Breaking News Preview:
- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin at Block will launch a free Bitcoin faucet on April 6th;
- French aerospace and defense company ST GROUP will be listed on Lise on April 9, in what is being called the world's first "on-chain IPO";
- CoinList will support OneFootball's TGE token on April 9th;
- Aptos (APT) will unlock approximately 11.31 million tokens at 4 PM Beijing time on April 12th, representing about 0.68% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $9.5 million.
- At 02:00 on Thursday, April 9th, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting.
- At 8:30 PM on April 10th, the United States released its first CPI report since the start of the war.
April 6
Exchange:
Binance will launch QQQ, SPY, AAPL, and TSM U-based perpetual contracts on April 6th.
Binance will launch QQQ, SPY, AAPL, and TSM U-margined perpetual contracts. Specifically, the QQQUSDT (Invesco QQQ Trust Series) index perpetual contract will launch at 21:30 on April 6, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 10x; the SPYUSDT (State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF) index perpetual contract will launch at 21:40 on April 6, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 10x; the AAPLUSDT (Apple) stock perpetual contract will launch at 21:50 on April 6, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 10x; and the TSMUSDT (TSMC) stock perpetual contract will launch at 22:00 on April 6, 2026, with a maximum leverage of 10x.
Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin at Block announced that it will launch a Bitcoin "faucet" page, btc.day, on April 6th. According to the image, the event may offer Bitcoin equivalent to $1 million (approximately 15 bitcoins). This event pays homage to the early Bitcoin Faucet event in 2010, the original version of which was launched by Gavin Andresen, one of Bitcoin's early core developers, in 2010, rewarding 5 BTC each time (worth only a few cents at the time).
Community activities:
TEAMZ Summit 2026 will be held from April 6 to 8 at Happoen in Tokyo.
TEAMZ has announced that it will hold TEAMZ Summit 2026 from April 6-8, 2026 at Happoen Garden in Tokyo. The summit is expected to attract over 10,000 attendees and will focus on Web3, AI, RWA, stablecoins, and institutional finance. The summit's theme is "Tradition Meets Tomorrow," and it will include special events such as a VIP Dinner, XRP Tokyo, and the WaytoAGI AI Conference.
April 7
Exchange:
Binance Wallet will launch the Sentio Pre-TGE event on April 7th.
Binance Wallet will be hosting the Sentio Pre-TGE event from 16:00 to 18:00 on April 7th. Eligible users can participate through the Alpha event page, which requires 15 points. The Pre-TGE event reward tokens have a lock-up period stipulated by the project team. During the lock-up period, the tokens cannot be traded, transferred, or used. The unlock time may not be announced in advance.
Binance will launch MU USDT and SNDK USDT perpetual contracts on April 7th.
Binance will launch MU USDT and SNDK USDT U-margined equity perpetual contracts on April 7th, supporting up to 10x leverage. The MU USDT perpetual contract will launch at 21:30, tracking the stock price of Micron Technology, Inc.; the SNDK USDT perpetual contract will launch at 21:40, tracking the stock price of SanDisk Corporation.
TRON held its latest developer meeting: the community is expected to launch a vote on TIP-6780 on April 7th.
At the latest TRON Developer Conference (#57), the community shared several key technological updates, including the v4.8.1 upgrade progress, the TIP-6780 implementation plan, TronWeb updates, and future version plans.
According to the meeting, the v4.8.1 network upgrade is nearing completion, and the conditions for initiating the proposal are met. Nodes that have not yet upgraded need to complete the update as soon as possible to avoid affecting block synchronization. Meanwhile, the community plans to launch TIP-6780 on April 7th to adjust the SELFDESTRUCT directive; relevant DApp developers need to prepare for compatibility and adaptation in advance.
On the tools front, TronWeb v6.2.2 has been officially released, and version v5 has ceased maintenance. Developers need to migrate to v6 as soon as possible to obtain continued support and optimized experience. In addition, the conference also revealed that v4.8.2 has entered the planning stage and is expected to be released in Q2 of 2026.
Token unlocking:
RedStone (RED) will unlock approximately 40.85 million tokens at midnight Beijing time on April 7th, representing about 13.89% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $4.2 million.
April 8
Exchange:
Binance Futures will delist several perpetual contracts, including OLUSDT, from April 8th to 9th.
Binance Futures will delist several perpetual contracts in batches on April 8th and 9th, 2026. On April 8th at 09:00 (UTC), USDⓈ-M OLUSDT, HIPPOUSDT, RLSUSDT, and PUFFERUSDT contracts will be automatically settled and delisted; on April 9th at 09:00 (UTC), COIN-M WIFUSD and WLDUSD contracts will be settled and delisted. New orders (excluding those for reducing positions) will be prohibited from being opened for the above contracts starting 30 minutes before settlement.
April 9
Macroeconomics:
The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting at 02:00 on Thursday.
Project Updates:
French defense company ST GROUP will be listed on the tokenized exchange Lise on April 9.
French aerospace and defense company ST GROUP will list on the tokenized stock exchange Lise on April 9, in what is being called the world's first "on-chain IPO". Lise is backed by major French financial institutions BNP Paribas, CACEIS and Bpifrance, and the offering will be conducted in the form of on-chain tokenized shares.
Lise is a blockchain-native securities exchange in Paris, France (based on distributed ledger technology, DLT). It holds regulatory approvals under the EU's DLT Pilot Regime (ACPR and AMF approvals), combining Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) and Central Securities Depository (CSD) functionalities to support 24/7 trading and settlement. Shares are issued and traded in native tokenized form, eliminating the need for traditional intermediaries, thus reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
CoinList will support OneFootball's TGE token offering on April 9th.
CoinList tweeted that it will support OneFootball's OFC token TGE on April 9th, with tokens distributed to non-custodial CoinList wallets of sale participants. OneFootball also announced that its native token OFC's TGE and listing will take place on April 9th. The platform is preparing for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. In addition, OneFootball will soon launch FanPass globally, announce new partnerships, release a white paper, roadmap, website and in-depth blog posts, several new products, new IP growth plans, new community events, airdrop details, and more.
Base Build: The Base App will transition to a standard web application on April 9th.
Base Build tweeted that it will be updating how the Base App works, and a new Base.dev base component will be released in the coming weeks. The Base App will transition to a standard web application on April 9th, ceasing support for the Farcaster Mini App specification and Neynar-powered infrastructure. The official statement said, "Starting in mid-March, users will be able to manage application metadata directly in Base.dev, and a native notification API with integrated distribution functionality will be released on April 9th. Simultaneously, the Base App will transition to a standard web application, with wallet connectivity available out of the box, and no custom mini-program SDK required."
After April 9th, applications still relying on the Farcaster specification or manifest will not function correctly in the Base App and will require migration to maintain compatibility. The Base App is phasing out the integrated mini-program model. Partners and developers should prioritize providing web-based access versions for users. Furthermore, the Farcaster social stream will be deprecated and replaced by trading dynamics. The team is currently in the early testing phase of the new social graph, focusing on developing features such as copy trading and leaderboards.
Token unlocking:
Movement (MOVE) will unlock approximately 164 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 9th, representing about 4.92% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $2.9 million.
April 10
Macroeconomics:
At 20:30 on Friday, the US will release its March unadjusted CPI year-on-year rate and core CPI year-on-year rate, as well as its March seasonally adjusted CPI month-on-month rate and core CPI month-on-month rate.
Policy and regulation:
Kenya is soliciting public comments on a draft regulation for virtual asset service providers, with the deadline being April 10.
Kenya's Ministry of Finance released a draft of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation 2026 on Wednesday and opened it for public comment until April 10. The draft is based on the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, which will come into effect on November 4, 2025, and was prepared by a multi-agency working group involving the Central Bank of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority.
The draft regulations stipulate that stablecoin issuers will be required to deposit at least 30% of the funds received into segregated accounts at Kenya Commercial Bank, with the remaining reserves invested in safe, low-risk assets within the country that meet high-quality liquid asset standards. Eligible reserve assets for stablecoins are limited to cash, central bank reserve deposits, bank deposits, government bonds with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less, and repurchase agreements backed by cash or central bank deposits with a maturity of no more than 7 days. The new regulations also introduce transaction fees for digital asset platforms. Token issuance platforms will be charged a 0.05% transaction fee, paid by each party facilitating the transaction; while initial IPOs (IPOs) are proposed to incur a 0.5% fee on the successful offering.
The European Central Bank is recruiting experts to participate in the development of a "rulebook" for the digital euro; applications will close on April 10.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it is recruiting experts to participate in two working groups to support the further development of a rulebook for the digital euro scheme, covering implementation guidelines for ATM and terminal providers, as well as a certification and approval framework for payment solutions. Eligible candidates can apply by April 10, 2026.
The European Central Bank (ECB) stated that one working group will focus on developing implementation guidelines for ATM and terminal providers, covering communication technologies, offline functionality, and the reuse of existing payment standards. A second working group will propose testing, certification, and approval processes for payment solutions and infrastructure used by payment service providers within the digital euro ecosystem. The ECB has previously outlined plans to begin selecting EU-licensed payment service providers (PSPs) before launching a 12-month digital euro pilot project in the second half of 2027.
Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. have sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, demanding an explanation by April 10 regarding the approval of Kraken's access to the Fed's services.
Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Jeff Schmid, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, requesting detailed explanations regarding the bank's approval of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken (Payward Financial) to open a "limited-purpose account" and grant it access to the Federal Reserve's payment system for the first time. She requested a written response by April 10, 2026.
In her letter, Maxine Waters requested clarification on the specific services Kraken can access (including FedACH, FedCash, Fedwire securities services, etc.), account restrictions and risk management requirements, and inquired whether the approval had been reviewed by the Federal Reserve Board or other government officials, and whether there was any external influence. She also pointed out that the "limited-purpose account" category lacks clear basis in current regulations and the Federal Reserve's account access guidelines, raising concerns regarding policy, regulation, and consumer protection.
Token unlocking:
Babylon (BABY) will unlock approximately 612 million tokens at 6 PM Beijing time on April 10th, representing about 37.77% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $7.8 million.
Linea (LINEA) will unlock approximately 1.38 billion tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 10th, representing about 5.32% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $4.5 million.
April 11
Token unlocking:
io.net (IO) will unlock approximately 11.31 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 11th, representing about 0.68% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $1.3 million.
April 12
Token unlocking:
Aptos (APT) will unlock approximately 11.31 million tokens at 4 PM Beijing time on April 12th, representing about 0.68% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $9.5 million.
