Kalshi has filed an application to launch foreign exchange and interest rate perpetual contracts.
Kalshi’s Head of Institutional Business Andy Ross said the platform has submitted an application to regulators to launch perpetual contracts based on foreign exchange and interest rates. The application was filed on Monday and, as of Tuesday afternoon, had not yet appeared in the public filing system of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Previously, the CFTC approved Kalshi to launch Bitcoin perpetual contracts in May this year, followed by Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) perpetual contracts. Since then, Kalshi has expanded its perpetual contract offerings to assets beyond cryptocurrencies: it filed applications for gold, silver and platinum perpetual contracts in July, and for U.S. large-cap stock index and copper perpetual contracts on August 18. Ross noted that Kalshi aims to integrate multiple asset classes including stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies, fixed income and interest rates into a unified trading interface. The platform’s number of markets has now increased from around 4,000 to roughly 10,000, and trading activity has gradually spread from a small number of popular markets to more segments.
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Meme Crypto Roundup: Hype remains concentrated on Robinhood Chain, AI-themed meme tokens hit new highs, Microduck surges nearly 160%
Today, meme coin trading remains centered on Robinhood Chain, with high-visibility tokens PONS, AI, and microduck still seeing heavy trading volumes; meanwhile, short-term hot spots have emerged on BSC and Solana as well. On Robinhood Chain, PONS continued its rally, hitting a historic high of roughly $0.493 per token, with its total-supply-based market cap approaching $493 million. The meme coin is currently trading at ~$0.44, with a market cap of ~$441 million, a 24-hour gain of ~10.5%, and 24-hour trading volume of ~$28.5 million. Also on Robinhood Chain, AI remains in high demand, hitting a historic $322 million market cap early today. It is now at ~$0.255 per token, with a market cap of ~$253 million, and 24-hour trading volume of ~$35.2 million. After a sharp rally, microduck is now trading in a high range, at ~$0.0283 per token, with a market cap of ~$28.39 million, a 24-hour gain of 159%, and 24-hour trading volume of ~$12.4 million. On BSC, new token FLORK has drawn attention, hitting a peak market cap of $13.37 million. It is currently at ~$0.00763 per token, with a market cap of ~$7.63 million, a 24-hour gain of ~292.9%, and 24-hour trading volume of ~$7.5 million. FLORK’s core narrative comes from the classic hand-drawn Flork meme/comic character; as BSC’s meme coin trading heats up recently, the community has rebranded it as a high-visibility meme token. On Solana, OTC has surged, with its market cap hitting around $7.6 million during the session. It is now at ~$0.00674 per token, with a market cap of ~$4.91 million, a 24-hour gain of ~25.24%, and 24-hour trading volume of ~$11.1 million. OTC’s narrative centers on “Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading”; the community has positioned it as a new meme token on Solana that combines trading platform, OTC, and StockFi/RWA sentiment.
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Robinhood Chain’s cumulative fee revenue has hit an all-time high, while Arbitrum has received approximately $1.3 million in cumulative revenue splits.
According to the latest data from arbdata, Robinhood Chain has generated a cumulative fee revenue of $13.05 million in just two months since its launch, hitting an all-time high. Calculated based on the 30-day average of its fee income, its annualized revenue stands at approximately $110 million. Based on the current cumulative revenue, around $1.3 million will directly flow to the Arbitrum ecosystem. Per the cooperation license agreement between the two parties, Robinhood Chain is required to remit 10% of the agreement’s net revenue back to the Arbitrum ecosystem: 8% goes to the Arbitrum DAO Treasury, and 2% is allocated to the Arbitrum Developer Guild.
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Meme coin microduck briefly surged past $28 million in market cap, hitting a new all-time high.
According to GMGN market data, the meme coin microduck — modeled after an open-source robot from Hugging Face — briefly surged past $28 million in market capitalization, hitting a new all-time high. Its 24-hour trading volume reached $16.7 million, with a 17% 24-hour price gain. The meme coin draws inspiration from Hugging Face’s real open-source small robot "Microduck", released on August 27, 2026: a 25cm duck-shaped reinforcement learning (RL) robot priced at roughly $399, and also incorporates related NVIDIA acquisition rumors. It has no official connection to Hugging Face, Pollen Robotics, or NVIDIA; it is an independent meme token launched by the community capitalizing on the trend. BlockBeats reminds users: Most meme coins have no practical use cases and are highly volatile. Please protect your assets and avoid FOMO.
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Meme coin SPACEHOOD, paired with SPCX, surges past $21 million in market capitalization to hit a new all-time high.
According to GMGN data, SPACEHOOD, a meme coin paired with the SPCX stock issued via Long.xyz on the Robinhood chain, has hit a new all-time high with a market cap exceeding $21 million. Its current market cap stands at $15 million, up over 27% in 24 hours, with a 24-hour trading volume of $11.4 million, ranking third in Long.xyz’s 24-hour volume rankings.
Stock Meme, an emerging trend merging traditional meme coins with tokenized U.S. equities, operates on a distinct mechanism: instead of pairing with USDT or ETH, meme coins form trading pairs directly with on-chain U.S. stock tokens (e.g., NVDA, TSLA, AAPL). This model preserves meme coins’ high volatility and community-driven speculative traits while tapping into the popularity and narratives of real stocks. Typically, a portion of transaction fees flows back to community treasuries to accumulate the corresponding U.S. stock tokens, forming a dual-driven model of "sentiment speculation + real asset anchoring".
BlockBeats reminds users that meme coins are highly volatile, so investment should be approached with caution.
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