Spot trading on Binance showed a clear split in price action, according to data cited by ChainCatcher. On the gaining side, BB rose 5.94% over the past 24 hours, while AVNT climbed 6.9%, with both tokens showing a dip-and-rebound pattern. ZBT posted a similar move, recovering from earlier lows and gaining 5.71%. On the weaker side of the market, AUCTION and API3 each fell to new intraday lows, down 5.88% and 8.09%, respectively. FLUX and AXL followed a different path, first moving higher before giving back gains, ending in a pullback of 5.4% and 7.62%. The data points to a divided market rather than a uniform move, with some tokens bouncing off lows while others either set new lows or reversed after early strength.

Strategy’s standing in major equity indexes emerged as one of the day’s main storylines after Bitcoin News said MSCI had proposed new rules aimed at “non-operating companies,” with a May 2026 simulation showing Strategy could be removed from its global investable market index. The consultation period runs through Sept. 30, a decision is expected by Oct. 16, and any changes could take effect during the November 2026 index review. Another macro headline came from the U.S. Treasury’s planned $25 billion 30-year bond sale, which is expected to carry the highest financing cost since 2001, while U.S. interest expense for the current fiscal year has already reached $1.17 trillion. Across the crypto sector, TRM Labs said only 281 of 1,343 crypto asset service providers in Europe have obtained authorization after MiCA took full effect. Forward Industries disclosed additional SOL purchases, Wintermute outlined a roughly $1 billion five-year push into AI infrastructure and high-frequency trading, and Bullish, Gemini, Robinhood Chain and Tether each released notable operating or financial updates. The day also brought project launches, new financing rounds for Kalshi, Databricks and several AI startups, plus fresh regulatory developments from the CFTC and SEC.

Avantis (AVNT) is scheduled to unlock about 29.25 million tokens at 14:00 Beijing time on Aug. 9, according to token unlock data from Web3 asset data platform RootData. The unlocked batch is valued at about $2.43 million based on the cited data. The update was published by ChainCatcher as a 7x24 newsflash item, with no further details included in the source brief.

Bitcoin slips below $70,000 while Ethereum edges higher. Small-cap altcoins surge led by ACX's 70% rally, highlighting market divergence.

Binance launched seven new spot trading pairs on April 28, 2026, featuring the first USD1/TRY market, aiming to reduce conversion costs for Turkish users and potentially pave the way for INR and other emerging-market fiat pairs.

Binance will list 7 new spot trading pairs on April 28 at 16:00 UTC+8, covering AVNT, BIO, CHIP, KAT, XAUT, and USD1/TRY, with spot trading bot services enabled.

Avantis, a derivatives platform on Base, launched the AVNT token airdrop checker for over 65,000 eligible wallets. Claims begin Sept 9, 2026 at 22:00 UTC. Total supply is 1 billion tokens, with 51% allocated to the community (including 12.5% for airdrop). The project raised $8M in Series A from Founders Fund and Pantera Capital.

AVNT jumped 53.7% while the broader crypto market fell 1.27%, pushing its market cap to about $296 million as traders focused on Avantis, a Base-based perpetuals DEX offering zero-fee trading and high leverage.