News Preview:
- The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill will hold a Senate hearing on April 20;
- Federal Reserve Chair nominee Waller's hearing is scheduled for April 21;
- The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will take place from April 20 to 23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre;
- LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 20, which is about 5.34% of the circulating supply, valued at about $40.4 million;
- Binance will delist BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, WAN on April 23;
- Trump will host a luncheon for TRUMP token holders at Mar-a-Lago on April 25
April 20
Macroeconomics:
April 20, Monday, at 11:00 PM, European Central Bank President Lagarde will deliver a speech
Policy Regulation:
The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill will hold a Senate hearing on April 20
The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill is set for a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on April 20, moving one step closer to becoming law.
Exchanges:
Binance will launch MSFT, AVGO, and BABA USD perpetual contracts on April 20
Binance's contract platform will successively launch MSFTUSDT, AVGOUSDT, and BABAUSDT perpetual contracts on April 20, with a maximum leverage of 10 times each. The MSFTUSDT contract tracks the price of Microsoft stocks, the AVGOUSDT contract tracks the price of Broadcom stocks, and the BABAUSDT contract tracks the ADR price of Alibaba listed in New York, with settlement assets being USDT.
Mitsui & Co.'s subsidiary tokenized gold asset ZPG will launch on the Japanese exchange GMO Coin on April 20
The digital asset subsidiary MDC of Japan's Mitsui & Co. announced that its gold-backed tokenized asset Zipangcoin (ZPG) will be deployed to the Ethereum layer two network OP Mainnet. This is the first time ZPG has been released on a public blockchain since its launch in 2022, previously operating on the private chain Miyabi. In addition, the Japanese exchange GMO Coin will list ZPG on April 20.
MDC stated that the selection of OP Mainnet is based on research into the growth of the OP Stack ecosystem, which processed over 6 billion transactions in 2025. ZPG is a commodity-backed cryptocurrency issued under the Japanese regulatory framework. The on-chain tokenized RWA asset scale is expected to reach approximately $18.6 billion by 2025.
Project Updates:
Solana Mobile launched the native token SKR; Seeker users can claim the airdrop before April 20
Solana Mobile announced in January this year that its mobile ecosystem native token SKR is now live on the Solana mainnet, with over 2 billion SKR to be distributed in this round of airdrop to users and developers of Seeker Season 1. Users can claim and stake SKR via the Seed Vault Wallet on the Seeker device, earning inflation rewards every 48 hours. SKR, as an SPL token, will be used for platform governance, reward distribution, and ecosystem incentives. Unclaimed airdrops will revert to the airdrop pool after April 20, and Seeker Season 2 has now been opened simultaneously, covering diverse scenarios such as DeFi, payments, and gaming.
Community Activities:
From April 20 to 23, the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will grandly open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5BCDE. This year's carnival is the fourth consecutive year held in Hong Kong since the first Web3 Carnival in 2023. The conference is themed around "Mountain, Wind, Cloud, Sea," and over four days will construct four major thematic stages for in-depth discussion and sharing, collaboratively writing the chapter of "Winds Rising in Hong Kong, Chains Connecting the World."
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, University of Maryland finance professor Michael Faulkender, Binance co-CEO He Yi, Quantum Solutions CEO Francis B. Zhou, and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom are just a few of the hundreds of heavyweight guests from regulatory agencies, the crypto ecosystem, traditional finance, and cutting-edge technology who will attend and share insights. Topics will include the convergence of traditional finance and the crypto world, the collision of AI and Web3, and the real dissection of RWA from concept to scale, with three core issues running throughout the four-day agenda, defining the evolution direction of the next generation of the digital world together.
Token Unlocks:
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 20, which is about 5.34% of the circulating supply, valued at about $40.4 million;
KAITO (KAITO) will unlock approximately 17.6 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 20, which is about 4.93% of the circulating supply, valued at about $8.1 million;
April 21
Macroeconomics:
On April 21, Tuesday at 8:30 PM, the U.S. March Retail Sales Month-on-month will be released; at 10:00 PM, U.S. February Business Inventories Month-on-month and U.S. March Existing Home Sales Index Month-on-month will be released;
Federal Reserve Chair nominee Waller's hearing is scheduled for April 21
According to Punchbowl: Federal Reserve Chair nominee Waller's hearing is scheduled for April 21.
Exchanges:
Coinbase will suspend trading of 25 perpetual contracts on April 21
Coinbase announced that it will suspend trading of the following perpetual contracts on Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange at around 9:00 PM (UTC+8) on April 21, 2026: TRB-PERP, RARE-PERP, NEIRO-PERP, A-PERP, ME-PERP, XTZ-PERP, KMNO-PERP, RAY-PERP, STX-PERP, ENS-PERP, GMT-PERP, SNX-PERP, 1000FLOKI-PERP, 0G-PERP, ORDI-PERP, NIL-PERP, BIO-PERP, UMA-PERP, BEAM-PERP, INIT-PERP, SOMI-PERP, EGLD-PERP, CLANKER-PERP, SOPH-PERP, BIGTIME-PERP. Any remaining open positions will be automatically settled at the time of suspension, with the final settlement price calculated based on the average index price over the 60 minutes before the suspension and the final funding rate set to zero. Coinbase reserves the right to suspend trading at any time and adjust the final settlement price to a reasonable level.
Project Updates:
OpenGradient launches OPG token airdrop registration portal,the claim window will open on April 21
The verifiable AI computing layer OpenGradient has launched the OPG token airdrop registration portal. The registration period will last until April 20, and the claim window will open on April 21. The total supply of OPG tokens is 1 billion, of which 40% will be used for the ecosystem (10% unlocked at TGE, the remaining part will be unlocked linearly over 60 months), 15% will be allocated to the foundation (33.33% unlocked at TGE, the remaining part unlocked over 48 months), 15% will be allocated to core contributors (12 months lock-up period, 36 months linear unlocking), 10% will be allocated to investors and advisors (12 months lock-up period, 36 months linear unlocking), 10% will be used for staking rewards (96 months linear unlocking), 6% will be used for liquidity and launch (fully unlocked at TGE), and 4% will be used for airdrops (fully unlocked at TGE).
April 22
Policy Regulation:
The Thai SEC proposes to include financing parties of crypto companies in the regulatory scope,public consultation will end on April 22
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (Thai SEC) proposed new regulations to expand the approval scope for crypto companies to include funding providers behind major shareholders, mandating that entities providing direct or indirect funding support must be included in regulatory approval, to enhance supervision of hidden capital flows and prevent money laundering risks; the new regulations cover indirect funding through methods such as share acquisitions, with public consultation lasting until April 22.
Binance upgrades the U-based contract WebSocket architecture, the old URL will go offline on April 23
Binance announced the upgrade of the U-based contract WebSocket URL architecture to support traffic growth and enhance overall stability and scalability. The new architecture is divided into three specialized base URLs by data category: Public (high-frequency public market data), Market (regular market data), and Private (user data streams). The new WebSocket URL is supported from now on, while the old URL will be permanently taken offline on April 23, 2026. Additionally, this upgrade continues to support two access modes, ws and stream, and combination subscriptions.
Project Updates:
Polymarket V2 exchange upgrade will go live on April 22
Polymarket Developers tweeted that the Polymarket V2 exchange upgrade will go live on April 22, which is currently open for testing by all users. Developers using API or client need to complete migration work before going live: upgrade SDK/API integration, use the new exchange contract address and order structure, switch collateral to pUSD (need to wrap USDC.e into pUSD through Collateral Onramp). There will be an estimated 1-hour downtime during the upgrade (around 7:00 PM on April 22), during which all open limit orders will be canceled, but funds and positions will be secure. The V1 exchange will cease operations after migration is complete.
Token Unlocks:
Hyperlane (HYPER) will unlock approximately 89.75 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 22, which is about 94.37% of the circulating supply, valued at about $8.6 million;
Limitless (LMTS) will unlock approximately 85.37 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 22, which is about 64.99% of the circulating supply, valued at about $8.5 million;
April 23
Macroeconomics:
On April 23, Thursday at 9:45 PM, the U.S. preliminary April S&P Global Manufacturing/Services PMI will be released
Exchanges:
Binance will delist BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, WAN on April 23
Binance has decided to stop trading and delist the following cryptocurrencies on April 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM (UTC+8): Beefy.Finance (BIFI), FIO Protocol (FIO), FunToken (FUN), Measurable Data Token (MDT), Orchid (OXT), Wanchain (WAN). Binance emphasizes that it will regularly review the digital assets listed to ensure high-quality cryptocurrencies.
Project Updates:
Fluent launches BLEND token airdrop qualification check and registration portal; usersmust complete registration by April 23
Application chain Fluent has launched the BLEND token airdrop qualification check and registration portal. Users must complete registration by 9:00 PM Beijing time on April 23 to claim the BLEND airdrop rewards on the first day. If they miss this time window, users will have another chance to register in the future, and airdrop rewards will be distributed after TGE. The official statement indicates that early Fluent Connect users, significant event participants, and contributors to previous NFT and Echo sales are also eligible for BLEND rewards.
Gemini's NFT trading platform Nifty Gateway has revealed new details on how it will preserve users' NFTs after ceasing operations. The company promises that it will permanently host token metadata and media even after the platform closes. Specific plans include migrating most NFTs' metadata to the decentralized storage network Arweave; for some NFTs minted in 2021 or earlier that are technically non-transferable, the metadata will continue to be hosted indefinitely by the company.
Additionally, the platform will extend the withdrawal window for users to extract NFTs to April 23, providing a total of 90 days. The company stated that it is developing a bulk extraction tool to help users holding large amounts of NFTs complete asset transfers before the deadline. Nifty Gateway was acquired by Gemini in 2019 and gained prominence during the NFT boom in 2021, but subsequently fell into difficulty as overall market trading volume shrank, entering a withdrawal-only mode earlier this year.
Token Unlocks:
aPriori (APR) will unlock approximately 31.88 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on April 23, which is about 12.72% of the circulating supply, valued at about $5.3 million;
April 24
Token Unlocks:
Initia (INIT) will unlock approximately 82.94 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 24, which is about 45.18% of the circulating supply, valued at about $7.8 million;
SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 13.33 million tokens at 5 PM Beijing time on April 24, which is about 4.35% of the circulating supply, valued at about $5.5 million;
Monad (MON) will unlock approximately 170 million tokens at 10 PM Beijing time on April 24, which is about 0.34% of the circulating supply, valued at about $5.5 million;
April 25
Project Updates:
Trump will host a luncheon for TRUMP token holders at Mar-a-Lago on April 25
According to the TrumpMeme official website, an exclusive crypto and business conference will be held on April 25 at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, with former President Trump attending as the keynote speaker. The event is open to TRUMP token holders, with the top 297 participants ranked by holding amount gaining entry, and the top 29 VIPs will also be invited to a VIP reception with Trump. All attendees must undergo a secure background check.
It is reported that Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Adam Schiff (California), and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) have jointly written to Bill Zanker (Trump's business partner and responsible for the TRUMP Meme token) questioning the TRUMP investor banquet. The letter points out that the banquet attracts investors to purchase Meme tokens under the slogan "face-to-face with Trump," generating transaction fee profits for Trump and his family, raising serious ethical concerns. The meeting date also conflicts with the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which Trump has confirmed his attendance for.
Token Unlocks:
Humanity (H) will unlock approximately 105 million tokens at 8 AM Beijing time on April 25, which is about 4.02% of the circulating supply, valued at about $10.8 million;
Plasma (XPL) will unlock approximately 88.89 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 25, which is about 3.83% of the circulating supply, valued at about $9.4 million;
April 26
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