Binance has announced the upcoming reveal of the second batch of five projects under its Binance Alpha initiative. The announcement will take place at 20:00 Eastern Time (ET) today, as shared by Binance Wallet on X (formerly Twitter).Key HighlightsProject Ecosystems:The second batch will feature projects across multiple blockchain ecosystems:3 projects on Ethereum1 project on BNB Chain1 project on Solana

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Fellow Binancians,
Binance is excited to announce that Usual (USUAL) will be added to Binance Simple Earn, "Buy Crypto", Binance Convert, Binance Margin, Binance Auto-Invest, and Binance Futures at the respective dates and timings listed below.
Earn
USUAL Flexible Products will be listed on Binance Simple Earn at 2024-12-18 11:00 (UTC) and will be available for subscription.
From 2024-12-19 10:00 (UTC), users may purchase USUAL using any of the payment options supported on Binance Auto-Invest.
Buy & Sell Crypto
Users can buy USUAL with VISA, MasterCard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, or buy and sell USUAL with their wallet balances on the “Buy Crypto” page, available within one hour of USUAL being listed on Binance Spot.
Convert
Users will be able to start trading USUAL against BTC, USDT, and any other tokens on Binance Convert at zero fees within one hour of USUAL being listed on Binance Spot.
Margin
Binance Margin will add USUAL as a new borrowable asset on Cross and Isolated Margin, as well as the USUAL/USDT pair on Cross and Isolated Margin at 2024-12-18 13:00 (UTC).
Binance VIP 7 to VIP 9 users will be able to borrow the abovementioned asset(s) on Cross Margin approximately 30 minutes before it is open for Margin trading.
Note:
Interest is charged on these loans even though margin trading for these tokens has not commenced. Please note that newly listed tokens tend to be volatile; users are encouraged to adopt stringent risk management strategies when trading such tokens.
Please refer to Margin Data for a list of the most updated marginable assets and further information on specific limits, collateral ratio and rates.
Futures
Binance Futures will launch the USDⓈ-M USUAL Perpetual Contract at 2024-12-18 13:00 (UTC), with up to 75x leverage.
More details on the USDⓈ-M USUAL Perpetual Contract can be found in the table below:
USDⓈ-M Perpetual ContractUSUALUSDTLaunch Time 2024-12-18 13:00 (UTC)Underlying AssetUsual (USUAL) Settlement AssetUSDTTick Size0.0001Capped Funding Rate+2.00% / -2.00%Funding Fee Settlement FrequencyEvery Four HoursMaximum Leverage75xTrading Hours24/7Multi-Assets ModeSupported
Please Note:
The maximum funding rate of the USUALUSDT Perpetual Contract at the time of launch is +2.00% / -2.00%. The funding fee settlement frequency is every four hours.
TimeMax Funding Rate2024-12-18 16:00 (UTC)+2.00% / -2.00%2024-12-18 20:00 (UTC)+2.00% / -2.00%2024-12-19 00:00 (UTC)+2.00% / -2.00%2024-12-19 04:00 (UTC)+2.00% / -2.00%……
Based on market risk conditions, Binance may adjust the specifications of the USUALUSDT Perpetual Contract from time to time, which include the funding fee, tick size, maximum leverage, initial margin, and/or maintenance margin requirements.Multi-Assets Mode allows users to trade the USUALUSDT Perpetual Contract across multiple margin assets, subject to the applicable haircuts. For example, when the Multi-Assets Mode is activated, users can use BTC as margin when trading the USUALUSDT Perpetual Contract. The USUALUSDT Perpetual Contract is subject to the Binance Terms of Use and the Binance Futures Service Agreement.
Guides & Related Materials:
How to Buy Crypto with Credit/Debit CardHow to Use Binance ConvertHow to Use Short on Margin TradingHow to Use Long on Margin TradingTrading Rules of USDⓈ-M Futures ContractsLeverage and Margin of USDⓈ-M Futures Contracts
Binance Futures Fee StructureWhat Is Auto-Invest and How to Use It
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Thank you for your support!
Binance Team
2024-12-18
Note: This announcement was amended on 2024-12-18 to clarify that the ticksize for USUALUSDT is updated to 0.0001.