1. Yala (YALA) Listed on Binance Alpha
Binance Alpha began trading Yala (YALA) today at 12:00 UTC, with a special 200 YALA airdrop for eligible users .
Airdrop distribution:
Phase 1 (first 18 hours): users with ≥ 238 Alpha Points
Phase 2 (last 6 hours): users with ≥ 200 points, first-come-first-served .
2. Boosted Alpha Points for BSC‑Chain Tokens
Starting July 22, 00:00 UTC, all limit buy orders for BSC‑chain Alpha tokens on Binance Alpha CEX will count as 4× trading volume toward Alpha Points .
3. New Spot Trading Pairs with Bot Support
Binance launched new USDC‑denominated pairs: ETC/USDC, GRT/USDC, ROSE/USDC, plus algorithmic trading tools (spot grid, DCA) for several pairs, effective July 22, 16:00 UTC+8 .
Taker fee discounts available for USDC pairs.
4. Futures Funding Settlements Resumed
Starting July 22 at 12:00 UTC, funding rate settlements moved to every 4 hours for several USDS‑M perpetual contracts (e.g., XTZUSDT, MYXUSDT) with caps at ±2% (XTZUSDT cap ±0.75%) .
5. Shentu (CTK) Network Upgrade
Binance temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals for CTK on Shentu network around 12:00–13:00 UTC (block height 24,865,200) today, to support a hard fork and upgrade .
6. Wallet Maintenance Scheduled
Planned maintenance for BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) and opBNB wallets is set for July 23 at 03:00 UTC (≈30 min), with withdrawals paused during that period .
7. Market Entry: Meme‑Coin Boom
Binance reported meme‑coins, notably $PEPE, are surging today with over $500 million in trading volume .
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