Binance's important updates today (August 15, 2025)
4% annual interest (APY) on USDC Lending
Binance has offered a limited-time 4% APY on USDC:
Offer starts: Aug 15, 16:00 (UTC+8)
End: Sept 16, 15:59 (UTC+8)
Launch of Overlay Protocol (OVL) and Airdrop
OVL is now available on Binance Alpha
Eligible users will receive 111 OVL as an airdrop
Launch of PublicAI (PUBLIC) token
$PUBLIC token launched today for trading on Binance Alpha
Airdrop claims can be made through Alpha Points
Preparation for NEAR protocol upgrade
Binance has announced that deposits and withdrawals on the NEAR protocol will be suspended from August 18, 2025, 00:00 UTC, to support its network upgrade and hard fork.
Trading will not be affected; services will resume after network stability
LUNC (Terra Luna Classic) network upgrade support
Binance has announced support for the LUNC network upgrade at 14:30 UTC on August 15, 2025
Delisting of Spot Trading Pairs
Binance has announced the suspension of trading for the following spot pairs at 03:00 UTC on August 15, 2025:
ANIME/FDUSD
HYPER/FDUSD
STO/BNB
Spot Trading Bots for these pairs will also be suspended—please update or cancel them in advance
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Summary Table (Compact Overview)
Significant Part Details
USDC Lending APY 4% annual interest from Aug 15 – Sept 16
OVL Launch + Airdrop OVL available on Binance Alpha, 111 OVL airdrop for eligible users
PUBLIC Launch PublicAI's $PUBLIC token available for trading and airdrop on Binance Alpha starting today
NEAR Upgrade Deposits and withdrawals on NEAR are temporarily suspended—preparation for network upgrade ongoing
LUNC Upgrade Support LUNC network upgrade support will begin tomorrow (Aug 15, 14:30 UTC)
Delisting Notice Three trading pairs (ANIME/FDUSD, HYPER/FDUSD, STO/BNB) will be delisted today at 03:00 UTC
