Bybit has added three U.S. stock perpetual contracts today: Monster Beverage (MNSTUSDT), Intuitive Surgical (ISRGUSDT) and Datadog (DDOGUSDT). The contracts offer leverage of up to 25x. At the same time, the exchange is running a limited-time fee promotion, with limit orders charged at 0% and market orders at half price.
Real-world asset activity expanded on-chain during the week ending July 17, 2026, even as stablecoin payments lost momentum. Data cited from RWA.xyz showed total on-chain RWA market capitalization rising to $34.9 billion, up 3.74% from a month earlier, while the number of asset holders climbed to 1.077 million, a record high. At the same time, stablecoin market capitalization edged down to $299.06 billion and monthly transfer volume fell 20.9% to $5.49 trillion, pointing to a split between broader user participation and softer settlement demand. Regulation moved on several fronts. In the United States, a bipartisan housing bill containing a central bank digital currency ban became law automatically after Donald Trump declined to sign it. The UK set an early-2027 target for a digital sovereign bond, the European Central Bank selected 36 payment firms for a digital euro pilot due to begin in the second half of 2027, and regulators or governments in Russia, South Korea, Bolivia and Tanzania also advanced new digital asset rules or pilots. On the industry side, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo and HSBC are joining a shared tokenized deposit network operated by The Clearing House. DTCC is working with nearly 40 institutions on tokenized stocks and U.S. Treasuries, while Japan remained a focal point through SBI, Progmat and Lawson. Funding activity also stayed strong, led by Alpaca’s $135 million round, Flex’s $70 million financing and Velocity’s $38 million Series A.
WuBlockchain’s WhiteLine program examined where money is actually being made across the robotics industry, arguing that investor attention often goes to humanoid robot demos and ambitious production targets while the earliest stable profits are showing up elsewhere. The episode maps the robotics value chain into four layers: core components, software and the “brain,” complete robot systems, and deployment and operations tied to real business workflows. It then walks through six cases. Surgical robotics, represented by Intuitive Surgical and its da Vinci system, is presented as one of the clearest examples of stable profitability because it combines equipment sales with recurring revenue from consumables and services. In humanoids, the first commercial use cases are described not as flashy consumer-facing roles but as repetitive work in warehouses, factories, and material handling. Defense-related unmanned systems are portrayed as one of the fastest monetizing areas thanks to expanding military budgets and follow-on sales tied to maintenance, upgrades, and training. The episode also argues that mature industrial robot manufacturing is not automatically the highest-margin segment, and that investors may need to pay closer attention to automation systems, sensors, actuators, motion control, and other critical components. Its broader conclusion is that robotics remains an important long-term theme, but the largest capital expenditure today is still going into AI compute, chips, and data centers.
Bitget has listed 10 stock derivative assets, including FLNC, CGNX, SMH, ROK and ISRG, spanning areas such as energy storage, industrial automation, semiconductors and medical technology.
Bitget has listed 10 new stock contract instruments, including FLNC, CGNX, SMH, ROK and ISRG. The products cover areas such as energy storage, industrial automation, semiconductors and medical technology, with leverage of up to 20x.
According to an official announcement, Bitget has listed 10 new instruments for its stock contracts, including FLNC, CGNX, SMH, ROK and ISRG. The contracts cover areas such as energy storage, industrial automation, semiconductors and medical technology, with leverage of up to 20x.
