OKX has announced the addition of SKDDUSD UM (X-Perp) to multiple services, including futures contracts, officially launching on 2026-08-25 at 16:45 (UTC+8). Important Notes: - OKX will officially launch the SKDDUSD X-Contract (X-Perp) on August 25, 2026, at 16:45 (UTC+8). - X-Perp products involve leverage or inverse exposure. Using leverage trading amplifies market risks, liquidation risks, and potential losses. - Users are advised to fully understand the risks of leverage trading and manage their positions responsibly before trading.

The Blockchain Association has submitted an opinion letter regarding the customer identity rules proposed by the GENIUS Act for stablecoin issuers, supporting its core principles and requesting key clarifications. （Cointelegraph）

Binance has announced the addition of SKUAmericaDT (SKUU), SKUAmericaDT (SKDD), SKUAmericaDT (RAM), and 5 other tokens to multiple services, including futures contracts, officially launching on 2026-08-25 at 17:00 (UTC+8). Notes: - The funding rate settlement interval for the TradFi perpetual contracts launched this time is fixed at 8 hours and will not automatically adjust based on the triggering of upper or lower rate limits. - The maximum leverage for the contracts is 20x. Due to MiCA regulatory requirements, users in the European Economic Area (EEA) may face restrictions on the use of unauthorized stablecoins. - These contracts involve high market risks and price volatility. Users must independently assess the risks and note that the minimum notional value is 5 USDT.

According to official announcements, Binance will launch five U-based perpetual contracts, namely SKUUUSDT, SKDDUSDT, RAMUSDT, DJTUSDT, and MRNAUSDT, from 17:00 to 17:20 (UTC+8) on August 25, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 20 times and support for multi asset models.

BNB Chain has implemented a Pasteur hard fork on the BNB Smart Chain mainnet, which involves cross chain bridge verification, validator authorization, staking, and governance security. The upgrade also increases block capacity while maintaining a block time of 450 milliseconds. This upgrade includes BEP-682, BEP-695, and BEP-675, which respectively involve duplicate validator entries, validator key rotation and penalty governance, and block submission processes. In the internal testing environment QANet, the new process has increased the throughput from 1237 transactions per second to 2324 transactions per second. The relevant data comes from controlled testing and is not the measurement results of the main network.