Next weeks highlights
April 21
April 22
Hyperlane will conduct an airdrop on April 22 ;
April 24
Binance Launchpool launched Initia (INIT) mining, and trading will be open on April 24 ;
Lending agreement Dolomite will TGE on April 24 ;
April 25
April 21
Coinbase submits XRP futures application, expected to go live on April 21, 2025
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Coinbase Derivatives announced on the X platform that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and plans to launch XRP futures contracts. The official expects that the contract will be launched on April 21, 2025.
BNB Chain: Lorentz mainnet hard fork upgrade is coming soon, deployed ahead of opBNB on April 21
Odaily Planet Daily News: BNB Chain officially announced that it will soon carry out a hard fork upgrade of the Lorentz mainnet. The upgrade time is: opBNB will be upgraded at 11:00 AM (UTC+8) on April 21; BSC will be upgraded at 01:05 PM (UTC+8) on April 29.
April 22
BNB will be listed on Kraken on April 22, deposits are now open
Odaily Planet Daily News According to the official BNB Chain X platform, BNB trading will be launched on Kraken soon. Users are now supported to deposit BNB. Four trading pairs including BNB/EUR, BNB/USD, BNB/USDC, and BNB/USDT will be officially launched at 14:00 UTC on April 22.
Hyperlane airdrop will take place on April 22
Odaily Planet Daily News: The interoperability protocol Hyperlane airdrop will be carried out on April 22. 57% of the token distribution will be allocated to users, and the remaining circulating tokens will be allocated to the core team (25%), investors (10.9%) and the foundation treasury (7.1%).
April 23
Google will implement MiCAs new crypto advertising rules in Europe starting April 23
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Google will implement a new crypto advertising policy in the EU starting April 23. According to the EU MiCA regulations, advertisers must obtain a crypto asset service provider (CASP) license and pass Google identity verification before they can promote crypto exchanges and wallet services in 27 member states. Google said violators will receive at least 7 days of warnings, but their accounts will not be immediately blocked. (Cointelegraph)
April 24
Binance Launchpool Launches Initia (INIT) Mining, Trading Opens on April 24
According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the 68th Launchpool project Initia (INIT) at 00:00 (UTC) on April 18, 2025, supporting BNB, FDUSD and USDC mining for 6 days. Trading pairs such as INIT/USDT will be open for trading at 11:00 (UTC) on April 24, 2025.
Lending protocol Dolomite will hold TGE on April 24
Odaily Planet Daily News: Multi-chain lending protocol Dolomite will hold the DOLO Token Generation Event (TGE) on April 24. The total supply of DOLO tokens is 1 billion, and the circulation at the time of TGE is about 361 million (including locked veDOLO). The airdrop snapshot was completed on January 6, 2025.
According to previous news, Dolomite will launch DOLO tokens on Berachain, and 20% will be airdropped to community members.
April 25
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to Eleanor Terrett, a crypto journalist, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will hold the third crypto policy roundtable on April 25, focusing on the custody of crypto assets. The meeting will have two groups to discuss broker-dealers and wallet custody, and investment advisors and investment company custody-related issues.
The broker-dealer panel included: Jason Allegrante of Fireblocks, Rachel Anderika of Anchorage, Terrence Dempsey of Fidelity, Mark Greenberg of Kraken, Veronica McGregor of Exodus, Brandon Russell of Etana Custody, and Tammy Weinrib of Copper.
Bosera Ethereum ETF approved to participate in staking activities from April 25
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to East Net, one of the first virtual asset ETFs in Hong Kong, China, Bosera Ethereum (03009) and its US dollar counter (09009), have been approved to participate in staking activities since April 25. Lian Shaodong, Chairman and CEO of Bosera International, said that in the future, it will continue to leverage its advantages in investment and financial technology, further promote the integration of traditional finance and the third-generation Internet (Web 3), serve as a bridge between the on-chain and off-chain, and enrich market products.
April 26
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April 27
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Others (specific time undetermined)
Sonic Labs: Plans to launch .sonic domain name public sale next week
Odaily Planet Daily News Sonic Labs posted on the X platform that the .sonic domain name is ready. Users can now check their emails. Users on the waiting list can already claim the domain name on Unstoppable Domains. The public sale of the .sonic domain name is scheduled to start next week.
