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Odaily News, according to official announcements, Bitget has added 14 stock spot rTokens including rPDD (Pinduoduo), rABNB (Airbnb), and rSONY (Sony) with weekend trading support. Following this update, the number of stock tokens supported for weekend trading on the platform has increased to 93. During US market closures, the platform will generate continuous weekend trading prices based on Friday closing prices, market maker quotes, and market expectations. This feature supports limit orders and take-profit/stop-loss settings. To prevent abnormal fluctuations, the system imposes a protection limit of approximately ±20% on weekend limit orders.It is understood that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. Through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca, they connect directly to global liquidity pools such as NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. Their features include: 1:1 reserve backing of underlying assets held by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, corporate actions such as stock splits and reverse splits mirrored synchronously, and the ability to use holdings as cross-margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to manage funds flexibly while holding global equity assets.
Amidst the intensive release of US stock earnings reports, Bybit encourages users to leverage its powerful TradFi trading tools to analyze market opportunities and boost trading confidence. Currently, Bybit users who complete trading tasks using the two major robot tools, TradFi Portfolio or TradFi Copy Trading, can register for the limited-time event to win lucky draw opportunities, compete on the individual and team leaderboards, and share a 100,000 USDT prize pool. This event is open to eligible users for registration, running from August 13, 2026, to September 12, 2026. For details and terms, please refer to the official website. Participation Method: Users need to log in to their main account and click "Join Now". After successful registration, trading TradFi products using TradFi Copy Trading (as a Lead Trader or Copy Trader) or TradFi Portfolio (Bot Trading) will unlock lucky draw opportunities, allow them to compete on the individual leaderboard, or lead a team to the top of the team leaderboard. This event features three major paths, including a lucky draw for unlocking trading volume milestones with a prize pool of 10,000 USDT; a top 100 competition for the individual trading volume leaderboard with a prize pool of 30,000 USDT; and a team trading volume leaderboard with a prize pool of 60,000 USDT, shared by the top 50 Lead Traders, where Lead Traders receive 50% of the team reward, and Copy Traders receive the remaining 50%.
Odaily News - According to Gate's July wealth management monthly report, the cryptocurrency market continued its cautious recovery in July, with total market capitalization rising to $2.26 trillion, up approximately 7.6% month-over-month. BTC and ETH gained 7.3% and 18.5%, respectively. During the market recovery, demand for stable returns and diversified strategies increased, keeping Gate's wealth management business active.In conservative wealth management, Gate's fixed-term holdings in Yu Bi Bao saw BTC grow 7.3% month-over-month, while USDT surged 70.4%. Total GUSD minting rose from approximately 182 million at the start of the month to around 215 million by month-end, at one point exceeding 230 million. In advanced wealth management, Gate's dual-currency investment for BTC low-buy and high-sell strategies delivered annualized yields of 95.5% and 113.5% for 0-day terms, respectively, surpassing market averages by 34.4 and 32.6 percentage points. In July, the quantitative fund's USDT strategy posted an average monthly return of 3.0%, with Star Pioneer leading at 4.2%. Star Hedging achieved a cumulative return of 19.1%, maintaining a 100% monthly win rate for 25 consecutive months.In equity assets, Gate's platform trading structure shifted with market conditions. Korean stock trading accounted for approximately 90% at the start of the month, before U.S. stock trading rebounded to around 70%. In terms of holdings, SK Hynix ranked first with a 59.3% share, followed by SpaceX at 15.2%, reflecting that platform users' asset allocation is further expanding to cover diverse areas such as crypto assets, stable-yield products, structured strategies, and stocks.
据官方公告，火币 HTX 已于 8月 14 日上线 SAMSUNGEM/USDT、HANMI/USDT、NAVER/USDT、LGELECTRONICS/USDT、KODEX200/USDT和 VST/USDT 永续合约，支持 1-10 倍做多和做空操作。
Odaily News, according to the official announcement, Bitget has launched the ANET (Arista Networks) stock perpetual contract. The contract is settled in USDT and supports up to 20x leverage with 7×24-hour trading. To date, Bitget supports a total of 272 stock contracts.
According to the official announcement, Bybit Spot will list KII (KII/USDT) on the spot market at 1:00 PM UTC on August 14. Deposits are now open. Deposits Open: August 13, 10:00 AM (UTC); Trading Starts: August 14, 1:00 PM (UTC); Withdrawals Open: August 15, 10:00 AM (UTC) Kii is a stablecoin-powered, 24/7 on-chain foreign exchange (Onchain FX) infrastructure layer. Kii aims to provide cross-border payments, foreign exchange trading, and financial solutions for enterprises and individual users.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has announced that it will fully shut down its platform at 4:00 (UTC) on September 23, 2026. BitMEX CEO Peter Wilkinson stated that the exchange has been operating for over 11 years and has never lost customer funds due to hacker attacks during that period. Peter Wilkinson noted that BitMEX failed to keep pace with its competitors, having long focused on derivatives business while failing to offer spot trading, yield products, custody, and stablecoin trading services in a timely manner. The exchange also entered the USDT market relatively late, in 2021. He stated that BitMEX once supported its founding team in pioneering perpetual swaps, a product that has since become one of the highest-trading-volume financial instruments in the crypto industry and is now widely used for leveraged cryptocurrency trading. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Sui announced on the X platform that Hadron by Tether is now live, providing institutions with the infrastructure to issue tokenized stocks, bonds, commodities, and other assets. The infrastructure is designed with compliance at its core and built for scalable growth.
Decentralized stablecoin USDD announced that it will add exclusive TRX rewards to Pendle's sUSDD market, while simultaneously increasing base USDD rewards. The total rewards for this campaign amount to 21,000 USDD and 12,000 TRX, plus PENDLE tokens valued at approximately 30% of the combined value of the aforementioned USDD and TRX. The event runs from 8:00 on August 13 to 8:00 on August 20 (Singapore Time). According to the official announcement, Pendle has integrated PT-sUSDD into the PT Looping module, allowing users to further connect to Morpho's USDC and USDT markets to expand yield potential. Meanwhile, preparations are underway with Pendle for the renewal of the sUSDD market, with specific arrangements to be announced separately.
According to the official announcement, Huobi HTX listed the APR/USDT perpetual contract on August 13, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Meanwhile, from now until August 18, 15:00 (UTC+8), Huobi HTX is launching a New Coin Futures Trading Competition. Users who complete registration, participate in contract trading of participating tokens, and meet specified thresholds will have the opportunity to share a total prize pool of 1 billion $HTX tokens.
Binance will launch 6 USDT-quoted perpetual contracts on traditional financial assets on August 14, with underlying assets covering Hong Kong stocks, Korean stocks, and the South Korea KODEX 200 ETF, including Zhongji Innolight (3308.HK), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (009150.KS), Hanmi Semiconductor (042700.KS), LG Electronics (066570.KS), NAVER (035420.KS), and KODEX 200 ETF (069500.KS).
Odaily News According to the official announcement, OKX will list DOS (DappOS) spot trading. The DOS/USDT spot trading pair will officially open at 18:00 (UTC+8) on August 13, 2026; deposits are now open, and users can place orders one hour before the spot trading goes live.It is reported that DappOS is a Web3-oriented AI operating system designed to integrate research and analysis, content creation, strategy planning, and on-chain execution into a unified platform.
Odaily News, according to official announcements, Bitget has added 25 stock spot rTokens including rHPQ (HP), rRL (Ralph Lauren), rBAP (Credicorp), rCTSH (Cognizant), rDOW (Dow Chemical), covering multiple sectors such as finance, consumer, and utilities. To date, the Bitget platform supports a total of 660 tokenized US stocks.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r + stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. Through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca, they provide direct access to global liquidity pools including 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, support for synchronized corporate actions (such as stock splits and reverse splits), and holdings can be used as joint margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts, allowing users to flexibly manage their capital while holding global stock assets.
Odaily Odaily News: Bitget's staked borrowing section has added support for 25 stock tokens (rToken) as collateral assets, bringing the total supported to 128. The newly added assets include popular US stocks and ETFs such as rIVV, rKLAC, and rSMCI, covering diverse sectors such as technology, consumer, and finance. Users holding relevant stock tokens can now use them as collateral to borrow mainstream assets like USDT and USDC, as well as 100+ crypto assets, unlocking capital liquidity without selling their holdings. For specific collateral parameters, please refer to Bitget's official platform.It is reported that rTokens, identified by the letter r plus the stock ticker (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia), are issued by Reality, a licensed RWA protocol under Bitget. Through a partnership with compliant broker Alpaca, they connect directly to global liquidity pools such as Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Their features include: a 1:1 reserve of underlying assets held by licensed custodians, stock dividends distributed 1:1 in token form, support for synchronized mapping of corporate actions (such as stock splits), and the ability to use holdings as joint margin for unified accounts and USDT-margined contracts—allowing users to flexibly manage funds while holding global stock assets.
Odaily News – Bitget has launched an rToken leveraged trading campaign open to users who have not previously engaged in rToken leveraged trading. During the campaign period, users who complete their first borrow-and-buy rToken leveraged trade will randomly receive a leveraged trading fee rebate coupon worth 10 to 88 USDT, with rewards available to the first 1,000 users on a first-come, first-served basis.Additionally, users participating in rToken leveraged trading who reach specific thresholds can earn between 2 and 888 USDT worth of rSPCX stock, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT in equivalent rSPCX. No registration is required for this campaign, which runs from August 12 to August 19. For more details, please refer to Bitget's official platform.
Odaily News According to official sources, Gate's Contract Stocks Section launched perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement) for CSOPSKHYNIX2L (CSOP SK Hynix Daily Leverage 2X ETF 7709.HK), CSOPSAMSUNG2L (CSOP Samsung Electronics Daily Leverage 2X ETF 7747.HK), SSPC (2X Daily Short SpaceX ETF), SPCH (2X Daily Long SpaceX ETF), GFS (GlobalFoundries), VST (Vistra Energy), OKTA (Okta), and OUST (Ouster) on August 12 at 14:00 (UTC+8), supporting 1-20x leverage.Additionally, Gate is hosting Round 13 of the Contract Stocks Section New Coin Airdrop from August 12 at 16:00 to August 21 at 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who complete their first contract trade will receive 5 USDT; daily check-ins based on trading volume in eligible coins can accumulate up to 35 USDT; trading eligible coins in contract markets qualifies participants to share a 30,000 USDT prize pool. The total prize pool for the event is 50,000 USDT, with individual participants eligible to receive up to 240 USDT.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list PROM KRW and USDT trading pairs.
Odaily News: Coinbase has announced an upgrade to its enterprise-level payment product, Coinbase Business, introducing a series of new features, including support for automatic payments via AI Agents, integration of USDT payments, reusable payment links, flexible pricing, product catalog management, and buyer information collection. These enhancements aim to make it easier for businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. The most significant change in this upgrade is the support for AI Agent payments. Coinbase Business is now compatible with the open machine-to-machine payment standard x402, allowing businesses using the existing Checkout payment flow to directly accept transactions initiated by AI Agents. Funds are settled instantly to business accounts in USDC, which can be used to earn yields or withdrawn at any time. Other new features include:1. Reusable payment links: Businesses can create a single payment link for repeated use, with options to set payment limits, pause, or disable the link;2. Flexible pricing mechanisms: Support for setting minimum prices, maximum prices, or open-ended payments, suitable for scenarios such as donations, tips, and usage-based billing;3. Product catalog functionality: Businesses only need to enter product information once, and it can be reused across multiple payment scenarios, including payment links, Checkout, and invoices;4. Buyer information collection: During the payment process, information such as name, email, and shipping address can be collected simultaneously, reducing manual order processing workflows.
Odaily News Tether-backed bitcoin treasury company Twenty One Capital (NYSE: XXI) has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, reporting a net loss of $413.5 million, primarily driven by a decline in the value of its bitcoin holdings.According to the financial report, approximately $401.5 million of Twenty One Capital's second-quarter loss was attributable to a decrease in the book value of its bitcoin assets. As the company uses bitcoin as its core asset allocation, fluctuations in BTC prices directly impact its financial performance.New CEO Raphael Zagury stated that Twenty One Capital can no longer exist solely as a "Bitcoin treasury" company, but needs to transform into a broader financial services platform. Zagury outlined that the company's next phase of plans will focus on three key directions, including: expanding its business footprint through mergers and acquisitions; enhancing financing capabilities through capital market instruments; and exploring bitcoin-collateralized lending businesses. (The Block)
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the DOSUSDT Perpetual Contract on August 11, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC), supporting up to 20x leverage, with USDT as the settlement asset.