MEXC became the first centralized exchange to list UNITREEUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on July 31, enabling users to trade market expectations around the Chinese robotics company ahead of its formal STAR Market offering on August 10. Daily trading volume for the contract surged 1,104% day-over-day following launch, while a second listing, KIMIUSDT, recorded a 562% increase on its second trading day, signaling strong demand for exposure to Asia’s emerging AI sector.
- UNITREEUSDT Launch Date: July 31, 2026
- Unitree Expected Post-Listing Valuation: Approximately RMB 61 billion
- IPO Allocation Rate: 0.018% (requiring RMB 75,400 per successful lot)
- UNITREEUSDT Trading Premium: 64.44% above launch price as of August 9
- Contract Specifications: 25x leverage, 0.01% maker fees, 0.04% taker fees, 24/7 trading
- KIMIUSDT Launch Date: August 6, 2026
Unitree, a Chinese embodied-intelligence unicorn specializing in humanoid and quadruped robots, faced substantial barriers for retail participation in its conventional IPO process. The final online allocation rate of approximately 0.018% left most investors without direct access. MEXC‘s pre-IPO futures offering provided an alternative mechanism, allowing eligible users to express bullish or bearish market views without waiting for allocation results or accessing multiple brokerage accounts across different markets.
The dual listings reflect broader momentum in Asia’s AI sector. MEXC data showed trading volume in robotics and automation futures climbed 129% month-over-month in July, significantly outpacing the 64% increase in overall stock and index futures trading. The platform expanded its pre-IPO coverage to foundation models with KIMIUSDT, extending access across two core areas of Asia’s AI industry on a single platform.
MEXC operates as a cryptocurrency exchange serving over 40 million users across 170 markets, offering trading in digital assets, tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals with 0-fee base trading.
