BBX: Strategy sells 32 BTC for the first time in history to pay preferred stock dividends; CME Group officially announces the launch of encrypted derivatives 24/7

According to Binance's official announcement, Binance Futures will launch the ANTHROPICUSDT USD Ⓢ - M Pre IPO perpetual contract on June 2nd at 12:30 (UTC+8). This contract anchors the equity value of Anthropic, with a reference total share capital of 1 billion shares, maximum support for 20 times leverage, 24/7 trading, and settlement in USDT. This product does not represent actual ownership of Anthropic equity, nor does it grant shareholder rights.

Binance has announced the addition of Anthropic PBC (ANTHROPIC) to multiple services, including futures contracts, officially launching on 2026-06-02 at 12:30 (UTC+8). Notes: - Pre-IPO contracts do not represent ownership of the underlying stock and may be removed if the IPO fails. - Binance reserves the right to adjust contract size, leverage, and trading parameters. - Pre-IPO contracts may face high market risks and price volatility.

According to official announcements, Binance will launch ANTHROPICUSDT Pre IPO based perpetual contracts on June 2, 2026 at 12:30 (UTC+8), supporting up to 20 times leverage and settling in USDT. The contract is based on AnthropicPBC stock, with an estimated quantity of 1 billion shares, and the opening price may deviate from the IPO price. The funding rate during Pre IPO trading is 0.005% every 8 hours, and the mechanism will be adjusted after transitioning to standard perpetual contracts. Binance will open contract tracking services within 24 hours of its launch and reserves the right to adjust the contract size based on the actual number of stocks.

According to official sources, CME Group announced the launch of a 7 × 24-hour continuous trading mechanism for cryptocurrency futures and options, with the new trading session starting on May 29th. According to CME data, over 7200 contracts were traded in the first weekend of the service's launch, corresponding to a nominal trading volume of approximately $50 million. Tim McCourt, Global Head of Stocks, Forex, and Alternative Products at CME, stated that this move aims to bridge the time gap between traditional regulated markets and cryptocurrency spot markets. Additionally, CME's newly launched Bitcoin volatility futures are also open for 24/7 trading.

According to the Bitcoin sidechain Liquid Network developed by Blockstream, the ELIP 203 upgrade has been successfully activated, removing the non LBTC asset issuance limit, and plans to achieve zero confirmation by the end of June.