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Odaily reports, according to monitoring by Bitcoin News, security researchers have discovered that versions 1.1 and 1.2 of FomoPeek, distributed through the Apple App Store, contain an iOS exploit framework capable of escaping the app sandbox, enabling the extraction of keychain data, wallet files, and mnemonic phrases. SlowMist has linked the app to multiple theft incidents and traced nearly $580,000 in stolen USDT flowing into a primary address. Users who have installed either of the aforementioned versions should treat any keys accessible on that iPhone as compromised, generate new mnemonic phrases on a clean device, and immediately transfer their funds.
Bitget launches the 14th edition of the CFD King Championship, featuring a total prize pool of 75,000 USDT. The event runs from September 21 at 21:00 to September 28 at 21:00 (UTC+8). During the campaign, users who complete specified CFD trading tasks will qualify for blind box draws, guaranteeing a 100% win rate for USDT cash vouchers.
According to a Binance announcement, spot trading pairs ARB/USDT and ENA/USDT will be listed on September 22, 2026, at 16:00 (UTC+8), with spot algorithmic order services simultaneously enabled for them. Additionally, spot grid and spot DCA (Dollar-Cost Averaging) services will be enabled for NVDAB/USDT and QQQB/USDT.
According to Odaily, the Gate contract POLYMARKET_USDT strengthened in the short term, with a gain of 44.51% over the past 24 hours, and a 24-hour high of 21.667 USDT.The contract was listed on Gate on April 13, 2026, at 20:00 (UTC+8). Since its listing, it has gained 196.88%.
According to official announcements, Huobi HTX listed perpetual contracts for AMZU/USDT, IBIT/USDT, and CONL/USDT on September 21, offering 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions.
According to an official announcement, HTX has listed perpetual contracts for PATH/USDT, CYPH/USDT, AGPU/USDT, HUT/USDT, and AMC/USDT on September 20, supporting 1x to 20x leverage for both long and short positions.
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.