Odaily News Binance will launch Spark (SPK) trading at 16:00 (UTC+8) on June 17, 2025, becoming the first platform to support the token. Eligible users can go to the Alpha event page to claim 2,000 SPK airdrops when trading opens. They must hold at least 240 Binance Alpha points, and 15 points will be consumed. Users must complete the claim within 24 hours, otherwise they will be deemed to have given up the airdrop.

Odaily News The on-chain transaction records posted by Aave core member Marc Zeller on X show that Plasma has deposited most of the $1 billion public offering deposits (about $980 million) into Aave. Earlier news, Plasma announced that its deposit phase has officially ended, and the current total deposit has reached the upper limit of $1 billion, and no additional deposits will be allowed in the future. According to the public offering rules disclosed by Plasma earlier, Plasma will deploy deposit funds to Aave and Maker protocols through Veda's audited custody contract, and users can receive earnings when withdrawing from the Plasma mainnet beta.

Odaily News Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the convicted founder of FTX, recently appeared as a fictional character in the satirical musical "Luigi", which was staged at the Taylor Street Theater in San Francisco and quickly sold out. The plot sets up three real-life characters who were once incarcerated in Brooklyn Metropolitan Prison - SBF, "Diddy" and Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing an insurance executive, as their cellmates. In the play, SBF satirizes Silicon Valley culture through plots such as "Bay Area Baby" and jokes about his idea of "tokenizing" prisons, which has aroused enthusiastic responses from the audience. The play will continue at The Independent Theater in San Francisco on July 13. (Decrypt)

Odaily News Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post that he met with British policymakers in London today to discuss how the UK can gain a favorable position in the global crypto competition. He said that this is a critical moment and he hopes that the UK can seize this opportunity to consolidate its global leadership in the crypto field, and expressed his "bullish" outlook for the UK.

Odaily News The stablecoin project Plasma announced that its deposit phase has officially ended. The current total deposit has reached the upper limit of 1 billion US dollars, and no more additional deposits will be allowed in the future. Plasma said that the goal of this phase is to achieve fair participation worldwide, limit robots and give priority to real users, while providing sufficient stablecoin liquidity for the launch of the mainnet beta version, which has been fully achieved. The official emphasized that although the deposit entrance has been closed, the system will continue to operate. Before the lock-up phase begins, users can still withdraw funds freely, but if the voucher tokens are withdrawn or transferred, the corresponding units will be reduced. The team said that this is the starting point and future development will continue to advance.

Odaily News Binance Alpha announced that it will become the first platform to support Matchain (MAT) trading. Trading is expected to start on June 19, and the exact time will be notified separately. Eligible users can use Binance Alpha points to apply for airdrops on the Alpha event page.