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The HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-initiated by TinTinLand and OpenCity, has opened in Hong Kong. The opening event was lively, with increasing frequency of exchanges and interaction density, creating a high-intensity dialogue atmosphere among developers, investors, and ecosystem participants.HTX DAO ambassador Molly shared on the theme "HTX DAO Ecosystem Development Plan: Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Ecological Fund and Value Closed-Loop Strategy." She pointed out that the core vision of the HTX Genesis Hackathon is to build a free financial port based on the exchange's hinterland. To achieve this goal, five major ecological matrices covering the entire industry chain have been constructed, including: Huobi HTX as the core business engine and liquidity center; HTX DAO serving as the governance hub and centralized decision-making brain of the ecosystem; public chains and innovation layers providing payment network support through TRON, and building a solid DeFi infrastructure with JustLend, SunX, etc.; HTX Ventures focusing on industry frontiers, providing investment, incubation, and acceleration services for outstanding projects; and B.AI aiming at future trends, dedicated to creating financial infrastructure for the AI Agent era.Molly further emphasized that regarding future development, Huobi HTX has clearly proposed four core strategic keywords: "stability, transparency, institutionalization, AI empowerment," aiming to enhance the platform's long-term competitiveness in a complex market environment and provide ecosystem participants with more certain growth expectations.

According to Gate's 2025 annual report, it comprehensively showcases the progress made in upgrading its VIP service system and expanding institutional business. In 2025, Gate continued to expand its service layout aimed at institutions, high-net-worth, and VIP clients. As an important part of the platform's user experience strategy, the VIP service system has evolved from a single fee discount to a more complete professional support and asset management capability. In response to the needs of high-end users, Gate launched several exclusive features such as Gate Vault, VIP-exclusive wealth management, and private wealth management, gradually building a multi-dimensional VIP service system covering trading experience, asset allocation, and security assurance.In terms of institutional business, Gate achieved multiple key growth indicators in 2025: the institutional contract trading volume increased by 34.29% year-on-year, market share rose by 101.11%, and the number of institutional users grew by 69.29% year-on-year. On this basis, Gate launched the industry's first Web2/Web3 interconnected ecological product suite, Gate SuperLink, which systematically connects fiat currency, crypto assets, and traditional finance through a modular service system. Among them, OES has integrated with leading global custodians such as BitGo, Copper, and Fireblocks, achieving significant growth in related account balances, spot trading volume, and contract trading volume by 46 times, 1,058 times, and 39 times, respectively, compared to the beginning of the year. The CrossEx one-stop trading and clearing platform supports margin sharing and unified clearing across multiple mainstream exchanges, significantly enhancing capital utilization efficiency; the Bank Custodial Trading Mode is the industry's first and only model that allows high-net-worth and institutional clients to fully control their fiat assets in independent bank custody accounts, with one-click direct access to all trading and financial services on CEX. Overall, Gate is gradually strengthening its comprehensive service system for professional funds and long-term users through the synergistic upgrade of high-end customer service capabilities and institutional-level infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget announced today the official launch of its seventh anniversary celebration. CEO Gracy Chen published an open letter, introducing the concept of the Universal Exchange (UEX) for the first time. As the next generation of exchange format, UEX aims to break the "impossible triangle" dilemma faced by CEX and DEX, which is to simultaneously meet the demands of user experience, asset diversity, and security. With the new identity of UEX, Bitget plans to integrate globally tradable crypto and traditional world assets, while significantly enhancing the intelligence and security of trading through smart AI tools and industry security practices.Gracy stated that Bitget's on-chain trading products are about to undergo a major update. After the update, on-chain trading will support all assets on mainstream public chains, and users will not need to create non-custodial wallets; they can trade millions of assets on-chain directly through the exchange's funds. In the coming months, Bitget will also support more traditional world assets such as stocks, forex, and gold, realizing a UEX trading platform for global core assets.The theme of Bitget's seventh anniversary celebration is "Full Speed 7 Journey," symbolizing a new starting point towards the UEX era. During the celebration, the global event "7-Stage Sprint Challenge" features a prize pool of $400,000 and introduces a special Bitget co-branded MotoGP racing motorcycle as the ultimate prize.