Next weeks highlights
May 12
TRUMP Dinner Qualifying Lineup to Lock in May 12 ;
May 13
The US will release the April CPI data at 20:30 on May 13.
May 14
Vaulta: EOS tokens will be exchanged for A tokens on May 14, with a conversion ratio of 1:1 ;
May 15
Obol will be at TGE on May 15 ;
May 16
Galaxy plans to list on Nasdaq on May 16 ;
May 17
Terra: Deadline to submit loss claims to the Terraform Liquidation Trust Fund is May 17 ;
Others (specific time undetermined)
The U.S. Treasury Department will hold several crypto industry roundtables next week ;
From May 12 to May 18, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
May 12
Trump dinner qualifiers to be locked on May 12
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the official X account of TRUMP Token posted that the TRUMP dinner ranking list will be closed at 1:30 pm (EST) on May 12, and the top 220 dinner qualifications will be locked. Trump himself will attend the dinner in person on May 22.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to official news, the Crypto Asset Task Force under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the detailed agenda and list of guests for its roundtable meeting scheduled for May 12 - Tokenization: Assets on the Chain - The Intersection of Traditional Finance and Decentralized Finance.
The roundtable is part of a series of crypto asset regulation events launched by the SEC in March. It will be held at the SEC headquarters from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. local time on May 12. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the SECs official website.
In addition, the date of another roundtable meeting “DeFi and the American Spirit” originally scheduled for June 6 has been adjusted to June 9. Those who have registered before will be automatically transferred to the new date without re-registration, and new users can continue to sign up.
Participants from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission included: Chairman Paul S. Atkins, Director of the Crypto Working Group Office Richard B. Gabbert, Commissioner Hester Peirce, etc.
Other attendees included: Cynthia Lo Bessette (Fidelity), Eun Ah Choi (Nasdaq), Will Geyer (Invesco), etc.
May 13
The US will release the April CPI data at 20:30 on May 13.
Odaily Planet Daily News: At 20:30 Beijing time on May 13 (Tuesday), the United States will release the April CPI data.
May 14
Vaulta: EOS tokens will be exchanged for A tokens on May 14, with a conversion ratio of 1:1
Odaily Planet Daily News Vaulta (formerly EOS) announced on the X platform that EOS tokens will be exchanged for A tokens on May 14, with a conversion ratio of 1:1. There is no change in the token economics, no conversion fee, and the exchange can be completed on May 14 through official channels.
VanEck Launches NODE ETF Tracking Crypto Stocks
Odaily Planet Daily reported that VanEck plans to launch a new crypto-related ETF NODE on May 14. The ETF will invest in 30 to 60 stocks related to the digital asset economy, and will also invest in crypto exchanges, Bitcoin mining companies and data centers.
May 15
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the distributed verification infrastructure Obol will hold TGE on May 15th.
BlockFi claims deadline is May 15, only 43% of non-US customers have completed their claims
Odaily Planet Daily News Bankrupt cryptocurrency lending company BlockFi said that creditors must claim their distributed assets by May 15, and so far, 97% of US customers have received their distributions, while only 43% of non-US customers have received their distributions. One possible reason for the lack of claimants is that people believe that BlockFi Estates message asking customers to choose a payment method is spam or a phishing attack. Some customers may need to complete the KYC identity verification process to receive their distributions.
BlockFi strongly recommends that all customers who have not yet received a distribution or completed this process do so by May 15, 2025. Bankruptcy law states that assets not claimed by customers by the May 15 deadline will be shared by other unsecured creditors with lower claims. BlockFi filed for bankruptcy in November 2022 and announced a plan in July 2024 to distribute 100% of the dollar value of customer claims at the time of the bankruptcy filing. (CoinDesk)
May 16
Galaxy plans to list on Nasdaq on May 16
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Mike Novogratz, CEO of digital asset management company Galaxy, posted on the X platform that Galaxy plans to be listed on the Nasdaq on May 16, pending shareholder approval on May 9. The listing will enable Galaxy to better serve investors in the digital asset and artificial intelligence ecosystem and start the next stage of growth.
Acurast will launch its token sale on CoinList at 1am on May 16th
Odaily Planet Daily News: CoinList officially announced that the decentralized computing network Acurast will start token sales on CoinList at 1 am on May 16 (Beijing time), and the tokens will be 100% unlocked.
Acurast uses smartphones to build a decentralized computing platform, with more than 65,000 devices connected. The total sales volume is 60 million ACUs, with a unit price of $0.09 and an estimated value of $90 million. A bottom-up allocation mechanism is adopted to give priority to small buyers. The sale is not open to specific regions such as the United States and Canada.
DeFi lending protocol Soul announced the launch of SO token public offering on May 16
Odaily Planet Daily News DeFi lending protocol Soul announced that it will launch a public offering of SO tokens on May 16, aiming to push DeFi back to its original intention of fair distribution and broad participation. This public round will allocate 25% of the total tokens, and the valuation is determined based on the funds raised in the public round. All tokens will be fully unlocked at the token generation event (TGE). SO tokens are used for protocol governance, revenue enhancement and value sharing. Holders can obtain additional income through staking and participate in the revenue distribution and repurchase mechanism. Currently, the Soul test network is online.
Previously, Soul had completed a $4 million private round of financing, with participation from XVentures Fund, TPC Ventures, RV Inc, and angel investors from Coinbase, LayerZero, Flowdesk and Pi Squared. The funds were used to support the early development of the protocol.
May 17
Terra: Deadline to submit loss claims to the Terraform Liquidation Trust is May 17
Odaily Planet Daily News Terra officially issued a reminder on the X platform that the deadline for submitting cryptocurrency loss claims to the Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. Liquidation Trust Fund is 23:59 ET on May 16, 2025 (11:59 Beijing time on May 17, 2025). Creditors must submit their eligible cryptocurrency loss claims before this date. Late submissions will not be accepted.
May 18
None
Others (specific time undetermined)
The U.S. Treasury Department will hold several crypto industry roundtables next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: Jacquelyn Melinek, a former TechCrunch reporter, posted on social media that “the U.S. Treasury Department will hold a series of private roundtable meetings with members of the crypto industry next week to discuss ecosystem issues covering different fields such as DeFi, banking, and cybersecurity.”
