Market news: Nasdaq invests in Payward, the parent company of Kraken, at a $21 billion valuation.

According to an official statement from Bitget, the crypto exchange has completed a full upgrade to its U.S. stock market data feed, officially integrating Nasdaq’s official data sources, making it the first crypto trading platform in the industry to adopt this data standard. Compared to its previous data model, Nasdaq’s official data delivers more accurate and timely market data to users, while maintaining better price stability and continuity amid sharp market volatility. To further ensure data quality, after integrating the official data, Bitget has built a multi-layered safeguard mechanism based on official metadata, covering data processing, real-time monitoring, quality comparison, simulation verification, and abnormal data filtering. As a core data service provider long relied on by global financial markets, Nasdaq’s data standards have been validated over years in the traditional finance sector. This upgrade also marks Bitget’s further advancement in building its global asset trading infrastructure. As its product offerings expand from digital assets to global assets including U.S. stocks, the platform will continue to enhance its underlying data, liquidity, and risk management capabilities, while introducing more mature institutional-grade market standards. It aims to deliver a more stable and efficient cross-market trading experience for both retail and institutional clients, and further strengthen the overall competitiveness of its panoramic trading platform (UEX).

Crypto KOL Bonk Guy has once again hyped USELESS on social media, claiming that USELESS is "the memecoin of this bull run" and is basically destined to reach a market cap of billions of dollars. During the recent downturn, numerous new holders have also flocked to USELESS. Ahead of Q4, every pullback in this price range represents a buying opportunity. Notably, GMGN data shows USELESS has dropped 23% from its all-time high set yesterday. Meanwhile, impacted by PONS’ decline, Bonk Guy’s personal meme wallet assets have shrunk by $5.07 million over the past 24 hours; he holds 15.8 million USELESS and 10.9 million PONS. BlockBeats Note: Meme coin trading is extremely volatile, largely driven by market sentiment and concept hype, with no actual value or use cases. Investors should be aware of the risks.

According to Osmosis officials, the solution proposal developed to address the earlier Nomic chain nBTC incident has been released and is now open for community discussion. Per the proposal, the Osmosis governance community will consider seizing the previously frozen attacker assets and using BTC held in the community fund pool to cover the remaining collateral gap, with the goal of restoring full collateral support for Alloyed BTC. The proposal still requires governance discussion and voting; asset seizure or collateral replenishment has not yet been completed.

According to EmberCN’s monitoring, a whale today continued a cross-chain purchase of 544.5 BTC via THORChain, valued at roughly $42.43 million. As of now, the whale has converted 60.37 million USDC into 767.8 BTC via THORChain over the past two days, with an average purchase price of approximately $78,628.

After the launch of Apple’s first foldable iPhone Duo, Samsung’s official U.S. account posted a series of mocking posts, claiming Apple was “eating leftover scraps”, sparking widespread market discussion. However, behind this “Apple vs. Samsung” feud, the actual technological competition landscape in the foldable phone sector may have long shifted. The iPhone Duo has an unfolded thickness of 5.2mm, weighs 254g, and a crease depth of approximately 150 microns. By comparison, the OPPO Find N5 has a crease of around 101 microns; Huawei’s Mate X6, via its Xuanwu Waterdrop hinge, reduces crease depth to roughly 5 microns; and Honor’s Magic V6 boasts an even slimmer unfolded thickness of just 4mm. In terms of product form, Apple’s first foldable adopts the traditional book-style inward-folding design, while Huawei has launched a tri-fold device, Honor and Xiaomi are focusing on vertical small foldables, and Chinese domestic manufacturers continue to compete in areas like hinges, hover functionality, slimness, and durability. On the market front, while Samsung remains the global leader in foldable phones, Chinese manufacturers are rapidly catching up. Driven by technological iteration and falling prices, competition in the foldable sector has shifted from an “Apple vs. Samsung” dynamic to a multi-dimensional competition led by Chinese brands. Samsung’s jab at Apple for “eating leftover scraps” may hold some truth, but the real pacesetters in today’s foldable race are those vying for lighter, thinner builds, smaller creases, and more diverse form factors.

According to official announcements, users holding at least 246 Binance Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 342 BSB tokens via the Alpha event page. If the total reward is not fully distributed, the point threshold will automatically drop by 5 points every 5 minutes. Claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, the airdrop will be forfeited.