according to the official announcement, Binance will launch pre-trading for LINEA USDT perpetual contract. It supports up to 5 times leverage. The contract will provide 24/7 trading and support multi-asset mode.

former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met with global digital asset investors in Bangkok on August 26 to discuss the proposal to position Thailand as the digital asset center of ASEAN. The meeting proposed the establishment of a sovereign strategic reserve to enhance the long-term resilience of the Thai financial system and economy, and received support from multiple international companies including Metaplanet and UTXO Management. Attendees also included Nakamoto Holdings, Sora Ventures, AsiaStrategy, and other companies.

 according to the data of the Hong Kong stock market, as of the close of trading today, the turnover of 6 Hong Kong virtual asset ETFs was 26.2907 million Hong Kong dollars, including: Huaxia Bitcoin ETF (3042.HK) with a turnover of 7.64 million Hong Kong dollars, Huaxia Ethereum ETF (3046.HK) with a turnover of 14.35 million Hong Kong dollars, Jiashi Bitcoin ETF (3439.HK) with a turnover of 0.7107 million Hong Kong dollars, Jiashi Ethereum ETF (3179.HK) with a turnover of 1.01 million Hong Kong dollars, Bosera HashKey Bitcoin ETF (3008.HK) with a turnover of 1.36 million Hong Kong dollars, and Bosera HashKey Ethereum ETF (3009.HK) with a turnover of 1.22 million Hong Kong dollars.

 according to official sources, Binance Savings, One-Click Buy Coins, Flash Exchange, Leverage, and Contracts will launch Spark (SPK), with Binance launching SPK 1-75x U perpetual contract on June 17, 2025 at 17:00.

Zhongan Smart Living (02271.HK) announced on September 1st that it will collaborate with a licensed virtual asset operation platform in Hong Kong. The platform will provide Zhongan Smart Living with digital asset infrastructure support, helping it explore the path of cryptocurrency asset custody and allocation within a compliance framework, and promoting the construction of an innovative digital ecosystem platform. At the same time, the platform will also provide technical advice and compliance support for virtual asset platforms, and establish a mechanism for regular technical discussions and business exchanges. This collaboration aims to consolidate the existing business foundation of Zhongan Smart Living, enhance core competitiveness, and promote business innovation and digital transformation.

Binance Alpha will launch Fireverse (FIR), and Alpha trading will open on August 6, 2025 at 19:00. After trading starts, users holding at least 200 Alpha points can receive airdrops of 1000 FIR tokens, first come first served. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points per hour. Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm receipt on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, otherwise it will be considered as giving up the claim.

Genius Group, an artificial intelligence education company based in Singapore, has increased its corporate Bitcoin holdings by more than 50%. According to a statement released on Monday, this brings the company's Bitcoin holdings to 100, with a total purchase value exceeding $10 million, at an average price of $100,600 per Bitcoin. This acquisition is part of the artificial intelligence company's strategic acquisition of 1,000 BTC for its corporate finances.

 17th, the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, released the "World Competitiveness Report 2025". Hong Kong's global competitiveness ranking rose two places to third place globally, returning to the top three for the first time since 2019. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, met with the media before the executive meeting on the same day and said that the report evaluates the competitiveness of various economies around the world based on comprehensive and objective data and business opinions. The report shows that Hong Kong's competitiveness has greatly improved, with a total score of 99.2 out of 100, an increase of 7.7 points, the highest among the top ten.

the Hong Kong stock market data shows that as of the close of trading today, the turnover of 6 Hong Kong virtual asset ETFs was 55.31 million Hong Kong dollars, including: Huaxia Bitcoin ETF (3042.HK) with a turnover of 16.84 million Hong Kong dollars, Huaxia Ethereum ETF (3046.HK) with a turnover of 23.29 million Hong Kong dollars, Jia Shi Bitcoin ETF (3439.HK) with a turnover of 5.22 million Hong Kong dollars, Jia Shi Ethereum ETF (3179.HK) with a turnover of 0.82 million Hong Kong dollars, Boshi HashKey Bitcoin ETF (3008.HK) with a turnover of 3.13 million Hong Kong dollars, and Boshi HashKey Ethereum ETF (3009.HK) with a turnover of 6.01 million Hong Kong dollars.

 according to Whale Alert monitoring, at 16:40, 30,507,683 XRP (worth $91,621,219) was transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase.

according to market data, the price of Spark (SPK) on Binance Alpha is now at 0.1 US dollars. Eligible Alpha points users receive 2000 SPK airdropped, currently valued at around 200 US dollars.

according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the whale address that had profited over $32 million by buying low and selling high ETH has claimed 17.58 million SPK tokens airdropped 5 minutes ago, worth approximately $1.222 million. The whale has already deposited all the airdropped tokens received to the exchange.

 Hong Kong-listed company Moon Inc. (HKEx code: 1723) raised approximately $8.8 million and plans to launch Bitcoin prepaid cards in Thailand and South Korea, with plans to expand across Asia. This round of financing is supported by multiple Bitcoin miners and investors through the issuance of new shares and convertible bonds.

according to Glassnode data, the spending activity of long-term holders (LTH) of Bitcoin has recently accelerated, with the 14-day moving average continuing to rise but still below the peak level of October-November 2024. It is worth noting that last Friday saw the largest single-day sell-off of the year, with approximately 97,000 BTC moved by long-term holders. Among them, about 34,500 BTC held for 1-2 years, about 16,600 BTC held for 6-12 months, and about 16,000 BTC held for 3-5 years, these three categories of holders account for approximately 70% of the total spending.

 according to the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, two whales recently transferred large amounts of Ethereum to centralized exchanges. Address 0xc156 transferred 13,459 Ethereum to Binance exchange (approximately $49 million); another address 0x46DB transferred 5,504 Ethereum to OKEx exchange in the past 16 hours (approximately $19.8 million).

 Meta Pool project on Ethereum was hit by a suspicious attack, resulting in a loss of about $130,700. The vulnerability appeared in the mpETH pool, allowing attackers to mint mpETH tokens through the mint() function without depositing real Ethereum assets.

 affected by the Labor Day holiday in the United States, the US stock market was closed for one day on September 1st. Trading of precious metals and US crude oil futures contracts under CME ended at 02:30 on September 2nd Beijing time. Stock index futures contracts ended at 01:00 on September 2nd Beijing time. Trading of Brent crude oil futures contracts under ICE ended at 01:30 on September 2nd Beijing time. Please note this information.

S&P 500 index futures rose by 0.49%, Nasdaq 100 index futures rose by 0.35%, and Dow futures rose by 0.54%.

Spark announced the online launch of the SPK token and opened Ignition airdrop applications.

according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the TOP1 address for claiming SPK airdrops received a total of 20.45 million SPK, equivalent to approximately 1.485 million US dollars. This address previously bought 19,992 ETH at an average price of 2,550 US dollars in January 2024.