On September 1, Owlto Finance announced a gas fee sponsorship initiative for Robinhood users, with a total of 10,000 free gas subsidy slots to be distributed. According to official information cited by BlockBeats, the program is open to four groups: Owlto users, OWL holders, ARB holders, and Robinhood traders. For OWL holders, eligibility requires that they have engaged in any of the following activities on Owlto: bridging, token swaps, contract deployment, daily check-in, or staking. Alternatively, holding more than 100,000 OWL tokens also grants eligibility. Each wallet may claim the subsidy once every 24 hours. Robinhood users must hold more than 10,000 ARB tokens or complete a transaction on Robinhood Chain. In their case, each wallet is limited to a single claim. The sponsorship aims to cover gas costs for eligible participants through a limited number of slots. BlockBeats reported the news on September 1.

OBOOK Holdings Inc. operating brand OwlTing Group, listed on Nasdaq under the ticker OWLS, has for the first time laid out operating metrics for OwlPay Harbor, its cross-border stablecoin payments platform for enterprises. As of July 31, 2026, the company said July payment processing volume rose 107.6% from June, while transaction count climbed 109.5%, extending growth to a sixth straight month. Enterprise clients reached 79, up from 67 at the end of June. The company said OwlPay Harbor is built to help businesses pay overseas suppliers, partners and recipients without relying on slower and more expensive bank transfers. Payers can use U.S. dollars or stablecoins, while recipients receive local fiat in bank accounts in their own markets. OwlTing added that more than 90% of payment value this year has been converted from stablecoins into fiat and sent directly into bank accounts, with settlements completed in more than 40 countries and regions. OwlTing also said over 60% of its cross-border payout volume in 2026 has been settled through Circle Payments Network, or CPN, and that share increased again in July. Brazil and Nigeria ranked as its second- and third-largest markets by customer payment activity this year.

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