Coincheck launches 2x leverage trading; Binance lists HYPE spot; KB Securities to tokenize funds via Securitize and OP M

Coincheck began offering up to 2x leverage trading for BTC, ETH and XRP. Binance will list the meme token HYPE in spot markets. KB Securities signed an MOU with Securitize and Optimism to launch tokenized funds. Bitwise’s LIT spot ETP debuted on Germany’s Xetra. 21Shares listed ETHFI and ZEC spot ETPs on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam. Six Canadian banks are exploring CAD-denominated tokenized deposits. South Korea approved a blockchain-based government expense payment pilot with six banks participating. The ECB and EU central banks proposed removing the bank-deposit requirement for stablecoin reserve assets. Trump’s July disclosures showed purchases of Coinbase and Strategy shares. CME plans to add futures for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI). Binance invested $100 million in Circle over five years to expand USDC in emerging markets. The Eurosystem launched Pontes, a settlement service for wholesale tokenized-asset transactions. Ondo will let users swap tokenized equities, ETFs and products via Alpaca. ZetaChain voted to sunset its L1 and migrate ZETA to Solana.