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According to the latest ranking of stock derivatives exchanges released by RootData, among the top twenty exchanges, the only one with a decline in trading volume over the past 24 hours is MEXC, with a drop of 45.29%.

According to the official announcement, in order to cooperate with the system upgrade of the partner brokerage program, Binance US stock trading will be temporarily unavailable, and users will not be able to submit stock trading orders during the upgrade period.The system upgrade time is from August 22, 2026, 18:50 to August 22, 2026, 23:00 (UTC+8).

According to Bitcoin Magazine, citing the latest views from Fidelity Digital Assets, the current volatility of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen below approximately 98.5% of its historical trading day levels. The institution pointed out that this compression state can be likened to a compressed spring; the longer the volatility remains low, the greater the potential for significant market movements once a clear direction is chosen.Fidelity Digital Assets, as the digital asset services division of Fidelity, has been tracking the market structure and risk indicators of Bitcoin for a long time. This commentary focuses on the phenomenon of recent volatility being at historically low percentiles, emphasizing that prolonged suppression of volatility often signals the possibility of larger price fluctuations in the future, but it did not provide specific directional judgments or time expectations.The related statements reflect the institution's observations of the current microstructure of the BTC market, indicating that under the background of continuous volatility contraction, the accumulation of market energy may provide conditions for subsequent breakthroughs. This viewpoint is based on historical percentile statistics, offering investors a reference perspective for understanding the current volatility environment.

Coinbase announced that Brazilian users can now buy and sell USDC directly using Brazilian Real on the Coinbase Advanced platform. This feature reduces the intermediate steps in the trading process and lowers the cost of acquiring USDC with Brazilian Real by 85%.Coinbase stated that stablecoins are becoming an important part of the global financial system, with global stablecoin settlement volume exceeding $30 trillion by 2025, and Coinbase's annual stablecoin settlement volume approaching $1 trillion.

According to SK Hynix's announcement on August 19, SK Hynix has decided to repurchase 24.07 million shares of common stock through the open market, with an expected repurchase amount of approximately 40.0043 trillion Korean won (about 28.57 billion USD). SK Hynix stated that this repurchase aims to enhance shareholder value by canceling treasury shares.It is reported that Gate has earlier launched perpetual contracts for SKHYNIX stock and trading for SK Hynix (000660) on the Korean stock market.

Blockworks released the XRP Q2 report, with XRP's quarter-end closing price at $1.04, down 19.9%, and a market cap of $65.8 billion, still the fourth largest non-stablecoin asset. XRP ETP net inflow was $253.6 million, marking the third consecutive quarter of positive inflows, totaling over $1.9 billion. CEX spot trading volume was $57.6 billion, down 53.5% quarter-over-quarter, and perpetual contract trading volume decreased by 44%.The supply of XRPL native stablecoins increased by 195.4% quarter-over-quarter to $825.5 million, with RLUSD supply at $676.9 million, up 257%. OKX has launched RLUSD with over 280 spot trading pairs, and the Japanese Financial Services Agency has approved RLUSD as an electronic payment tool, distributed through SBI VC Trade. The total value of tokenized RWAs on XRPL increased by 102.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.46 billion, setting a new quarterly high, with Justoken's energy-related JMWH accounting for about half. The transfer volume of stablecoins increased by 207.5% quarter-over-quarter to approximately $10 billion, with RLUSD accounting for about 90%.In terms of network activity, total transaction volume was 222.4 million (down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter), daily active addresses were 16,800 (down 10.7%), DEX trading volume was $482.9 million (down 35.9%), and transaction costs fell to $0.00024 (declining for five consecutive quarters). The lending protocols XLS-65/66 received support from 9/35 and 8/35 validators respectively, still 29 votes short of the activation threshold, with a revised version to be submitted in Q3. In terms of institutional collaboration, Ondo, JPMorgan Kinexys, Mastercard, and Ripple completed the tokenization of U.S. Treasury cross-chain redemptions, and Aviva Investors subsequently launched tokenized fund shares on XRPL.

Binance co-founder He Yi cited data from the research team, stating that among users investing in U.S. stocks on the Binance platform, about three-quarters are net buyers, and about one-fifth have never sold. Generation Z users show the strongest willingness to hold long-term, with the highest net buying ratio and the lowest trading frequency. He Yi stated that this reflects how, after lowering investment barriers, a new generation of investors is participating in the market with patience and a long-term perspective.

WEEX Exchange Announcement: The platform has launched the Chinese Meme coin "Niu Lai" on August 16 at 14:15 (UTC+8), and will hold a trading reward event from 19:00 on August 18 to 19:00 on August 25 (UTC+8).During the event, Niu Lai/USDT will implement zero trading fees; all users with a daily spot trading volume of $Niu Lai ≥ 50 USDT can receive a daily bonus of 5 USDT in contracts; inviting friends to participate in this event can earn up to 1,000 USDT.

According to Gate market data, Baidu (BIDU.O) fell 7.5% in pre-market trading.

Binance will delist the following spot trading pairs on August 21 at 11:00: F/USDC, HIVE/USDC, ILV/USDC, LTC/BNB, NMR/USDC, STEEM/USDC, and SUI/BNB. Users can still trade the related assets on other trading pairs.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has opened U.S. stock trading services to European users. Eligible users can now buy and sell U.S. stocks directly through the Kraken platform, further expanding its traditional financial asset trading product line.In recent years, Kraken has continuously promoted compliance and product diversification. While providing cryptocurrency trading, it has gradually introduced traditional securities such as stocks and ETFs to meet the demand of European users for one-stop investment services.

According to The Block, South Korea's two major cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, released their financial reports for the first half of 2026. Affected by the sluggish cryptocurrency market, both exchanges experienced a significant decline in revenue and profit.Upbit's parent company, Dunamu, reported a revenue of 408.1 billion won (approximately 289 million USD) in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decrease of 49.1%; operating profit was 111.5 billion won, a year-on-year decrease of 79.7%; and net profit was 108.4 billion won, a year-on-year decrease of 74.1%. Bithumb reported a revenue of 168.8 billion won in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decrease of 48.7%; operating profit was 14.9 billion won, a year-on-year decrease of 83.4%, and a net loss of 108.7 billion won, compared to a net profit of 55 billion won in the same period last year.During the reporting period, Bitcoin fell from about 90,000 USD to 60,000 USD, and Ethereum dropped from 3,000 USD to about 1,600 USD. The strong rise in the semiconductor sector of the domestic stock market in South Korea attracted a large amount of capital out of the cryptocurrency market. The total trading volume of the five licensed exchanges in the second quarter decreased by 49.5% year-on-year to 146.43 billion USD.Despite the pressure on performance, both exchanges are still advancing capital operations: Dunamu is conducting a share swap with Naver Financial and plans to go public on NASDAQ within five years after completion; Bithumb plans to improve its internal control system in 2026 and submit a pre-listing application in 2027, aiming to complete its IPO in 2028.

On August 18, WEEX announced that it will implement 0 fee trading for all spot pairs in the bStocks area, with all participants receiving 100% rewards and a chance to share a $100,000 prize pool. Activity period: 8/17 20:00 - 8/24 19:59:59 (UTC+8).During the event, all users who complete any spot transaction in the bStocks area will receive a 10 USDT bonus. If the cumulative spot trading volume is ≥ 2,000 USDT, they can share a bonus of 25,000 USDT based on their trading volume proportion.

On July 23, the European Union passed the 21st round of sanctions against Russia, expanding the trading ban to 14 cryptocurrency service platforms located in Georgia, Panama, the UAE, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus, and adding 4 new sanctions measures targeting the A7 Russian ruble network. The new regulations will take effect on August 25, prohibiting Russian and Belarusian citizens from holding, controlling, or serving in positions within MiCA cryptocurrency asset service providers in the EU, with the scope extending to services such as consulting, portfolio management, and transferring cryptocurrency assets on behalf of clients.The new regulations also allow the EU to impose a comprehensive ban on cryptocurrency transactions against third countries that have not prevented relevant sanction evasion activities. The list of relevant countries is currently empty and only includes third countries identified by the EU Council as having continuously and systematically failed to prevent the provision of cryptocurrency asset services or the operation of related platforms.

According to official news, the Gate stock derivatives section will launch on August 18 at 14:00 (UTC+8) with perpetual contract trading for SHENHUA (China Shenhua 601088.SH), YANGTZE (Yangtze Power 600900.SH), HYGON (Haiguang Information 688041.SH), MIDEA (Midea Group 000333.SZ), BEIGENE (BeiGene 688235.SH), MOUTAI (Kweichow Moutai 600519.SH), HENGRUI (Hengrui Medicine 600276.SH), BIWIN (Biwin Storage 688525.SH), DEMINGLI (Demingli 001309.SZ), and TAIJI (Taiji Industry 600667.SH) (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20x leverage.In addition, Gate will hold the 15th phase of the new coin airdrop event for the stock derivatives section from August 18 at 16:00 to August 27 at 16:00 (UTC+8). New users who complete their first contract trade will receive 5 USDT; daily trading volume of the participating coins can accumulate up to 35 USDT; trading the participating coins will share a prize pool of 30,000 USDT. The total prize pool for the event is 50,000 USDT, with a maximum of 240 USDT that can be claimed by a single person.

Robinhood announced that Agentic Trading has now been launched for eligible users. Users can connect their agent through the Robinhood MCP server and trade cryptocurrencies alongside stocks and options in a dedicated Agentic Account, using only deposited funds.Agents now support trading with unsettled funds. Users can switch their accounts to limited margin, allowing agents to instantly use proceeds from sales without waiting for funds to settle. Limited margin accounts allow trading with unsettled funds but do not support margin borrowing. All investments involve risks.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, an ETH trader recently bought back 1,674 ETH at a high price, worth approximately 3.19 million USD, with a purchase price of about 1,906 USD.Lookonchain stated that this trader has a long-standing operation pattern of "selling low and buying high." Two months ago, this address still held 1,891 ETH, but now only has 1,674 ETH left, having reduced their holdings by 217 ETH through frequent swing trading, resulting in an estimated loss of about 414,000 USD at current prices.Lookonchain pointed out that for such traders, frequent trading not only fails to improve returns but also leads to asset shrinkage due to market volatility, stating, "Sometimes, simply holding may be better than blind trading."

BSC and 0G ecosystem's largest AI economic infrastructure project NeoSoul today announced the official launch of NeoTrade. NeoTrade is a universal intelligent trading workstation for traders, allowing users to directly define how the AI trading Agent operates and put it into action.Most existing automated trading products offer preset strategies. Traders seeking greater freedom typically need to develop and configure trading Agents themselves. NeoTrade brings this capability into a product interface designed for traders.Once the Agent is activated, it can process market information and execute trades 24/7. Fund usage follows rules pre-set by the user, and operations requiring approval will wait for user confirmation; users can also stop the Agent at any time.NeoTrade continuously displays the Agent's operational status and actual performance. Traders can adjust configurations based on market results, making each outcome the basis for the next adjustment.Kaelan, co-founder of NeoSoul, stated that the next step in Agentic Trading is to transform tasks that previously required engineering capabilities into products that traders can use directly. NeoTrade aims to lower this barrier, enabling more users with trading judgment to utilize trading Agents.As AI Agents move from assisting analysis to continuous execution, trading products are also transitioning from preset strategy tools to configurable intelligent systems. Those who can simultaneously solve for autonomous operation and fund control are becoming key competitors in the Agentic Trading product space.

Gate has officially launched the innovative stock trading sector, currently featuring 40 popular stocks, including Changxin Storage, Yushu Technology, and Ningde Times. With the addition of the innovative sector, Gate stocks now cover multiple major markets including US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, South Korean stocks, and the innovative sector, supporting over 12,540 stocks and ETF assets.According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, as of the time of publication, Gate ranks first with a comprehensive score of 95.9. Gate has a position of approximately 1.11 billion USD, a 24-hour trading volume of about 1.43 billion USD, and a market share of 8.76%.