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The decentralized derivatives trading protocol Aster announced the official launch of BTCU and ETHU perpetual contracts through permissionless token listing voting, and introduced a trading event with a total prize pool of $50,000 $U. The official statement indicates that this is one of the world's first perpetual contract trading pairs priced in $U.It is reported that the event will take place from May 27, 10:00 UTC to June 2, 14:00 UTC. During the event, trading BTCU and ETHU will enjoy a 1.5 times weight bonus.The total prize pool of $50,000 will be evenly divided between the two trading pairs (each $25,000), distributed according to the proportion of trading fees generated by users in the corresponding trading pairs, with a maximum individual reward cap of 3% of the corresponding prize pool. Participating users must generate more than $5 in fees on a single trading pair to qualify.In addition, $U (United Stables) is a dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by United Stables Limited, aimed at building a unified liquidity layer across trading, payments, DeFi, institutions, and the AI sector.

According to official news, Aster has launched BTCU and ETHU perpetual contracts at 18:00 Beijing time on May 27, becoming one of the first perpetual trading pairs to go live through the Listing Vote process approved by Aster validators.To celebrate the launch, Aster will hold a total trading reward event of $50,000 $U from 18:00 Beijing time on May 27 to 22:00 on June 2. Each trading pair, BTCU and ETHU, will have a reward pool of $25,000 $U, and rewards will be distributed based on the proportion of fees generated by users in the corresponding trading pairs. During the event, the BTCU and ETHU perpetual trading pairs will also receive a 1.5x points bonus.

Binance Futures announced that it will officially launch the BTCUSD1 U-based perpetual contract on May 18, 2026, at 17:00 Beijing time (09:00 UTC), with a maximum leverage of 100 times.It is reported that this is the first USD1 contract trading pair launched by Binance, with USD1 as the settlement asset. At the same time, the contract supports a multi-asset model. Currently, the highest collateral conversion rate for USD1 in Binance's unified account is 99.99%, which means that USD1 has simultaneously taken on the roles of pricing currency, margin asset, and collateral on the leading trading platform.

The Binance futures platform will launch the BTCUSD1 perpetual contract on May 18 at 17:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 100 times. This contract will support a multi-asset model, allowing users to use BTC as collateral for trading.

To enhance market liquidity and user experience, Binance will adjust the minimum nominal value of the USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts for BTCUSDT and BTCUSDC from 100 USDT/USDC to 50 USDT/USDC.The adjustment is expected to be completed within 4 hours and will not affect existing orders or normal trading.

According to Coinglass monitoring, in the last 24 hours, a total of 124,896 people were liquidated in the global cryptocurrency market, with a total liquidation amount of 421 million USD. Among them, the liquidation amount for short positions was 225 million USD, while the liquidation amount for long positions was 196 million USD. The largest single liquidation occurred in the Bybit - BTCUSD trading pair, valued at 13 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinglass data, the largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred on Binance - BTCUSDT, worth 201 million USD.In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation across the network was 1.159 billion USD, with long liquidations at 1.035 billion USD and short liquidations at 124 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures has announced that on June 13, 2025, it will rename the USDⓈ-Margined PUMPUSDT perpetual contract. The existing contract will be closed and all positions will be automatically settled at 09:00 (UTC) on June 13, and the renamed PUMPBTCUSDT perpetual contract will be launched at 10:00 (UTC), offering up to 50x leverage.

ChainCatcher message, TraderT posted on platform X that the Coinbase BTCUSD premium is about to turn positive.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Options will launch BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT options in advance on July 24, 2024, at 16:00, with an expiration date of November 8, 2024, as European-style options contracts.

ChainCatcher message, Binance Options will launch T+4 BTCUSDT daily options on February 21, 2024, at 16:00 (UTC+8).T+4 BTCUSDT daily options are European-style option contracts.