News linked to both this project and an event.
According to Binance’s official announcement, Binance has listed Genius Terminal (GENIUS) and OpenGradient (OPG) on May 22, 2026, at 11:00 AM UTC, enabling six spot trading pairs: GENIUS/USDT, GENIUS/USDC, GENIUS/TRY, OPG/USDT, OPG/USDC, and OPG/TRY. Withdrawals will be enabled the following day at the same time.
Bitget Wallet has announced the expansion of its QR code payment service to Latin American markets, including Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia. As a result, Bitget Wallet's QR code payment capability now covers key markets in both the Asia-Pacific and Latin America, accelerating the global expansion of its Everyday Finance strategy.This expansion follows Bitget Wallet's integration route with Brazil's Pix, and now connects to three local payment networks: Transferencias 3.0 (Argentina), Bre-B (Colombia), and QR Simple (Bolivia). Users can directly use USDC or USDT for QR code payments within the wallet without needing to exchange currencies in advance.
According to the official announcement, Bybit has launched pre-market perpetual contracts for SpaceX (SPCX/USDT), offering up to 10x leverage. SpaceX is scheduled to officially list on the Nasdaq on June 12 under the ticker symbol SPCX, with its IPO aiming to raise up to $75 billion. For more details, please visit the Bybit official platform.
According to Bitget market data, the Pre-IPO token preSPAX listed on the platform is currently trading at 891.00 USDT, up 6.30% in the past 24 hours, representing a cumulative increase of over 37% from its previous subscription price of 650 USDT.
According to official sources, the OKX Pizza Day event is now officially open, running from now until May 29 at 11:00 (UTC+8). During the event, new users who trade a cumulative volume of 100 USDT can receive a 50 USDT reward and 1 ingredient card. Meanwhile, users can also participate in various interactive activities such as BTC hash prediction and collecting ingredient cards to create a crypto pizza, sharing a prize pool of 18.88 BTC.
Odaily Odaily News According to an official announcement, Binance will launch the SPCXUSDTU-margined Pre-IPO perpetual contract at 04:45 (UTC) on May 21, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 5x and support for Multi-Assets Mode. The underlying asset for this contract is Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX), the settlement asset is USDT, with a minimum trading quantity of 0.01 SPCX and a minimum notional value of 5 USDT. During the Pre-IPO trading period, the funding rate ceiling is +0.005% every 8 hours, and after the subsequent transition to a standard perpetual contract, the funding rate range will be +2.00% / -2.00%. Copy trading functionality for this contract will be enabled within 24 hours of its listing.
according to Lookonchain monitoring, a trader utilized a sniping strategy to participate in trading during the early stages of the ZEST token launch, paying approximately 536.88 BNB (around $343K) as a "bribe fee" to secure priority transaction execution rights.The trader then invested an additional approximately $600K in USDT to buy about 18.3 million ZEST during the opening phase, bringing the total cost to roughly $943K.Subsequently, the trader sold their entire position, recovering approximately $1.22 million, ultimately realizing a net profit of about $277K. This event once again highlights the prevalence of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) and sniping activities in on-chain trading during the launch phase of new tokens.
Odaily Odaily reports: According to an official announcement, Gate has launched Zest Protocol (ZEST) perpetual contract live trading (USDT-settled), supporting 1-20x leverage.Gate has also added ZEST unified account borrowing, isolated margin trading pairs, and simultaneously launched ZEST savings, flexible lending, and fixed-term lending features. ZEST flash swap, trading bots, copy trading, and recurring buy functions are now available.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched perpetual contracts for NFLX/USDT, LLY/USDT, COST/USDT, and XLE/USDT on May 20, with a maximum leverage of 10x. Additionally, HTX is hosting a trading party for NFLX, LLY, COST, and XLE perpetual contracts from 15:00 on May 20 to 15:00 on May 27 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
JUST has specially launched the GasFree Pizza Festival, with a prize pool of up to $300 USDT. From now until May 24, we warmly invite users worldwide to join this delicious “Zero-Gas” exploration journey. Participation is simple: follow @DeFi_JUST, like and retweet this post, share your GasFree address or wallet screenshot in the comments, include the hashtag #JUSTGASFREE, tag three friends, and write: “Come create your GasFree address and claim your free Bitcoin pizza rewards!”—and you’ll secure your spot to win. This event features an upgraded prize pool mechanism: the base reward starts at $100 USDT, and if participation exceeds 300 users, the prize pool instantly jumps to $300 USDT—dramatically boosting your chances! Join this vibrant celebration where “Zero-Gas” freedom meets mouthwatering rewards—and make your Pizza Day smoother and more exhilarating with GasFree!
non-custodial crypto wallet Sorted Wallet has completed a $4.4 million seed funding round, co-led by Tether and Gnosis with a $3.4 million equity investment. Vox Solutions provided an additional $1 million in strategic support, with angel investors including Movement, Angel Invest Group, and the founder of RWA.io also participating. (The Block)
According to The Block, non-custodial crypto wallet Sorted Wallet has raised $4.4 million in seed funding. Tether and Gnosis co-led a $3.4 million equity financing round, while Vox Solutions provided $1 million in strategic support. Angel investors—including Movement, Angel Invest Group, and the founder of RWA.io—also participated in the round.
According to South Korean media reports, Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has recently filed seven trademark applications in South Korea, including the “Tether” logo and Tether Gold (XAUT), a gold-backed stablecoin. This marks Tether’s first application in South Korea for its corporate name and logo trademarks; previously, it had only applied for trademarks covering stablecoin product names. Industry insiders believe this move may signal Tether’s preparation to enter the South Korean market. South Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Act (Phase II Virtual Asset Act) is currently under discussion and includes a provision requiring overseas stablecoin issuers to establish local subsidiaries in South Korea before conducting circulation-related business. Tether’s trademark filings may thus represent a strategic pre-emptive move ahead of its competitor Circle. Jeremy Allaire, Circle’s founder and CEO, visited South Korea in April to discuss potential collaboration opportunities with local financial holding companies and virtual asset exchanges. He described South Korea as “the world’s most dynamic virtual asset market—and a leading candidate for the most mature stablecoin market in the future.”
According to an announcement by HTX, HTX will enable ZEST deposits starting at 18:00 (GMT+8) on May 19. ZEST/USDT spot trading and grid trading will go live at 21:00 (GMT+8) on May 19. ZEST withdrawals will be enabled at 21:00 (GMT+8) on May 20. Additionally, HTX Margin will introduce new isolated-margin ZEST/USDT (10x) leveraged trading at 21:00 (GMT+8) on May 19. Zest Protocol is a Bitcoin lending protocol that enables Bitcoin liquidity providers to earn Bitcoin yield through professionally managed lending pools.
According to the official announcement, Bybit has today launched perpetual contracts for three new assets: the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares ETF (SOXLUSDT), the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAMUSDT), and Cerebras Systems (CBRSUSDT). These contracts cover popular sectors including leveraged ETFs, semiconductor memory, and AI chips. All are USDT-margin based, support both long and short positions, and remain tradable even during related market holidays. Users can also enjoy a limited-time fee discount: from now until 10:00 UTC on May 31, 2026, maker fees are 0%, and taker fees are reduced by 50%. With exposure across multiple high-potential sectors, now is the ideal time to enter at these low fees.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched perpetual contracts for JPM/USDT, V/USDT, BRKB/USDT, and FLNC/USDT on May 19, with a maximum leverage of 10x for all. Additionally, HTX is hosting a JPM, V, BRKB, and FLNC contract trading party from 15:00 on May 19 to 15:00 on May 26 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of up to $20,000.
According to official announcements, the Gate CFD contract zone has launched 53 CFD trading pairs: SHLD (GLOBAL X Defense Technology ETF), DRAM (Roundhill Memory ETF), GME (GameStop), NBIX (Neurocrine Biosciences), BAX (Baxter International), KMI (Kinder Morgan), CFG (Citizens Financial Group), Z (Zillow Group), DVN (Devon Energy), ADP (Automatic Data Processing), ADM (Archer-Daniels-Midland), GPN (Global Payments), SIRI (Sirius XM), ECL (Ecolab), MPC (Marathon Petroleum), MDLZ (Mondelez International), BKR (Baker Hughes), EL (Estée Lauder Companies), LVS (Las Vegas Sands Corp), LHX (L3Harris Technologies), VALE (Vale), A (Agilent Technologies), FOXA (Fox Corporation), TJX (TJX Companies), CLX (The Clorox Company), CCI (Crown Castle International), FAST (Fastenal), HLT (Hilton Worldwide), HOG (Harley-Davidson), DLR (Digital Realty Trust), PPG (PPG Industries), MTCH (Match Group), PLD (Prologis), EMR (Emerson Electric), KODK (Eastman Kodak), SWKS (Skyworks Solutions), AEP (American Electric Power), MDT (Medtronic), OMC (Omnicom Group), NSC (Norfolk Southern Railway), GFI (Gold Fields), BMY (Bristol-Myers Squibb), ROK (Rockwell Automation), LEN (Lennar Corporation), ETSY (Etsy), ADI (Analog Devices), CHTR (Charter Communications), NTRS (Northern Trust), NBR (Nabors Industries), EDU (New Oriental Education & Technology Group), VFS (VinFast), SENS (Senseonics), ETD (Ethan Allen Interiors). These contract trading pairs support 4x fixed leverage.In addition, the Gate CFD Stock Contract Zone will launch the new coin airdrop Phase 4 event from 16:00 on May 19 to 16:00 on May 29 (UTC+8). During the event, registered users can receive 300 USDT and share a prize pool of 900,000 USDT by participating in trading the newly listed assets, with a maximum reward of 31,300 USDT per person.
According to chart analysis released by independent analyst Markus Thielen on May 19, the current market capitalization of USDT has reached $189.8 billion, while that of USDC stands at $76.9 billion—both exhibiting long-term upward trends. However, since Bitcoin entered a correction phase in October last year, the total market capitalization of stablecoins has remained largely flat, indicating relatively limited inflows of new capital into the crypto market. Thielen noted that although there is a widespread belief that stablecoins will fully replace traditional payment networks, their primary use cases remain concentrated on crypto trading and portfolio management—still far from achieving mainstream payment adoption. While U.S. policy broadly supports stablecoin development—partly because their reserve assets are often reallocated into U.S. Treasury securities—the gap between current usage and true mainstream payment application remains substantial.
Tether has announced an investment in the financial platform LemFi.The investment aims to support LemFi in integrating USDT as a settlement layer across its key corridors, enabling near-instant, low-cost settlements in Africa and Asia, while accelerating the construction of LemFi's stablecoin infrastructure and gradually expanding it into a broader product suite.
according to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the CBRSUSDT perpetual contract on May 19, 2026, at 09:30 (UTC), with a maximum leverage of 10x. This contract tracks the price of CerebrasSystemsInc. Class A common stock (Nasdaq: CBRS). The settlement asset is USDT, with a minimum trading quantity of 0.01 CBRS and a minimum notional value of 5 USDT. The funding rate cap is +2.00%/-2.00%, and settlements occur every eight hours.