Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 4, 2026 The Gate Index Zone will officially launch five perpetual contracts—US2000, TW88, AUS200, VIX, and HSCHKD—on February 4, 2026, at 12:00 (UTC+8). These contracts will be settled in USDT and support leverage from 1x to 50x for both long and short positions. US2000 tracks the Russell 2000 Index, representing the U.S. small-cap stock market; TW88 is the MSCI Taiwan Index, covering approximately 88 large and mid-cap stocks in Taiwan; AUS200 is the S&P/ASX 200 Index of Australia; VIX is the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, used to measure market expectations of volatility over the next 30 days for the S&P 500 Index; HSCHKD is the Hang Seng Corporate Index, tracking the performance of large mainland Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong.

Fitell Corporation announces that it has secured up to $100 million in financing to support its Solana-based digital asset financial strategy launched in Australia, and plans to dual-list on the ASX, with a future name change to "Solana Australia Corporation."

Gate News Bot news, July 2, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of publication, CHESS (Tranchess) is currently priced at $0.09, having risen 19.28% in the last 24 hours, with a peak of $0.09 and a low of $0.07. The current market capitalization is approximately $17.4 million, an increase of $2.81 million from yesterday. Tranchess is a decentralized

Gate News bot reports that, according to Coindoo, the Australian securities regulator has launched a formal investigation into the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), focusing on its abandoned blockchain projects and broader operational risks.

Gate News bot reports that, according to Decrypt, Australian-listed biotech company Opyl Limited announced it would adopt a Bitcoin financial strategy by purchasing approximately 2 Bitcoins (worth about $214,500) through the ASX-listed DigitalX Bitcoin ETF amid cash flow challenges. The company secured a $1.3 million loan from non-executive director Tony Guoga (secured by Bitcoin, with an Interest Rate of 6.5%) in an attempt to alleviate its operational funding shortfall.

According to Gate News bot, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has completed the sale of its equity stake in Digital Asset Holdings. The transaction amount was $57 million, and ASX gained approximately $42 million in book profit from it. ASX acquired an 8.5% stake in Digital Asset Holdings for $47 million in 2016, originally planning to replace the CHESS settlement system with blockchain technology. The project was declared a failure in 2022, resulting in a loss of approximately AUD 250 million for ASX. Currently, Tata Consulting Services is responsible for developing a new clearing system. At the same time, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed a lawsuit against ASX regarding issues related to information disclosure.