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The next-generation financial operating system PhotonPay has won three awards at the Mastercard Annual Partner Awards Gala, namely: New Product Launch Award (Physical Card), New Service Launch Award (MDES Digital Empowerment), and New Service Launch Award (Consulting Services). This marks PhotonPay's role as a next-generation financial operating system that is comprehensively reshaping the financial infrastructure landscape for global enterprises.The PhotonPay physical card is issued on the Mastercard network, supporting real-time consumption tracking globally, multi-level limit control, 3D Secure authentication, and significantly reducing cross-border transaction fees. The flexible open API meets the personalized customization needs of enterprises.MDES Digital Empowerment reflects the deep integration of PhotonPay with Mastercard's digital empowerment services, allowing virtual and physical cards to be linked to Apple Pay and Google Pay in seconds, with transaction security ensured throughout by tokenization technology.The Consulting Services Award recognizes the effective collaboration between PhotonPay and the Mastercard expert team, helping PhotonPay create more compliant and competitive card product solutions for global clients.Lewison, founder and CEO of PhotonPay, stated that these honors reflect Mastercard's trust in PhotonPay and PhotonPay's adherence to its own standards. The company remains focused on building financial infrastructure that provides global enterprises with the tools for borderless operation, expansion, and competition.

According to official news, during the 2026 Moscow Blockchain Forum conference, the awards for the Blockchain Forum Awards 2026 were announced. Huobi HTX OTC business won the award for P2P Platform of the Year due to its industry-first C2C selection station model and rapidly expanding global layout.

TokenInsight awarded Bitget the "Universal Exchange of the Year" award in its annual selection, recognizing its continuous innovation and comprehensive strength in the global cryptocurrency trading ecosystem.It is reported that TokenInsight's selection is based on a comprehensive assessment across multiple dimensions, including product system, liquidity depth, user scale growth, and diversified asset trading capabilities. Bitget is gradually building a comprehensive trading platform capability that covers spot, derivatives, asset management, on-chain ecology, as well as traditional financial asset trading such as stocks and CFDs, further reflecting the development direction of "Universal Exchange."

U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida issued a $2.8 million default judgment against former crypto influencer Ben Armstrong (also known as "BitBoy") in a defamation case brought by investor Kevin O'Leary. The court ruled against Armstrong in six counts of defamation due to his failure to present a defense. The damages include approximately $78,000 for reputational harm, $750,000 for emotional distress, and $2 million in punitive damages.The case stems from a post Armstrong made on the X platform in March 2025, where he falsely claimed that O'Leary was involved in a fatal boating accident in 2019 and committed murder.

Bitget won the "Best Cryptocurrency Exchange in the Middle East" award at the TradingView 2025 Broker Awards. This award is aimed at multiple global markets, focusing on recognizing trading platforms that excel in core dimensions such as trading experience, execution efficiency, and user recognition.It is reported that the TradingView Broker Awards results are based on a comprehensive evaluation of various indicators, including user feedback, platform integration experience, and overall trading performance. This award reflects Bitget's recognition in terms of product stability, trading efficiency, and user experience within the market and trading community.

The Ethereum Foundation announced the successful conclusion of the x402 hackathon supported by the Developer Acceleration Team and revealed some of the award-winning projects, including: x402-sf (developed by Superfluid): introducing native continuous subscription payments to the internet through end-to-end subscription infrastructure; Cheddr Payment Channels x402: utilizing x402's payment channels to achieve efficient looping and streaming micropayments; x402r (developed by BackTrackCo): a refund request tool for cases where data services purchased with x402 payments are not delivered.

Digital Asset Trading Platform Gate Announces Annual AwardsThe digital asset trading platform Gate has announced its annual awards, focusing on recognizing partners and participants who have made outstanding contributions in content creation, brand communication, and community development within its global ecosystem. The awards cover KOLs, advertising partners, brokers, and core community contributors, with titles such as "Annual Content Pioneer Award" and "Annual Forward Insight Award," reflecting the platform's recognition of diverse ecological value.Through a unified annual recognition mechanism, Gate further organizes and presents its global cooperation network and ecological structure, strengthening connections between cross-regional partners and establishing a clearer value consensus for ecological collaboration. In addition, Gate invites partners each year to participate in diverse exchange and hospitality arrangements, such as attending F1 events, global travel exchanges, and international large-scale industry exhibitions, further deepening cooperative relationships.Looking back over the past year, Gate has continuously invested in expanding its cooperative ecosystem, content system, and community operations, with a global user base nearing 50 million. The activity levels of spot and derivative trading have also increased simultaneously, maintaining an overall market share among the global leaders. Gate stated that it will continue to improve cooperation and incentive mechanisms in the future, working hand in hand with ecological partners to promote the long-term healthy development of the digital asset and Web3 industries.

Golden Globes Official Announcement"Golden Globe Awards season meets Polymarket's prediction season."

The 2025 Hong Kong Wealth Management Summit and the 12th "Top 100 Hong Kong Stocks" Award Ceremony were grandly held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Sun Yuchen, the founder of TRON, was invited to attend online and delivered a video speech, stating that blockchain technology is reshaping the underlying logic of global finance, promoting financial services towards a more efficient, transparent, and inclusive direction. At this award ceremony, TRON was awarded the "Global Blockchain Ecosystem Growth Star" award due to its strong ecological growth momentum and industry influence.This grand event was hosted by the Top 100 Hong Kong Stocks Research Center, with co-organizers including Caihua News, ME, and Futu Securities, gathering several representatives from listed companies, financial industry leaders, and Web3 industry pioneers to discuss the deep integration and collaborative development of traditional finance and innovative technology.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a "2025 Annual Awards Ceremony" live event today at 19:00. While reviewing the platform's annual highlights, the event will honor users and partners who have made outstanding contributions to the platform's growth and ecological prosperity over the past year with various annual awards such as Annual Influential Creator, Annual Popular Streamer, Annual Community Excellence Partner, HTX New User Superhero, and HTX Super Trader. There will also be a lottery segment during the event, where one lucky user will be selected to receive a reward of 500 million HTX, and two users will receive lucky rewards of 50 million HTX each. Participants in the lottery will have the chance to share a prize pool of 600 million $HTX. This event will be broadcast live on Huobi Live and the official X Space simultaneously.

Bitget has been awarded the title of "Best Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Year" at the Cryptonomist Awards 2025. This award is initiated by the European crypto media The Cryptonomist, aiming to recognize outstanding crypto platforms in terms of product innovation, user experience, market influence, and industry contribution.During the selection process in 2025, Cryptonomist conducted a comprehensive evaluation of various trading platforms worldwide, combining community votes and industry feedback. Bitget was awarded the title of "Best Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Year" for its continuous investment in derivatives trading and diversified product offerings.

BeinCrypto recently announced the results of the 2025 industry awards, with Bitget winning two awards: Best Brand of the Year and Best Centralized Exchange.During the BeinCrypto 2025 evaluation process, the jury conducted a comprehensive assessment of global platforms based on dimensions such as technical stability, asset transparency, market depth, user experience, and industry contribution. Bitget's overall performance on these key indicators was recognized by the jury. These two honors reflect the industry's high recognition of Bitget in core value dimensions such as brand influence, product innovation, security standards, user experience, and market growth.

In the 2025 Entrepreneur Middle East Leadership Awards held in Dubai, Gate was awarded the annual "Crypto Industry Icon." This honor is presented by the business media Entrepreneur Middle East, which has a history of over ten years, to recognize outstanding representatives who demonstrate exceptional influence, industry drive, and ecological contributions in the global crypto and Web3 fields.As one of the earliest platforms to establish a global presence in the industry, Gate has long focused on user experience, the construction of security systems, and continuous investment in key infrastructure. It has also been strengthening its practices in asset transparency, compliant operations, and the promotion of industry standardization. In recent years, Gate has made significant progress in technology research and development, market expansion, and brand building, and its support and promotion of the healthy development of the industry have been highly recognized within the industry.This award not only reflects the affirmation of Gate's comprehensive strength by mainstream international business media but also indicates that the platform can maintain its leading position amid the intensifying competition in the crypto industry through robust strategies, professional services, and continuous innovation. Gate stated that it will continue to collaborate with global regulatory agencies, industry partners, and the developer community to jointly promote the popularization and construction of crypto and Web3 technologies, contributing to the long-term, healthy, and sustainable development of the industry.

In the 11th Benzinga Fintech Awards held in New York, Bitget won the award for "Best Cryptocurrency Exchange." This award is one of the most influential annual selections in the fintech sector, aimed at recognizing platforms and innovations that drive the future development of the industry. This year's list of winners also includes several traditional financial institutions and industry companies, such as Interactive Brokers, TradeStation, Ramp, WisdomTree, Best Egg, and Groundfloor.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated, "Winning the 'Best Cryptocurrency Exchange' award from Benzinga is an important milestone in Bitget's journey towards advancing the Universal Exchange strategy. We aim to provide users with an efficient experience that connects crypto assets, tokenized stocks, AI tools, and global derivatives all in one account. This recognition also reflects the industry's attention and affirmation of the multi-asset trading direction."

In the 2025 Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business (ALB) Hong Kong Law Awards, Bitget's General Counsel Phil Leung was awarded "Young Lawyer of the Year" and was shortlisted for the "Financial Technology Lawyer of the Year" final candidate list. The Bitget legal team was also shortlisted for "Financial Technology Team of the Year," and Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng was included in the "Lawyer of the Year" final candidate list.Additionally, the Bitget legal team received the LexisNexis 2025 "ELITE Team" award, and Phil Leung was also selected as a LexisNexis 2025 "Elite Lawyer." LexisNexis specifically noted in its report that Bitget's business growth, global compliance advancement, and transaction scale expansion during the 2024 to 2025 period were remarkable, recording a platform service user base exceeding 120 million and an average daily trading volume of over $30 billion.The Bitget Legal, Compliance, and Internal Control Department was officially established in 2024 under the leadership of Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng, and the team has rapidly expanded to approximately 100 professionals, with members distributed across multiple jurisdictions. As Bitget's global business develops, this team continues to play a vital role in cross-border regulatory affairs, compliance construction, and risk management.