Latest official announcements from Binance
New assets have been added as collateral and borrowing capability within the VIP Loan feature, namely: TOWNS, PROVE, and RWUSD. Announcement date: August 15, 2025.
More Binance Earn products are now available for professional users in the UK. The announcement dates back to August 14, 2025.
Addition of SYRUP token within Simple Earn Locked products. Announcement dated August 14, 2025.
Upcoming updates (dated August 21) related to Tick Size for spot trading pairs. The announcement was made on August 14, 2025.
Special offers in the Binance Earn Yield Arena with a capitalization of up to 200% APR, dated August 13, 2025.
Changes to price accuracy for the ALICEUSDT futures contract USDⓈ-M, announcement was on August 12, 2025.
Moving BFUSD to Binance Earn, reported on August 11, 2025.
Resumption of funding rate settlements for multiple USDⓈ-M futures contracts, dated August 11, 2025.
Update on collateral ratios in the Margin system for the portfolio, dated August 11, 2025.
Updates on leverage and margin levels for MEMEFIUSDT futures contract, dated August 10–11, 2025.
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Updates on Binance Alpha and token events (Airdrops)
The distribution of OVL (Overlay Protocol) tokens scheduled for Binance Alpha on August 14 has been postponed. Users were advised to wait for an official update on the new date.
The following announcement clarified that OVL distribution resumed today (August 14) at 08:45 UTC. Eligible individuals are advised to visit the Alpha Events page to confirm their claims within the specified timeframe.
Additionally, Binance Alpha announced the launch of PUBLIC trading (PublicAI) in two phases:
The first phase starts on August 15, 2025, at 15:00 UTC+8, guaranteed for users with at least 240 Alpha points.
The second phase then begins with a requirement of 200 Alpha points, decreasing at a rate of 15 points every hour until the event ends.
Users can claim 430 PUBLIC tokens within 24 hours of the event start, counted within 15 Alpha points.
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General market status (from Binance Square)
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below 117,000 USDT with a decline of 1.02% over 24 hours. This follows the Trump-Putin meeting that overshadowed the market.
Technical analysis suggests that Ethereum (ETH) may trend upwards towards 5,000 USDT, with signs of overbought conditions and indications of a price cool-off soon.
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Summary of key points in the post:
1. New assets as collateral/borrowing: TOWNS, PROVE, RWUSD (August 15)
2. Expanding Earn products for professionals in the UK (August 14)
3. Addition of SYRUP token for Simple Earn (August 14)
4. Upcoming updates for Tick Size (August 14)
5. High APR offers in the Yield Arena (August 13)
6. Adjustments to the ALICEUSDT and BFUSD contracts, financing and leverage (August 10–12)
7. Deferred OVL distribution then resumed (August 14)
8. New PUBLIC (PublicAI) event: Trading and rewards in a phased system (August 15)
9. BTC has dropped below 117,000, with technical signals suggesting ETH may rise to 5,000.
