interest reaching $12.48 billion, both ranking among the global top three; 30-day net inflow reached $308.1 million, ranking second among mainstream trading platforms.In terms of traditional financial asset trading, Gate's CFD business continues to expand its asset coverage, now covering 680 trading pairs, spanning major TradFi assets including forex, metals, energy, indices, and stocks. In terms of overall TradFi product layout, Gate now covers over 1,000 TradFi assets, with stock derivatives covering more than 360 underlying assets, both ranking first globally, further enhancing its multi-asset trading matrix.As digital assets and traditional financial markets continue to converge, Gate is steadily expanding diverse trading scenarios including stocks, RWA, CFD, and derivatives. By enriching asset supply and trading tools, it is further improving its comprehensive trading infrastructure that connects digital assets with traditional financial markets.
The Bybit Apple Stock Buzz Trading Competition officially launched at 18:00 Beijing Time on September 8. Rankings are based on cumulative trading volume on the AAPLUSDT perpetual contract, with a minimum cumulative trading volume of 5,000 USDT required to participate.
ARK Investment Management has filed an exemption application with the U.S. SEC to issue a tokenized share class for its venture fund, ARK Venture Fund. The SEC issued a related notice on August 24, setting September 18 as the deadline for hearing requests. ARK has chosen to pursue the exemption for the tokenized share class through the standard exemption application process, rather than wait for tokenization exemptions that the SEC has hinted at but has not yet published.
Odaily News, September 3 — WEEX Exchange announced that the WEEX Hackathon Season 2, themed "AI Wars II: The Algorithm Era," is now officially live. Global AI developers, quantitative traders, Web3 builders, teams, and individuals are invited to join Team AI or Team Human to compete in five rounds of live market trading battles, vying for rankings and rewards based on PnL% performance. The total prize pool stands at 600,000 USDT, with multi-tiered incentives designed to accommodate different participation methods.The early registration phase runs from September 3 to 6, during which the first 2,000 registrants can share in the 100,000 USDT Early Bird prize pool. Additionally, users who register early can complete event tasks ahead of time to accumulate activity points for the upcoming competition.
: According to official sources, OKX Flash Earn Lite will launch AEON "Staking Rewards" from August 31, 2026, 15:00 to September 5, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, ETH, OKB, or AEON can share a total of 4,100,000 AEON airdrop rewards. Notably, ETH borrowed via flexible borrowing will not be counted toward the valid subscription amount.Users can start subscribing in advance from now on, with rewards calculated after the event officially begins. Participation is available via the event link or by tapping "Flash Earn" at the top of the Explore page in the OKX App.
According to Red Star News, Moonshot AI Kimi issued a statement on August 14, stating that it has reported acts of false financing using the company's name and suspected illegal criminal activities in the market to the public security organs, and will pursue accountability to the fullest extent. The statement explicitly denied the existence of so-called "Friend Fund", "Special Channel", "Old Share Quota", "Reserved Quota", "Official Agent", or "Authorized Intermediary" during the financing process, reminded investors to be aware of risks, and advised that suspicious transactions can be reported to the company's legal department.
Odaily News According to the official announcement, Gate has officially launched CandyDrop Round 176 for DappOS (DOS) from August 10, 19:00 to August 23, 19:00 (UTC+8), introducing a DOS token airdrop campaign. During the event, users can earn candies through spot trading, VIP-exclusive tasks, and inviting friends, sharing a total of 1,500,000 DOS, with a maximum individual reward of 1,000 DOS.Among these, new users who complete their first DOS spot trade are eligible for a new-user exclusive bonus. Regular users and VIP users can earn candies by reaching specified trading volumes, while inviting valid friends also grants candies and a chance to share in the reward pool.Gate CandyDrop continues to provide users with opportunities to participate in popular project airdrops and earn token rewards through diversified task mechanisms.
Decentralized stablecoin USDD announces that with the launch of TRON DeFi Summer Season 2, its Summer Earn Plan launched jointly with Binance Wallet and JustLend DAO is now live. The event runs from today until October 4, 07:59 (Singapore Time), and participating users can share a total reward of $900,000. Specifically, users who complete designated deposits or subscribe to designated event vault assets via Binance Wallet can share a TRX exclusive airdrop worth $300,000; by subscribing to USDD via JustLend, in addition to enjoying the base APR, users can also participate in sharing a 600,000 USDD reward pool, with no upper limit on user participation amounts.
According to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, Alibaba plans to introduce commercial terms next week for the next-generation open-source, open-weights AI model Qwen3.8-Max, proposing to require revenue sharing from customers who sell the model as a service and reach a certain scale. The report states that Alibaba previously mainly charged for model usage hosted on its cloud platform, while most open-source models can be used for free when deployed in customers' own data centers.
Coinbase launches stock trading functionality in the UK. UK users can now buy and sell nearly 4,000 US stocks within the same app, which supports 24/5 trading and shares the same account with their cryptocurrency and fiat assets. The feature is zero-commission, supports fractional share trading, stocks are custodied and executed by Apex Clearing in the US, and users can fund trades using GBP or USDC.
Blockchain media ChainCatcher recently released the report "Options Market Enters New Paradigm: 2026 H1 Landscape Evolution and Key Features," systematically reviewing the global crypto options market in the first half of 2026 based on data from platforms such as CoinGlass, with Bybit's options business listed as a core case for focused analysis.
Bitget launches a new round of CandyBomb, with a total prize pool of 10 rSNDK. This event is exclusive to new stock contract users, and the participation period is from 21:00 on August 3 to 21:00 on August 13 (UTC+8). During the event, users trading designated stock contracts such as TSLAUSDT and AAPLUSDT can unlock corresponding candies once cumulative trading volume requirements are met, with a maximum of 0.1 rSNDK per user. Detailed rules have been published on the Bitget official platform; eligible users must click "Join Now" to complete registration before participating.
online brokerage Robinhood's Q2 adjusted earnings per share were $0.62, with revenue reaching $13.1 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations and setting a record high; its share price fell 4% in after-hours trading. Robinhood's Q2 crypto trading revenue decreased by 38% year-over-year to $100 million, offset partially by increased activity in options, stocks, and prediction markets. The company has launched Robinhood Chain in Europe for tokenized US stocks and rolled out an Agentic Trading AI tool that automates investments while retaining user control.
According to Bitcoin.com, Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor stated that since the company established Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset in August 2020, MSTR stock has achieved an annualized return of 42%, surpassing Bitcoin itself, the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks, and the S&P 500 Index. As of July 29, Strategy holds 843,775 BTC, with a cumulative purchase cost of approximately $63.69 billion, and an average price of approximately $75,476 per coin, currently showing an unrealized loss of approximately 17.9% compared to the cost price (approximately $11.4 billion). To address the increasingly complex capital structure, Strategy launched three new metrics on July 24: Net BTC Per Share, BTC Hurdle ARR (minimum annualized return required to cover financing costs), and BTC Floor ARR (minimum annualized return required to maintain leverage ratio sustainability), to help investors more clearly assess the actual value of their Bitcoin holdings. Additionally, the company plans to provide funding for preferred stock repurchases through the future sale of a portion of its Bitcoin.
Bitget launches a new round of CandyBomb with a total prize pool of 166,666 AEON tokens. This event is exclusive to new futures users. The participation period is from 19:00 on July 27 to 19:00 on August 3 (UTC+8).
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI will release the model weights of its high-performance model, Kimi K3. Developers can download the model, modify it for various purposes, and run it in their own data centers or cloud environments.Kimi K3 boasts 2.8 trillion parameters and a 1 million token context window, enabling it to process large-scale documents and codebases in a single pass. Moonshot AI plans to later publish a technical report detailing the model's architecture, training methodology, and performance evaluation results.Following the release of Kimi K3, Moonshot AI's daily revenue is reported to have increased by at least 6 times. The company is reportedly advancing a new round of fundraising at a $50 billion valuation and is considering a Hong Kong listing as early as this year.According to Bloomberg Intelligence, following the release of Kimi K3 and Z.AI's GLM-5.2, the share of Chinese open-weight models in overall token usage has risen to 68%. Services like AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Azure Foundry, and Google Vertex AI currently do not offer Chinese open-weight models such as Kimi K3 and GLM-5.2.
According to BIT Official analysis, Ethereum's market dominance has climbed back above the 10% psychological key level, with historical data showing that this signal usually accompanies bullish market trends. In the long term, Ethereum's "Lean Ethereum" roadmap plans to complete seven consecutive upgrades before 2029, aiming to build a high-speed settlement layer featuring faster finality, post-quantum cryptography technology, and network-wide native privacy features.
Odaily, July 20 - According to official sources, Gate has launched the Esports Peak Trading Season from 16:00 on July 20 to 16:00 on August 10 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 200,000 USDT. During the event, users who register and participate in designated prediction trading for esports events in the Gate Polymarket esports section can enjoy newcomer benefits, weekly trading tasks, and the prediction trading leaderboard to share generous rewards. After the event, the top 100 users by cumulative prediction trading volume who meet the corresponding trading volume requirements can also share a 50,000 USDT leaderboard reward, with the 1st place winner eligible to receive up to 10,000 USDT. Currently, the Gate Prediction Market has launched prediction markets for popular events such as the 2026 KeSPA Cup "League of Legends" Chevor DRX vs. KT team, and more exciting events can be found on the platform for participation.According to data from Polymarket Builders, the Gate Prediction Market ranked first among Polymarket channels in single-day trading volume on July 19, and has also maintained a leading position in cumulative trading volume over the past week and month, ranking first among Polymarket channels. As the first centralized trading platform to integrate Polymarket, Gate has become a key entry point for users to participate in prediction markets. Users can enter Gate Polymarket via the Alpha section on the Gate App homepage and use USDT in their accounts to conveniently trade in prediction markets for popular esports events and championship outcomes. Users can also leverage the "Smart Money" feature to track the positions and market judgments of high-win-rate traders, gaining more reference for esports event predictions. Gate is continuously expanding the application scenarios of its prediction market, providing users with prediction trading experiences covering diverse events such as popular esports competitions.
AVE has now fully integrated Hyperliquid on-chain contract trading across its mobile app, TG Bot, and PC client, providing users with a more convenient and multi-scenario on-chain contract trading experience.On the occasion of this feature upgrade, AVE is launching the "AVE x Hyperliquid Contract Upgrade Benefits" event, inviting all users to actively participate and share in rewards of up to 12,000U.Event Period: July 16, 2026, 18:00 – July 26, 2026, 23:59 (UTC+8)Two Core Rewards:Open Orders to Share Up to 4,000UUsers who deposit and have a cumulative margin of at least 20 USDT for opening positions will share a 2,000U prize pool. If the number of eligible users exceeds 500, the prize pool doubles to 4,000U.Trading Leaderboard to Share Up to 8,000UUsers with a cumulative trading volume of 20,000U are eligible to participate in the ranking. The top 100 will share the prize pool according to the rules. The base prize pool is 3,000U, increasing with the total trading volume of the event, up to a maximum of 8,000U.Eligible trades will be automatically included in the statistics. Both rewards can be earned simultaneously.Welcome all users to participate in Hyperliquid on-chain contract trading. Trade more, earn more rewards, and collectively unlock a bigger prize pool.Note: This event is subject to the final interpretation rights of Ave.ai. All trading records are uploaded to the blockchain in real-time, ensuring the ranking data is tamper-proof.