Hong Kong small-cap stocks saw active trading on July 29, with names in capital markets, industrial electronics and financial services posting strong gains, according to Odaily. Gate’s Hong Kong stock gainers list showed Ding Shi Capital (00804) up 73.17% at HK$7.10, Chiho Industrial Electronics (01710) up 20.87% at HK$0.55, and Gaoyu Financial (08221) up 18.68% at HK$2.35. On the same day, Gate opened its Hong Kong stock contract trading event, running from 16:00 on July 29 to 16:00 on Aug. 7, UTC+8. Users who register can receive 5 USDT and join trading challenges tied to ZHIPUUSDT, TENCENTUSDT and XIAOMIUSDT. The platform said participants can earn as much as 240 USDT by completing a first trade, daily check-ins and trading tasks, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT. Gate also said its stock trading service now covers U.S., Hong Kong and South Korean equities on a 24/7 basis.

MEXC has launched its month-long TradFi Gala, running from June 26 to July 26, with a 1,000,000 USDT reward pool covering zero-fee stock futures trading, new-user incentives, and volume-based competitions.

The crypto market posted a mild rebound on April 4, with total capitalization at $2.38 trillion and edgeX leading gainers. Still, extreme fear persisted as Chainlink unlocked 19 million LINK, Leap Wallet announced a shutdown, and Russia advanced new wallet reporting rules.

Binance is launching USDT-margined perpetual futures for platinum and palladium, offering 24/7 trading, up to 100x leverage, and a 0.001 XPT/XPD minimum order size.

Decentralized exchange UXUY, which the company says was incubated and backed by Binance Labs, has announced a strategic partnership with token launch platform Four.Meme to support the AI stablecoin UUSD and expand its use cases across the BNB Chain ecosystem. As part of the arrangement, Four.Meme has added UUSD as an official launch token, allowing users to create new tokens with one click and pair them for trading against UUSD. UXUY also said its PumpAI app will integrate Four.Meme’s token launch function, combining AI-driven trend discovery with token issuance and trading access. The company said the move is intended to broaden on-chain liquidity and lower the barrier to creating blockchain-based assets. UXUY founder Kevin said AI trading is becoming a major narrative for the next market cycle, while stablecoins are set to serve as key infrastructure for AI agents handling payments, trading, and value exchange.

Binance will remove OLUSDT, HIPPOUSDT, RLSUSDT, and PUFFERUSDT futures on April 8, end COIN-M support for WIF and WLD by April 9, and list new Micron and Sandisk-linked futures with up to 10x leverage.

Binance Wallet lists Crude Oil perpetual futures (CLUSDT) with zero maker fees, 20% extra ASTER points, and a $10K competition. The launch coincides with WTI surging past $90 amid Middle East tensions.

BYDFi has grown to 1M+ users since 2020, offering zero-KYC registration, 200x leverage futures, and tokenized stocks & forex. The exchange won Forbes, BeInCrypto awards and features an 800 BTC protection fund.