the top highlights for Binance on June 16, 2025:
š Market Snapshot & Price Action
Global crypto market cap rose to $3.34āÆtrillion, up ~2.3% in the past day. Bitcoin traded between $BTC 104,495ā$BTC 107,262, currently around $106,950 (+1.9%)Ā .
Leading gainers: ALT (+107%), MAGIC (+39%), and HAEDAL (+19%)Ā .
š New Listings, Airdrops & Competitions
Spark (SPK) joins Binanceās HODLer Airdrop, with listing planned for June 17 on spot (five trading pairs)Ā
Ultiverse (ULTI) airdrop liveāusers with ā„242 Alpha Points can claim 2,543 ULTI tokens starting June 16 at 10:00āÆUTCĀ .
Bombie (BOMB) is being featured in the 24th Binance Alpha TGE, subscription opens June 17, 16:00ā18:00āÆ(UTC+8)Ā .
VELO Trading Competition is underway (June 16ā30); top 12,500 buyers share 76.25āÆM VELO tokensĀ .
āļø Platform & Derivatives Updates
Launching USDā-margined perpetual contracts for AAVE/USDC and UNI/USDC with up to 75Ć leverage, trading from today (June 16)Ā .
Binance implemented a two-phase claiming mechanism for Alpha Airdrops from June 19: Phase 1 reserved for top Alpha Point holders; Phase 2 will open to others first-come-first-servedĀ .
Effective June 17, trading volume of Alpha token pairs (e.g. ZKJ, KOGE) will no longer count toward Alpha Pointsāto reduce manipulation riskĀ .
Several altcoin margin pairs (e.g. MOVE/BTC, ONE/BTC, RUNE/FDUSD) will be delisted from June 17ā18, with all positions closed by June 18, 09:00āÆUTCĀ .
š Global Access & Warnings
Binance has reopened to Syrian users, allowing full spot, futures, staking, and cross-border services after U.S. sanctions liftedĀ .
A new scam alert warns against fraudsters impersonating Binance via deepfakes, video requests, or QR code schemesĀ .
š Summary
š Strong bullish activityā$BTC ~106āÆk and altcoins surging
š Multiple airdrops & competitions (SPK, ULTI, BOMB, VELO)
āļø Major product updates: perpetuals, new claim mechanics, pair delistings
š Expanded access (Syria) & heightened scam warnings
