Weekly News Preview

April 21

macroeconomics

In 2025, FOMC voting member and Chicago Fed President Goolsbee will be interviewed by CNBC at 8:30 PM.

Exchange Dynamics

A trading platform will open Balance (EPT) trading at 20:00, and launch the EPTUSDT perpetual contract at 21:00, with a maximum leverage of up to 20 times. Eligible users will receive an airdrop of 3500 EPT tokens.

A certain trading platform will simultaneously launch Balance( EPT) spot trading.

The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange coinbook will be renamed "BACKSEAT Digital Asset Exchange Co., Ltd.", and the new management will focus on promoting Web3 development and expanding blockchain business as its core strategy.

A certain trading platform's derivatives department has applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch XRP futures contracts, which are expected to go live on the same day.

Project Dynamics

Balance announced the EPT token economic model, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens, which will be launched on both the BNB chain and Ethereum. In the token distribution, airdrops and community incentives account for 15%, node rewards 25%, and ecological growth 23%.

The latest Ethereum ACDE conference focused on the upcoming Pectra and Fusaka upgrades. The Pectra client is expected to be released on the same day, adding the EIP-7702 delegate status to JSON-RPC.

Governance Voting

The governance proposal for the modification of the second phase of the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon regarding the unstaking fee parameter will complete voting. The proposal aims to adjust the fee from 100 sats/vbyte to 30 sats/vbyte.

April 22

macroeconomics

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Jefferson will speak at the Economic Liquidity Summit at 9 PM.

In 2026, FOMC voting member and Philadelphia Fed President Harker will speak at the Economic Liquidity Summit at 9:30 PM.

Policy Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is conducting a public consultation on the guidelines for assessing the knowledge and competence of professionals providing crypto-asset services under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), which will close.

Exchange Dynamics

A trading platform will launch BNB spot trading pairs, including BNB/EUR, BNB/USD, BNB/USDC, and BNB/USDT.

Project Dynamics

The cross-chain interoperability protocol Hyperlane will conduct a token airdrop of $HYPER, with 57% of the total supply allocated to community users, while the team, investors, and foundation will receive 25%, 10.9%, and 7.1% respectively.

token unlock

SPACE ID (ID) will unlock approximately 12.65 million tokens at 8 AM, which is 2.94% of the current circulating supply, valued at around $2.4 million.

April 23

macroeconomics

The IMF will release the latest "World Economic Outlook" report. IMF President Georgieva warns that trade wars could lead to a slowdown in global growth, but believes there is no risk of recession.

Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari, a voting member of the FOMC in 2026, will speak at 2 AM.

The 2025 FOMC voting members, St. Louis Fed President Bullard and Federal Reserve Governor Waller will deliver opening remarks at an event at 9:30 PM.

Policy Regulation

The Argentine Congress will initiate an investigation to determine the relationship between government officials and the Libra token. The investigation committee will submit a report within three months, clarifying the relevant responsibilities.

A certain search engine giant will implement MiCA crypto advertising regulations in the EU.

Project Dynamics

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in the United States will demonstrate its newly launched real-time tokenized collateral management platform "AppChain". The platform aims to enhance the efficiency and liquidity of global collateral circulation while optimizing capital utilization.

token unlock

Murasaki (MURA) will unlock approximately 10 million tokens at 8 AM, which is 1.00% of the current circulating supply, valued at around 4 million US dollars.

Karrat (KARRAT) will unlock approximately 21.25 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 8.79% of the current circulating supply, with a value of about 1.3 million dollars.

Eigenlayer (EIGEN) will unlock approximately 1.29 million tokens at 3 AM, which accounts for 0.53% of the current circulating supply, valued at about 1.1 million dollars.

April 24

macroeconomics

The Federal Reserve will release the Beige Book on economic conditions.

Policy Regulation

The application for the tokenization regulatory sandbox launched by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will close. The program aims to attract companies looking to offer tokenized investment products and services.

Exchange Dynamics

An international trading platform will launch perpetual contract (PERP) trading for four tokens: WCT, KERNEL, BABY, and PROMPT.

A certain trading platform will launch the 68th Launchpool project Initia (INIT). The total supply of INIT is 1 billion tokens, of which 3% is allocated for Launchpool rewards.

A certain trading platform will delist AMB, CLV, STMX, and VITE, and terminate the withdrawal services for these tokens.

Project Dynamics

The lending protocol Dolomite will conduct a TGE, with 20% of DOLO tokens being airdropped to platform users. The total supply of DOLO tokens is 1 billion, of which approximately 361 million will be in circulation at the time of the TGE.

April 25

Policy Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold its third cryptocurrency policy roundtable, focusing on custody issues. The meeting will feature two panel discussions, one focusing on broker-dealer and wallet custody, and the other on investment adviser and investment company custody.

Exchange Dynamics

A trading platform will adjust the collateral ratio of certain assets in the unified account.

Project Dynamics

Bosera Ethereum (03009) and its USD counter (09009) have been approved to participate in staking activities.

token unlock

Venom (VENOM) will unlock approximately 59.26 million tokens at 4 PM, which is 2.86% of the current circulation, valued at about 7.9 million USD.

AltLayer (ALT) will unlock approximately 240 million tokens at 6 PM, which is 7.92% of the current circulation, valued at about $6.9 million.

April 27

token unlock

Undeads Games (UDS) will unlock approximately 21.94 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 30.54% of the current circulation, valued at approximately 14.9 million USD.

Velo (VELO) will unlock approximately 182.8 million tokens at 8 AM, which is 2.47% of the current circulating supply, worth about $2.3 million.

Pending Items

Sonic Labs announced that the public sale of .sonic domain names is set to start next week, and users on the waiting list can now claim their domain names at Unstoppable Domains.