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Ondo Perps has officially launched, becoming the first perpetual contract platform to support tokenized stocks as margin for derivatives.
ChainCatcher reports that Ondo Perps has officially launched and is now open to non-US investors. As the first perpetual contract platform to support tokenized stocks and stablecoins as collateral for derivatives, Ondo Perps aims to drive the on-chain derivatives market into a new era of capital efficiency. Its core advantages include: tokenized stocks as collateral, eliminating the need to maintain separate cash reserves across multiple platforms; market depth comparable to traditional finance, achieving extremely low spreads and slippage; and execution speed comparable to top-tier crypto CEXs, with real-time processing of order routing, margin updates, and settlement, while ensuring decentralization. Currently, Ondo Perps supports assets including stocks, indices, and commodities such as SPCX, MU, NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, gold, and crude oil, offering leverage up to 20x and providing 24/7 trading for global investors. Ondo Perps is built on Ondo Finance technology, with Ondo Global Markets providing the underlying tokenized stock infrastructure, and a total TVL exceeding $1 billion. Ondo Perps, as the next layer of the ecosystem, enables tokenized assets to not only remain in the holding stage, but also to function as collateral on a unified trading platform.
Gemini launches commission-free trading for US stocks, aiming to become a "one-stop financial super app".
Odaily Odaily reports that cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini has announced the launch of zero-commission stock trading services in most U.S. states, further expanding its traditional financial business and moving towards its goal of becoming a "one-stop financial super app". Gemini states that the service is currently not available to users in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and Guam. Real-time market data will be provided by Nasdaq. (The Block)
US pre-market news at a glance: Samsung's earnings report triggered a collective weakness in semiconductor stocks in pre-market trading; SpaceX officially debuts on the Nasdaq 100 today.
According to BlockBeats, the following are key market news items before the US stock market opened on July 7th: 1. Samsung released its Q2 earnings forecast, showing an operating profit increase of over 1800% year-on-year, with single-quarter profits exceeding the total of the previous three years. Simultaneously, the company's revenue also increased by 129% year-on-year, reaching 171 trillion won. Affected by the semiconductor sell-off triggered by the "sell-off" of Samsung's earnings, chip-related technology stocks generally weakened in pre-market trading. The three major US stock futures indices showed mixed results in pre-market trading: Dow Jones futures rose 0.41%, Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.9%, and S&P 500 futures fell 0.09%. 2. SpaceX officially debuted on the Nasdaq 100 before the US stock market opened today, with Wall Street institutions collectively bullish. Most institutions believe that SpaceX is no longer just a traditional aerospace company, but a platform company with the potential for rocket launches, Starlink satellite internet, AI infrastructure, and future space computing. 3. DeepSeek is secretly developing its own inference chip. If successful, this would reduce reliance on external suppliers and give it more cost-effective hardware control. However, the project is still in its early stages and faces manufacturing and memory acquisition restrictions due to US export controls. 4. UBS recommends investors buy SK Hynix's upcoming American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and sell its South Korean shares, as these new shares are expected to trade at higher prices. 5. JPMorgan strategists say the recent weakness in semiconductor stocks should be seen as a buying opportunity, as the chip upcycle is not yet over, and truly meaningful new supply may not appear until 2028. 6. US ADP employment change for the week ending June 20 was 21,000, compared to 30,750 in the previous week. 7. BlackRock will launch an ETF tracking the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index, aiming to meet investors' growing demand for participation in the AI-driven stock market rally and challenge Invesco's dominant position. 8. Amazon is returning to the US bond market to raise funds for its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company will issue eight benchmark bonds with maturities ranging from 3 to 40 years, raising at least $25 billion in the dollar bond offering. 9. Global brokerages have begun coverage research on Elon Musk's SpaceX (SPCX.O), and a preliminary consensus has formed on Wall Street: buy the stock. At least six brokerages, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, have given it a buy rating, optimistic about its long-term growth prospects, although doubts remain about profitability and valuation.
Mantle's third tokenized stock, Bending Spoons (BSPx), has officially launched.
According to Foresight News , following the listings of SPCXx and USPXx within weeks of their public offerings, BSPx has officially launched on Mantle. BSPx represents the tokenized stock of Bending Spoons, which owns brands such as WeTransfer, Vimeo, Evernote, and AOL. BSPx is issued by xStocks and is already available for trading on Fluxion. BSPx trades through Fluxion's hybrid infrastructure, where its Atomic RFQ mechanism anchors to real-time market quotes during trading hours to support pricing; meanwhile, the AMM execution mechanism ensures that trading continues uninterrupted after the market closes. BSPx is the third tokenized stock to launch on Mantle in less than a month. SPCXx launched on June 19th, and USPXx on June 23rd. Mantle states that this makes it one of the first L2 networks to be able to tokenize newly listed stocks and bring them on-chain at a traditional market listing pace. Foresight News previously reported that xStocks' xPoints are now available on Mantle. Simultaneously, the Mantle DEX Fluxion is offering an additional 1 million Fluxion Points as a reward to users. Therefore, every eligible BSPx trade can participate in both reward programs: earning xPoints (the native xStocks reward) and sharing an additional 1 million Fluxion Points based on trading volume and liquidity contribution. This reward covers the entire xStocks asset portfolio, including TSLAx, NVDAx, AAPLx, METAx, GOOGLx, MSTRx, SPCXx, USPXx, and BSPx.
SpaceX was officially included in the Nasdaq 100 today; the short-term impact of passive funds on the stock price may be less than expected.
According to BlockBeats, on Tuesday, July 7th, SpaceX will be officially included in the Nasdaq 100 index. This adjustment is expected to trigger passive buying by mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the index, thus providing some support for the stock price. JPMorgan's calculations show that, based on three times its current outstanding shares of $75 billion, SpaceX's weight in the index is approximately 1.3%, roughly ranking 21st among the constituent stocks, lower than companies such as Nvidia (NVDA.O), Walmart (WMT.N), Intel (INTC.O), and Tesla (TSLA.O). However, due to the relatively limited weight, analysts generally believe that the short-term impact of passive funds on the stock price may be less than some market expectations.
Ondo Perps officially launched, propelling the on-chain derivatives market into a new phase of capital efficiency.
According to official news from Odaily Odaily, Ondo Perps has officially launched and is now open to non-US investors. As a perpetual contract platform supporting tokenized stocks and stablecoins as margin for derivatives, Ondo Perps aims to drive the on-chain derivatives market into a new era of capital efficiency. Its core advantages include: Tokenized shares as collateral: No need to maintain separate cash reserves on multiple platforms; Market depth comparable to traditional finance: achieving extremely low spreads and slippage; Its execution speed rivals that of top-tier crypto CEXs: order routing, margin updates, and settlements are all processed in real time while ensuring decentralization. Currently, Ondo Perps supports assets including stocks, indices, and commodities such as SPCX, MU, NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, gold, and crude oil, and offers leverage up to 20x, providing global investors with 24/7 trading. According to reports, Ondo Perps is built on Ondo Finance technology, with Ondo Global Markets providing the underlying tokenized stock infrastructure, and its total TVL has exceeded $1 billion.