BitMart said in an official announcement that its contract stock zone will launch six new perpetual contracts on July 16, 2026 at 15:00 UTC+8. The listings include CLSKUSDT, WULFUSDT, FASTUSDT, KORUUSDT, MUUUSDT, and SOXSUSDT. According to the notice, all six contracts will support leverage of up to 25x. The update was reported by Odaily.

More than a month after Binance launched its stock trading business on June 1, early usage data suggests the product has found real demand, though not broad-based adoption. Out of more than 7,000 tradable U.S. stocks and ETFs, over 700 have seen trading activity. As of the week ended July 1, Binance stock users added $193.3 million in net equity exposure, marking the second consecutive week above $190 million. The flow profile is highly concentrated. Emerging-market users accounted for 81% of net inflows, while technology absorbed 83% of weekly net inflows, led by AI memory and semiconductor names such as MU, MUU, SNDK, AMAT, and INTC. The data points to catalyst-driven, narrative-heavy behavior rather than long-term portfolio allocation, with users rotating quickly across themes including AI infrastructure, quantum computing, SpaceX, and defense. On the tokenized equities side, Binance’s bStocks appears to be finding product-market fit in off-hours trading. According to Binance Research, 44% of bStocks volume occurred outside regular U.S. market hours, and weekend trading still averaged roughly $346,000 per hour. However, while demand for on-chain tokenized stock exposure appears validated, a large share of that activity on BNB Chain is still flowing through third-party ecosystems such as Ondo, leaving bStocks’ standalone market share unclear.

More than a month after Binance launched its stock trading business on June 1, early data suggest the product has found real demand, though that demand is concentrated rather than broad-based. Out of more than 7,000 tradable U.S. stocks and ETFs, over 700 had seen trading within the first month, implying roughly 10% instrument participation. For the week ending July 1, users added $193.3 million in net stock exposure, marking the second straight week above $190 million, after $227.3 million the prior week. Binance Research said 81% of net inflows came from emerging markets, while nearly 93% of stock-trading users were from those regions. Flows were heavily tilted toward technology. In the same week, tech absorbed $159 million, or 83% of total net inflows, with AI memory and semiconductors leading after Micron’s earnings. On the tokenized side, bStocks, launched on June 11, showed a distinct use case in off-hours U.S. equity trading: 44% of volume occurred outside regular U.S. market hours, and weekend activity averaged about $346,000 per hour. Still, Binance’s market share in tokenized equities remains uncertain as much of the broader on-chain activity appears to be captured by third-party issuers such as Ondo.

Gate exchange announced the launch of its stock derivatives zone on July 2, 2026, initial listing perpetual contracts for 9 stocks and ETFs including NKE (Nike), MAR (Marriott), MUU (2x Long Micron Daily ETF), XLU (Utilities Select Sector ETF), CCL (Carnival), BUD (Anheuser-Busch), FOXA (Fox Corp), CMCSA (Comcast), and ABNB (Airbnb). All contracts are settled in USDT with leverage ranging from 1x to 20x. This move expands Gate's asset coverage beyond crypto, enabling users to trade traditional equities in a crypto-native derivative format.

Gate.io announced the launch of its Stock Derivatives Zone on July 2, 2026, introducing perpetual contracts for nine major US stocks and ETFs including NKE (Nike), MAR (Marriott), MUU (2x Long Micron Daily ETF), XLU (Utilities Sector ETF), CCL (Carnival), BUD (Anheuser-Busch), FOXA (Fox Corp), CMCSA (Comcast), and ABNB (Airbnb). All contracts are settled in USDT and support leverage from 1x to 20x, allowing crypto traders to gain synthetic exposure to traditional equities without leaving the crypto ecosystem. This move bridges the gap between crypto and traditional finance by offering a familiar derivatives structure for conventional assets.