Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on March 3, 2026 The Gate Contract Stock Zone will launch RTX (雷神), GD (General Dynamics), NOC (Northrop Grumman), BA (Boeing), TSM (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), WMT (Walmart), COST (Costco) perpetual contracts for live trading at 12:00 (UTC+8) on March 3, 2026. Settled in USDT, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. Among them, RTX is a top global aerospace and defense conglomerate; GD is an integrated land, sea, air, and space defense group known for nuclear submarines, main battle tanks, Gulfstream business jets, and more; NOC is a giant in aerospace and defense technology, with core strengths in stealth fighters and strategic missiles; BA is the world's largest aerospace and defense group; TSM is the largest and most advanced wafer foundry in the world; WMT is the largest global brick-and-mortar retailer; COST is a leading global membership-based warehouse club retailer. Additionally, the Gate Index Zone will launch GER40 (Germany DAX 40 Index) perpetual contracts for live trading at 12:00 (UTC+8) on the same day. Settled in USDT, supporting 1-20x long and short positions. GER40 is a core blue-chip index of the German stock market and one of the most important stock benchmarks in Europe.

PANews, November 19 news, according to the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, California man Kunal Mehta admitted to participating in a Crypto Assets fraud ring and pleaded guilty to violating the RICO Act, assisting in Money Laundering of at least $25 million. The group used social engineering techniques to steal $263 million (now estimated at $385 million) worth of crypto assets across the U.S., spending it on luxury expenses such as sports cars, nightclubs, watches, bags, and private jets. Mehta utilized shell companies to purchase and hold LAMB, Rolls Royce, and other luxury cars for the gang to conceal the true identification of his underage accomplices.