<figure><p><img style="max-width:100%;height:auto" src="https://mexc-rainbown-activityimages.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/banner/F20261009120050991rXp5947BUmHxdu.png" width="1672" height="941" /></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">If you were born after 2000, 1994 is mostly Friends reruns. Wall Street remembers it as the year the bond market broke.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">On September 16, the Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023, reviving comparisons with a tightening cycle that caught investors off guard three decades ago. The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest in about two decades, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/futures/BTC_USDT" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bitcoin</a> keeps stalling below $87K, and crypto marks one year since the October 10 crash.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Across decades, the same question remains: what falls during a rate-hike cycle, and what rises after it?</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>The Year the Bond Market Broke</h2><p style="margin:0px">On February 4, 1994, the Fed raised rates for the first time in five years. Investors had spent those years assuming money would stay cheap, and the Fed didn&#39;t stop at one hike.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Seven hikes over the following year doubled its benchmark rate from 3% to 6%. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed from below 6% to above 8%, and an estimated $1.5 trillion was wiped off global bond markets.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><figure><p><img style="max-width:100%;height:auto" src="https://mexc-rainbown-activityimages.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/banner/F20261009120113601bxTyQA9rhshnyQ.png" width="3036" height="2210" /></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Some investors paid a much higher price than others. Orange County, California, had borrowed heavily to amplify returns from investments that were vulnerable to rising rates. When borrowing costs climbed and bond prices fell, the strategy unraveled. The county lost $1.5 billion and filed what was then the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Stocks, meanwhile, did something less dramatic: almost nothing. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/futures/SPX500_USDT" rel="noopener noreferrer">S&amp;P 500</a> finished 1994 roughly flat. Then came 1995, when it gained more than 34%. Corporate earnings had kept growing despite higher rates, and investors rewarded them. That August, Netscape went public and more than doubled on its first trading day. The dot-com era had begun.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><figure><p><img style="max-width:100%;height:auto" src="https://mexc-rainbown-activityimages.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/banner/F20261009120127191FFW0gA48MYDMi6.png" width="2132" height="1422" /></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Which Year Is This?</h2><p style="margin:0px">The September 16 hike, to 3.75%-4.00%, ended a long stretch of holding and cutting, just as February 1994 did. The bond market is reacting in a familiar way: the 10-year yield has climbed to its highest level in about two decades, and bond prices are falling with it. And, as in 1994, stocks are mostly holding up.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">But one hike doesn&#39;t tell us how the cycle ends. Wall Street has three historical playbooks to consider:</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Hike fast, stocks stall</strong>: it&#39;s 1994. Inflation proves stubborn and hikes come faster than expected. Bonds suffer, financing gets more expensive, and crowded positions become vulnerable. Stocks may hold up, but returns are harder to come by.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">One and done, risk takes off</strong>: it&#39;s 1997. The Fed hiked once, then stopped. Strong growth did the rest, and the S&amp;P 500 climbed roughly 42% over the following year. The optimistic case for 2026 is that AI investment provides the growth engine the internet boom supplied in the late 1990s.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Bounce, then break</strong>: it&#39;s 2022. Inflation refuses to cooperate, the Fed keeps tightening, and conditions turn against risk-taking. Bitcoin initially finds buyers, but a prolonged tightening cycle combines with crypto-specific failures to deepen the downturn.</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px">History offers a clue, though not a prediction. LPL Financial found that across the six tightening cycles since 1994, stocks were usually down in the first four months after the initial hike, then recovered, with an average gain of 6.7% a year later.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">The first hike didn&#39;t decide the outcome. What mattered was what came next: how far the Fed went, whether the economy held up, and whether investors had priced in the risks.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Bitcoin&#39;s Extra Variable: Positioning</h2><p style="margin:0px">If you trade crypto, 1994 can feel like ancient history: no Bitcoin, no ETFs, no market that never closes. But take away the details and it&#39;s a story every crypto trader knows. A market gets comfortable, positions pile up on one assumption, and one shock reprices everything at once.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Crypto lived its own version a year ago. On October 10, 2025, a tariff headline hit a market leaning heavily long, and more than $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in a single day, the largest wipeout on record. Same pattern as Orange County: leverage itself wasn&#39;t the problem. So much of it pointing the same way was.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><figure><p><img style="max-width:100%;height:auto" src="https://mexc-rainbown-activityimages.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/banner/F20261009120139831F9Ri8XtElmnScc.png" width="2794" height="1028" /></p></figure><p style="margin:0px">What doesn&#39;t carry over is the earnings cushion. Stocks got through 1994 because profits outgrew higher rates.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Bitcoin runs on flows instead, and that doesn&#39;t rule out a bull market. Bitcoin just had its best Q3 since 2017, and spot ETFs took in $2.4 billion in the week to September 25, their best week since October 2025.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">The macro picture is shifting too. The 1994 case needed strong jobs data to force the Fed&#39;s hand. Instead, September showed only 29,000 jobs added, and markets now see an October hike as unlikely, though Fed minutes show officials still expect another one eventually. A Fed that stops after one or two hikes looks more like 1997 than 1994.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">For now, Bitcoin is boxed in: $87K has held as a ceiling, and the $80K area is being tested as a floor. Which way it breaks matters less than what drives the move. One backed by spot buying and ETF demand suggests investors will hold Bitcoin through tighter conditions. One driven by leverage stacked in one direction risks another crowded trade that unwinds just as fast.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">In 1994, the most expensive assumption wasn&#39;t that rates would rise. It was that they wouldn&#39;t.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">The 1994 story had a second half. After the Fed stopped hiking, stocks rallied. By August 1995, Netscape&#39;s blockbuster IPO had become a symbol of a new era of risk-taking.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Thirty-two years later, Bitcoin is waiting out another hiking cycle. The question isn&#39;t whether it can outrun the Fed. It&#39;s whether, when the cycle turns, crypto gets its Netscape moment.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Quick Hits</h2><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Gold has Bitcoin&#39;s problem.</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/futures/XAU_USDT" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gold</a> has been stuck around $4,150 an ounce this week, held back by a firm dollar and Treasury yields near their highest in about two decades. Like Bitcoin, gold pays nothing while you hold it, so when bonds pay 5%, owning it costs more. The next test is September CPI on October 14: a hot reading would push yields higher and pressure both, while a soft one would give them room.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Oil is setting the tone.</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/futures/UKOIL_USDT" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brent</a> is back above $100 as tanker attacks in Hormuz intensify. That keeps inflation sticky and rate hikes on the table, pushing up yields and the dollar, a tough backdrop for Bitcoin. Until the Gulf de-escalates, oil is the macro number to watch.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>New and Noteworthy</h2><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">IBVM brings smart contracts to Bitcoin.</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/announcements/article/mexc-to-postpone-ibvm-ibvm-listing-17827791539066" rel="noopener noreferrer">IBVM</a> is a Bitcoin-native Layer 2 that aims to add fast, low-cost smart contracts while settling to Bitcoin.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">AGENCY gives every coin its own AI.</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/announcements/article/mexc-moves-agency-to-innovation-zone-17827791538994" rel="noopener noreferrer">AGENCY</a> is a launchpad where each Pump coin gets an autonomous AI agent and a treasury funded by the coin&#39;s creator fees, and the agent, not the launcher, decides how to use it.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2 style="margin-left:0px">Translation</h2><p style="margin:0px"><i>“Play the ball, not the referee.”</i></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px">- Kevin Warsh, Fed Chair, FOMC press conference, July 29, 2026</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Warsh wants markets to trade the data, not the Fed&#39;s hints. It&#39;s become his signature line, and he has since told senators to &#34;play the ball, don&#39;t play the Fed.&#34; There&#39;s a 1994 twist: that February&#39;s hike was the first time the Fed&#39;s policy committee announced a decision right after making it. Now its chair is asking markets to stop listening so closely.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2 style="margin-left:0px">Before You Go</h2><p style="margin:0px">This week&#39;s issue went back to 1994 because a rate cycle doesn&#39;t stay in one market: it moves through bonds, stocks, gold and crypto all at once. If you want to see how those pieces connect, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/announcements/article/introducing-opportunity-compass-17827791538308" rel="noopener noreferrer">Opportunity Compass</a> covers it in five seasons on the markets beyond crypto.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">And if this week&#39;s lesson is about assumptions, start with your own. 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<figure><p><img style="max-width:100%;height:auto" src="https://mexc-rainbown-activityimages.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/banner/F202609071725246928UoDObdhoVi92w.jpeg" width="1800" height="1080" /></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Global asset markets are converging. Stocks, gold, ETFs, commodities, prediction markets and tokenized assets can now be reached from a single platform, but access to a market is not the same as knowing how it works.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Opportunity Compass is built to close that gap: structured education rather than product promotion, delivered as short videos that start from the fundamentals and give users a systematic way to understand how markets change and where asset opportunities appear.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Know the Markets. Know Your Opportunities.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><figure style="margin:16px 0;text-align:center"><p><a style="background-color:#0057ff;border-radius:4px;border-style:none;color:#fff;font-size:14px;margin:2px;padding:8px 16px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/campaigns/opportunitycompass" id="custom-button-1788773180000-fzfw4l586" data-type="linkButton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Explore Opportunity Compass</a></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>What Is Opportunity Compass</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Opportunity Compass is an original MEXC education series spanning 5 seasons and 30 short-video episodes, with 6 episodes in each season.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">The series is sequenced deliberately. Each season assumes what came before it, moving users from a first look at the global market landscape, through the logic that gives different assets their value, into the macro forces that create opportunities, and finally toward forming an independent view. Nothing in it requires prior experience outside crypto. The starting point is basic market awareness, and the destination is the ability to look at an unfamiliar market and reason about it.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">The format is built for that progression. Episodes are short, self-contained and released on a fixed schedule, so the series can be followed alongside everything else rather than set aside for a study session.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Who It Is For</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Opportunity Compass is designed for crypto users who want to understand the logic behind how global markets operate, users who have recently entered the industry and are building their foundations, and MEXC users looking to explore opportunities across more asset classes.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>The Learning Journey: 5 Seasons, 30 Episodes</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Season 1: See the Global Opportunities.</strong> Understand the global financial landscape beyond crypto and build a basic picture of how the wider market is organized.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Season 2: Understand Asset Value.</strong> Learn what gives different asset classes their value, from company earnings to scarcity, demand and consensus.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Season 3: Decode Market Trends.</strong> See how macro factors and industry trends turn into market opportunities, and why prices move when they do.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Season 4: Explore Emerging Opportunities.</strong> Explore the newer markets connecting crypto and global finance, including prediction markets and tokenized assets.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Season 5: Become an Opportunity Explorer.</strong> Build a personal market observation framework and turn what the series covers into independent judgment.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Season 1 Is Now Live</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">MEXC Opportunity Compass <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/campaigns/opportunitycompass" rel="noopener noreferrer">Season 1: See the Global Opportunities</a> is now live.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Season 1 contains 6 short-video episodes that help users understand:</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">- What market opportunities exist beyond crypto</p><p style="margin:0px">- How global markets work</p><p style="margin:0px">- Why asset prices change</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Season 1 is the foundation the rest of the series is built on. It introduces the shape of the global market before any single asset class is examined in detail, so that later seasons have somewhere to land.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">A new episode is released every Tuesday and Thursday.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Learn as You Watch</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Every episode comes with two interactive questions and a recap of the core knowledge covered. The questions are there to confirm the main ideas landed before the next episode arrives, and the recap keeps the key points available at a glance for anyone returning to the series later.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>Join the Discussion</h2><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Users are welcome to join the MEXC Playroom Compass topic to discuss each episode with other users and share their own market views. Market understanding tends to sharpen when it is tested against other people's readings, and the topic exists for exactly that.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">No background in traditional finance is assumed. Season 1, Episode 1 is the starting point.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><figure style="margin:16px 0;text-align:center"><p><a style="background-color:#0057ff;border-radius:4px;border-style:none;color:#fff;font-size:14px;margin:2px;padding:8px 16px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank" href="https://www.mexc.com/campaigns/opportunitycompass" id="custom-button-1788773196440-bnd5tjz2n" data-type="linkButton" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start Season 1</a></p></figure><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p>

<div><div>MEXC will be delisting the SOCK, FONE, SHROOM, MUSEBOOK, UBIK, ORBIO, BONER, GSTOCK, MOO, ZZZ, STANDARD, MASKSOL and POD USDT-M Perpetual Futures pairs on Oct 16, 2026, 07:00 (UTC).<br /><br /> </div><div><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Please note:</strong><br /><br /> </div><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>MEXC will close all positions for the abovementioned trading pairs at the fair price at the time of delisting.</li><li>All open orders of the abovementioned trading pairs will be canceled upon delisting.</li><li>Users are encouraged to search the affected trading pairs using the search bar and close any open positions before delisting to minimize risk and prevent potential loss.</li></ul><div><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>The abovementioned trading pairs will also be simultaneously delisted from Demo Trading, if applicable.</li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>The abovementioned trading pairs will also be simultaneously delisted from Futures Grid Trading, if applicable. Please disable the grid bot for the affected pairs in time and consider trading other pairs.</li></ul></div><p><br />Thank you for your continued support.</p><p><br /></p></div>

<p style="margin:0px">To further enhance the user experience, MEXC will perform a scheduled system upgrade. Details are as follows:</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Upgrade Time:</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><p style="margin:0px">Oct 15, 2026, 01:30 (UTC) – Oct 15, 2026, 02:00 (UTC)</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Oct 15, 2026, 23:00 (UTC) – Oct 16, 2026, 01:00 (UTC)</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Impact During the Upgrade:</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><p style="margin:0px">Spot order placement, order cancellation, trade execution, deposits, withdrawals, and transfers may delay or fail.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Spot order data may be delayed or fail to load.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Convert order placement may be delayed.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Market data on the Spot trading page, including the latest prices, market price changes, and historical candlestick data, may be delayed or fail to load.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Updates to user asset-related data, including Spot PNL analysis and total Spot equity, may be delayed.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Disruptions to the affected services above typically last around 5 minutes. If you experience any related issues, please try again after 5 minutes.</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Important Notes:</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><p style="margin:0px">Please rest assured that all users&#39; assets are secure during the upgrade.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">Please manage your holdings and orders in advance to mitigate risks from market fluctuations during the upgrade.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">The scheduled upgrade window is an estimate and may vary depending on actual progress.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px">If there is significant market volatility before the upgrade, the platform may delay the upgrade time based on market conditions and issue an announcement.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">All affected services will resume normal operation once the upgrade is complete. A follow-up announcement will be issued upon completion.</strong></p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your support!</p>

<div><div><div>The Filecoin (FIL) will undergo an upgrade on Oct 19, 2026, 12:59 (UTC). To ensure a smooth experience, MEXC will temporarily suspend FIL deposits and withdrawals from <strong style="font-weight:bolder">Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 (UTC).</strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Please Note:</strong></div><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li>FIL trading will not be affected during the network upgrade.</li><li>Please deposit your tokens in advance. MEXC will assist FIL holders with any technical issues during the network upgrade.</li><li>This network upgrade will not create a hard fork.</li><li>Deposits and withdrawals will resume once the network upgrade is complete and stable. No further announcements will be made.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>For more information about the upgrade, please refer to the <a href="https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/releases/tag/v1.37.0">announcement</a> from the project team.</div><div><br /></div><div>We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your support!</div></div><div><br /></div></div>

<p style="margin:0px">Put your market instincts to the test in the ZEC Price Prediction Fest! Predict ZEC&#39;s price for the next minute, complete simple missions to earn more prediction chances, and climb the leaderboards to share up to 5,000 USDT in Futures bonuses.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Simply register and get 1 prediction chance instantly to make your first prediction!</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Event Period</strong></p><p>9 Sep, 2026, 10:00 (UTC) – 18 Sep, 2026, 10:00 (UTC)</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">[Register Now]{https://www.mexc.com/en-GB/futures-activity/coin-compare/2083}</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>How It Works</h2><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Step 1:</strong> Register for the event.</p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Step 2:</strong> Complete missions to unlock more prediction chances.</p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Step 3:</strong> Predict the ZEC price for the next minute.</p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Step 4:</strong> Make accurate predictions to climb the leaderboards and claim your rewards!</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><h2>How to Earn Guesses?</h2><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">New User Exclusive:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px">• Reach net deposit and cumulative Futures trading volumes targets to earn guesses.</p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Futures Trading Challenges:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px">• Earn 1 guess for every 1,000 USDT in daily Futures trading volume, with up to 20 guesses per day.</p><p style="margin:0px">• Unlock extra guesses when you reach the specified cumulative Futures trading volume milestones</p><p style="margin:0px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Referral Rewards:</strong></p><p style="margin:0px">• Earn 1 guess for each user you invite during the event who accumulates a Futures trading volume of ≥ 500 USDT.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Think you can call ZEC&#39;s next move? Whether you&#39;re an experienced trader or simply enjoy testing your market instincts, make your predictions, climb the leaderboards, and compete for a share of the rewards!</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px">Terms and conditions apply. Please visit the event page for more details.</p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p><p style="margin:0px"><br /></p>

<p style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1em;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">We&#39;re pleased to announce the migration of 旺柴 to the Innovation Zone, effective Oct 8, 2026, 06:43 (UTC).</span></p><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">After a period of thorough evaluation, this token, previously traded in the Meme&#43; Zone, has demonstrated strong liquidity, market performance, and user demand, making it eligible for listing in the Innovation Zone.</span><br /> </div><h2><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">旺柴 </strong></span><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">Token Details</strong></span></h2><p><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Contract Address: https://bscscan.com/token/0x14F6A94909C407854390Aa2d2462a3095D317777</span><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Token Information: Doge is the English dog. 旺柴 is the WeChat dog.</span><br /> </p><p><br /></p><figure style="text-align:center;margin:16px 0px"><a href="https://www.mexc.com/exchange/旺柴_USDT" data-type="linkButton" target="_blank" style="background:rgb( 0 , 87 , 255 );color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;border-width:medium;border-style:none;font-size:14px;margin:2px" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trade Now</a></figure><p><br /></p><h2><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">What to Expect</strong></span></h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Listing time: </strong>This pair will be available on the Innovation Zone from Oct 8, 2026, 06:43 (UTC).</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Trading fees: </strong>Standard trading fees will apply to all transactions involving this token.</span><br /> </li></ul><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">MEXC is committed to continuously optimizing its token selection process and market evaluation mechanisms. We aim to provide our users with a growing range of quality digital assets while enhancing the platform&#39;s functionality and services to meet market demands.</span></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br /></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">If you have any questions, please feel free to contact MEXC&#39;s Customer Service team.</span></div><p><br /> </p>

<p style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1em;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">We&#39;re pleased to announce the migration of JEANPHIL to the Innovation Zone, effective Oct 9, 2026, 12:20 (UTC).</span></p><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">After a period of thorough evaluation, this token, previously traded in the Meme&#43; Zone, has demonstrated strong liquidity, market performance, and user demand, making it eligible for listing in the Innovation Zone.</span><br /> </div><h2><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">JEANPHIL </strong></span><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">Token Details</strong></span></h2><p><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Contract Address: https://solscan.io/token/GTBxUiw6wJdmmkCGZgRHLyYxqu1vG4KtRpeox6yDpump</span><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Token Information: JEANPHIL is a meme coin issued on the Solana network.</span><br /> </p><p><br /></p><figure style="text-align:center;margin:16px 0px"><a href="https://www.mexc.com/exchange/JEANPHIL_USDT" data-type="linkButton" target="_blank" style="background:rgb( 0 , 87 , 255 );color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;border-width:medium;border-style:none;font-size:14px;margin:2px" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trade Now</a></figure><p><br /></p><h2><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">What to Expect</strong></span></h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Listing time: </strong>This pair will be available on the Innovation Zone from Oct 9, 2026, 12:20 (UTC).</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Trading fees: </strong>Standard trading fees will apply to all transactions involving this token.</span><br /> </li></ul><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">MEXC is committed to continuously optimizing its token selection process and market evaluation mechanisms. We aim to provide our users with a growing range of quality digital assets while enhancing the platform&#39;s functionality and services to meet market demands.</span></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br /></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">If you have any questions, please feel free to contact MEXC&#39;s Customer Service team.</span></div><p><br /> </p>

<p style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1em;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">We&#39;re pleased to announce the migration of CLAUDIA to the Innovation Zone, effective Oct 12, 2026, 12:22 (UTC).</span></p><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">After a period of thorough evaluation, this token, previously traded in the Meme&#43; Zone, has demonstrated strong liquidity, market performance, and user demand, making it eligible for listing in the Innovation Zone.</span><br /> </div><h2><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">CLAUDIA </strong></span><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">Token Details</strong></span></h2><p><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Contract Address: https://solscan.io/token/8TiMkgvsrat9tM2esko8zVTt99LZLpefUM4SnZaziXaQ</span><br /><span style="font-size:14px">Token Information: Claudia is a terminal and launcher on Solana and Robinhood Chain where people and AI agents launch coins and trade them, side by side. I&#39;m Claudia — an AI influencer and your host. I keep the board lively, post in the thread, and make sure every launch pays its creator.</span><br /> </p><p><br /></p><figure style="text-align:center;margin:16px 0px"><a href="https://www.mexc.com/exchange/CLAUDIA_USDT" data-type="linkButton" target="_blank" style="background:rgb( 0 , 87 , 255 );color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;border-width:medium;border-style:none;font-size:14px;margin:2px" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trade Now</a></figure><p><br /></p><h2><span style="font-size:13px"><strong style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bolder">What to Expect</strong></span></h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc"><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Listing time: </strong>This pair will be available on the Innovation Zone from Oct 12, 2026, 12:22 (UTC).</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Trading fees: </strong>Standard trading fees will apply to all transactions involving this token.</span><br /> </li></ul><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">MEXC is committed to continuously optimizing its token selection process and market evaluation mechanisms. We aim to provide our users with a growing range of quality digital assets while enhancing the platform&#39;s functionality and services to meet market demands.</span></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br /></div><div style="background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 );color:rgb( 51 , 51 , 51 );font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:14px">If you have any questions, please feel free to contact MEXC&#39;s Customer Service team.</span></div><p><br /> </p>