$CHOG Is Now Live as AnyCollateral on LeverUp
CHOG holders can now use CHOG as trading margin on LeverUp, settle eligible positions in CHOG, and access up to 1,001x leverage on eligible markets.
AI Trading Agents Need a Decision Layer, Not Another Bigger Model
Jev could add a bounded decision layer before LeverUp's scoped 1CT intent flow. This is a proposed architecture for AI trading agents, not a live integration.
LeverUp Weekly Recap — Sep 14–20, 2026
bStocks bridging went live, Guess One completed its $GONE raise, and CHOG joined AnyCollateral alongside a 2.5M CHOG trading competition.
The Second LeverUp Fair Launch: How $GONE Raised 4,500 BNCB on Monad
Guess One's $GONE raise reached its 4,500 BNCB target, completing LeverUp's second Fair Launch and linking a bStock contribution asset to a live Monad product.
From Tokenized Securities to Launch Capital: bStocks Come to Monad
LeverUp's Wormhole-powered bridge brings supported bStocks from BNB Smart Chain to Monad, where BNCB is already being used as the contribution asset for a Fair Launch.
LeverUp Weekly Recap — Sep 7–13, 2026
Weekly reported volume rose 5.3% to $55.68M as the Layer3 Trading Milestones Campaign concluded and the LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint continued.
AI Trading Agents Need Scoped Permissions, Not Just Deterministic Execution
AI agent platforms like Grok Bot are already running finance-adjacent tasks from a cloud computer with a terminal. Trading is the obvious next step — but it raises a question execution quality alone doesn't answer: what can the key actually do?
How to Build a Grok Bot Trading Agent on LeverUp (Gasless, No Wallet Popups)
Grok Bot can run named agents with their own tools, memory, and a cloud terminal. Here's how to wire one up to trade perps on LeverUp using gasless intent signing, with a scoped key that can't transfer tokens or withdraw collateral.
LeverUp Weekly Recap — Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026
ONDO/USD joined LeverUp's market lineup this week, while the LeverUp × Layer3 Trading Milestones Campaign and LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint: Season 1 both remained active. Meanwhile, busy.land — the first LeverUp Fair Launch project — continued expanding its ecosystem presence.
LeverUp Weekly Recap — Aug 24–30, 2026
Two new perpetual markets (AAVE/USD, PUMP/USD) went live this week, the LeverUp × Zealy Trading Sprint: Season 1 kicked off, and $LV reached a new all-time high as the LeverUp product stack continued expanding across perps, staking, buybacks, and Fair Launch.
Borrowing to Leverage vs. Trading Perps: Two Different Ways to Get Leveraged Exposure
Recursive borrowing on a lending protocol and opening a perpetual position both produce leveraged exposure — but they get there through completely different mechanisms, with different costs, different liquidation behavior, and different capital requirements.
What Are the Hidden Costs of Perp Trading?
Leverage numbers and fee percentages don't tell the whole story. Here's a full breakdown of what actually eats into perp trading returns: open/close fees, holding fees, funding, slippage, and the cost structure of liquidation.
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