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Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng responded to ZachXBT on the X platform, thanking him for reporting the matter to Binance. The platform is currently under investigation and will always fulfill its responsibilities to investigate all market misconduct.Previously, on-chain detective ZachXBT published a post pointing out that the abnormal volatility of the RAVE token originated from Binance, Bitget, and Gate exchanges, and issued a call to action to the three platforms, while offering a reward of up to $10,000 for whistleblower information.

Polymarket has launched "Claude developer Anthropic's next round of financing deadline," with the current probability reported at 22% before the end of June; and 81% before the end of December. The event contract rules are as follows: if the specified company publicly and officially announces that it has completed the next round of financing before the specified date (Eastern Time), the market will ultimately be determined as "yes." Otherwise, this market will ultimately conclude as "no." A qualified announcement must clearly confirm that the new round of financing has been completed, which can be through the specified company (such as a press release) or official announcements from its investors, regulatory documents, or consensus reported by credible media.Informal announcements, statements from anonymous sources, or leaks do not meet the criteria. If the specified company is unable to complete the new round of financing due to acquisition, merger, or absorption by other entities, the market will be settled as "no." The primary settlement source for this market will be the official announcements from the specified company, as well as official documents from the company, such as SEC filings; however, credible consensus reporting can also be used. According to ChainCatcher, the Odaily Seer prophet channel continues to monitor the prediction market and has seen changes before pricing.

Issue 6 of BABABOOEY has officially launched, with a winning rate of 4.4%, a launch price of 0.13 USDT, a new investment yield of 30%, and an overall fund yield of approximately 1.3%. There is no lock-up period for the subscription assets in this issue, and the funds will be available as spot immediately, allowing users to choose to sell or withdraw instantly.Issue 7 of CLOSE will officially open for subscription today at 16:00 and will end on April 20 at 16:00. This issue continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to participate in the subscription using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, with the platform uniformly converting and allocating based on U. A dynamic winning rate model will be introduced in this round, where the winning rate increases by 0.2% for every additional 5,000,000 USDT raised. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

The UK-listed company Quantum Blockchain announced a placement of 142,857,142 new shares at a price of 0.35 pence per share to raise £500,000. In addition, the company announced the establishment of a new Bitcoin mining subsidiary, BlocKeeper, and the new funds will be used to accelerate its AI-driven Bitcoin mining research and development.

Bitget has launched TRADOORUSDT contract trading on April 17, 2026 (UTC+8), with a maximum leverage of 50 times. The contract trading BOT will also be opened simultaneously.

X product leader Nikita Bier posted on the X platform stating that, according to the aggregated data from the trading pilot, since the launch of Cashtags on Tuesday evening, the social platform X has driven approximately $1 billion in transaction volume globally. This data comes from the platform's early pilot phase and shows a significant pull effect on market liquidity and user engagement after the integration of social platform and trading functions.

Circle announced on the X platform that the USDC Bridge service has officially launched. It is reported that this is a way to directly transfer USDC across chains, built and operated by Circle, supporting native burn-to-mint transfers, without the need to select a route, and automatically handling gas fees on the target chain.

According to Decrypt, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins launched the first episode of the official podcast "Material Matters," collaborating with commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda to publicly express a pro-innovation regulatory stance.Atkins stated that the U.S. should become the global destination for innovation and characterized the current situation as "a significant turning point for the U.S. market." Uyeda criticized the Gensler era SEC for deviating from its core responsibilities, while Peirce emphasized that regulation should be open to innovators.

Ju.com, in collaboration with Nivex, officially launched the Web 4.0 Intelligent Intent AI Model ------ OG Agent. This model aims to end traditional "physical trading" through an AI intelligent agent cluster, achieving the return of computational sovereignty for individual investors, while marking the official entry of decentralized finance into the "AI Sovereignty" era.Core technological breakthroughs:Extreme millisecond-level execution: Based on a distributed edge computing architecture, OG Agent achieves a response speed of 10 microseconds, far exceeding the limits of traditional manual operations, capturing global market liquidity premiums in real-time.Intent-driven configuration: Users only need to set profit targets, and the AI cluster can automatically analyze the optimal path and complete intelligent configuration, thoroughly simplifying complex financial operations.Secure sovereign isolation: By adopting the separation of "execution rights" and "ownership" technology, it ensures that the AI operates only within restricted authorization, allowing users to maintain absolute control over their assets.Deflationary economic model: The ecological token $OG is linked to real returns, achieving long-term value drive through a buyback and destruction mechanism.Global partner recruitment has begun:OG Agent has now launched a global "Computational Power Pioneer" recruitment program. The first batch of participants can directly unlock VIP 3 advanced permissions and obtain a $OG original asset confirmation seat. In addition, partners will deeply share in the protocol's revenue pool dividends and enjoy up to 90% institutional-level rebate rights.

Binance will hold a SOON trading competition from April 17, 2026, 21:00 to April 24, 2026, 21:00. Users can participate by trading SOON (SOON) through the Binance wallet (without private keys) or Binance Alpha, sharing a prize pool of 688,000 SOON. Rewards will be available for collection before May 8, 2026, 21:00, and eligible users must complete the collection within 14 days.

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced the launch of stablecoin minting and redemption services, allowing businesses and high-net-worth clients to directly convert between fiat currency and stablecoins through SGB accounts, achieving real-time settlement around the clock without relying on traditional intermediary banking processes.This service is integrated into SGB's proprietary clearing network SGB Net, supporting seamless flow of funds both on-chain and off-chain. The first supported stablecoin is USD Coin (USDC), with a minimum transaction amount of $100,000, and it will subsequently support USDT, USDe (Ethena), and Global Dollar (USDG).

The 6th phase project BABABOOEY ended subscription at 16:00 on April 17 and will complete TGE at 20:00 on April 17. This phase had over 49,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 91,056,188 USDT. After the settlement of the BABABOOEY subscription assets in this phase, there will be no lock-up period; the funds will be available as spot, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.This phase continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to participate in the subscription using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, with the platform uniformly converting and allocating based on U. A dynamic lottery rate model is introduced in this round, where the lottery rate increases by 0.2% for every additional 5,000,000 USDT raised. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share up to 20% of the final issuance amount in Token rewards.

According to the official announcement from OneBullEx, the platform will officially launch the targeted testing of its AI strategy tool OneAlpha on April 20, 2026, to optimize product experience and collect real user feedback.It is reported that OneAlpha is aimed at futures trading scenarios, allowing users to generate trading strategies through natural language and complete processes such as strategy generation, validation, optimization, and deployment within the platform. During the testing period, users will have priority access to features such as natural language input, strategy logic generation, code generation, strategy validation, strategy optimization, deployment, and performance tracking.The internal testing period is from April 20, 2026, to May 3, 2026, lasting two weeks. Registration will be conducted through targeted invitations, with users invited to participate by BD and official OneBullEx channels, and the registration deadline is April 26. Users can contact customer service through official channels to learn about the registration method and participation details.

Bitget launches AIA Simple Earn, with a maximum of 25% APR. Users can go to the corresponding section to subscribe, and the event ends on May 16 at 18:00 (UTC+8). For more product details, please check the official Bitget platform.

The DoubleZero Foundation has announced that its Edge platform has officially entered the public testing phase. Edge is a permissionless platform running on DoubleZero's DePIN infrastructure, designed to provide ultra-low latency real-time data delivery services for on-chain markets.DoubleZero is committed to building a decentralized global fiber network to optimize low-latency distributed systems for blockchain. DoubleZero co-founder Andrew McConnell stated, "Traditional finance has gained a competitive advantage through decades of building infrastructure for speed and certainty, while on-chain markets have previously lacked a similar foundation. Edge aims to provide on-chain traders with a comparable level of certainty infrastructure, enabling tighter spreads and better execution."It is reported that Edge currently has about 350 data providers, with major Solana infrastructure providers such as Jito, Temporal, Staking Facilities, and Triton also joining.

OKX will open USDS deposits on April 17, 2026, at 11:00, with pre-orders from 16:00 to 17:00. The USDS/USDT spot trading will open at 17:00, and withdrawals will be available at 19:00. USDS is an upgraded stablecoin of the Sky ecosystem, and users can convert it at a 1:1 ratio through Sky.money and other platforms.

The cryptocurrency fintech company Superstate has launched a new fund operating system, FundOS. FundOS opens the underlying infrastructure used by Superstate's own funds to asset management companies, helping traditional private equity funds, public funds, and ETFs achieve on-chain deployment.Managers do not need to change the existing fund operation methods and can independently choose the supported chains, DeFi protocols, and whether to enable stablecoin subscriptions/redemptions. Currently, FundOS has provided technical support for USTB and USCC, with a total managed scale exceeding 1 billion dollars, and has been adopted by Invesco US.

The Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, developed jointly by Stripe and Paradigm, has launched a privacy feature called Zones. This is a solution for running permissioned parallel blockchains, specifically designed for enterprise-level use cases that require higher confidentiality, such as payroll, fund management, and payment settlement.It is reported that Zones, as a parallel blockchain connected to the Tempo mainnet, provides a private execution environment where internal transactions remain confidential, but assets and funds are fully interoperable with Tempo L1, other Zones, deposit channels, and liquidity pools. Each Zone is managed by trusted entities such as financial institutions or infrastructure providers, allowing operators to view all activities within their environment and implement access controls, but they do not control the underlying assets.

The Uniswap developer platform has officially launched. This platform provides developers with a new documentation website, AI toolkit, API Playground, and technical guides. In addition, the Uniswap API has added liquidity provider (LP) endpoints, allowing developers to create, adjust positions, and withdraw fees directly through the API.The API currently supports 10 million assets across 18 chains, with a routing speed of about 200 milliseconds and a transaction success rate of over 97%. In the future, the platform plans to launch dashboard analytics features to track API integration performance and provide on-chain operation combination paths to support cross-chain token swaps and bridging. Currently, this API is available for free use.