Breaking News Preview:
- The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act will have a Senate hearing on April 20.
- The hearing for Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Warsh is scheduled for April 21.
- The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held 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 20th, representing about 5.34% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $40.4 million.
- Binance will delist BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, and WAN on April 23.
- Trump will host a luncheon for Trump token holders at Mar-a-Lago on April 25.
April 20
Macroeconomics:
At 23:00 on Monday, April 20th, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will deliver a speech.
Policy and regulation:
The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act will have a Senate hearing on April 20.
The Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act is scheduled to have a hearing on April 20 before the Senate Finance Committee, bringing it one step closer to becoming law.
Exchange:
Binance will launch MSFT, AVGO, and BABA U-margined perpetual contracts on April 20th.
Binance Futures will launch three USDT-margined perpetual contracts—MSFTUSDT, AVGOUSDT, and BABAUSDT—on April 20th, each with a maximum leverage of 10x. The MSFTUSDT contract tracks Microsoft stock price, the AVGOUSDT contract tracks Broadcom stock price, and the BABAUSDT contract tracks Alibaba's ADR price listed in New York. All contracts are settled in USDT.
Mitsui & Co.'s subsidiary's tokenized gold asset, ZPG, will be listed on the Japanese exchange GMO Coin on April 20th.
MDC, the digital goods subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., announced the deployment of its gold-pegged tokenized asset, Zipangcoin (ZPG), on the Ethereum Layer 2 network OP Mainnet. This marks the first time ZPG has been released on a public blockchain since its launch in 2022; previously, the asset operated on the private blockchain Miyabi. Furthermore, the Japanese exchange GMO Coin will list ZPG on April 20th.
MDC stated that the selection of OP Mainnet was based on research into the growth of the OP Stack ecosystem, whose blockchain cluster processed over 6 billion transactions in 2025. ZPG is a commodity-backed crypto asset issued under the Japanese regulatory framework. The current on-chain tokenized RWA asset size has grown to approximately $18.6 billion in 2025.
Project Updates:
In January, Solana Mobile announced the listing of its mobile ecosystem native token, SKR, on the Solana mainnet. Over 2 billion SKR will be distributed to users and developers of Seeker Season 1 in this airdrop. Users can claim and stake SKR through the Seed Vault Wallet within their Seeker devices to earn inflation rewards every 48 hours. SKR, as the SPL token, will be used for platform governance, reward distribution, and ecosystem incentives. Unclaimed airdrops will be returned to the airdrop pool after April 20th. Seeker Season 2 is now live, covering diverse scenarios including DeFi, payments, and games.
Community activities:
From April 20th to 23rd, the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be grandly launched at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Buildings 5, BC, DE). This year marks the fourth consecutive year that the Web3 Carnival has been held in Hong Kong since its inception in 2023. The event, themed around "Mountains, Wind, Clouds, and Sea," will feature four themed stages over four days, facilitating in-depth discussions and sharing, and collectively writing a chapter of "The Wind Rises in Hong Kong, 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, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom, and hundreds of other prominent guests from regulatory bodies, the crypto ecosystem, traditional finance, and cutting-edge technology will be present to share their insights. From the convergence of traditional finance and the crypto world, to the collision of AI and Web3, and the real-world breakdown of RWA from concept to scale, three core topics will run throughout the four-day agenda, jointly defining the evolutionary direction of the next generation of the digital world.
Token unlocking:
LayerZero (ZRO) will unlock approximately 25.71 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 20th, representing about 5.34% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $40.4 million.
KAITO will unlock approximately 17.6 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 20th, representing about 4.93% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $8.1 million.
April 21
Macroeconomics:
On Tuesday, April 21st at 20:30, the US March retail sales month-on-month rate will be released; at 22:00, the US February business inventories month-on-month rate and the US March pending home sales index month-on-month rate will be released.
The hearing for Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Warsh is scheduled for April 21.
According to Punchbowl: The hearing for Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Warsh is scheduled for April 21.
Exchange:
Coinbase will suspend trading in 25 perpetual contracts on April 21.
Coinbase has announced that it will suspend trading of the following perpetual contracts on Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International exchanges at approximately 21:00 (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, and 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 prior to the suspension, and the final funding rate set to zero. Coinbase reserves the right to suspend trading and adjust the final settlement price to a reasonable level at any time.
Project Updates:
OpenGradient has launched an OPG token airdrop registration portal; the application window will open on April 21st.
The verifiable AI computing layer OpenGradient has launched its OPG token airdrop registration portal. Registration will continue until April 20th, and the application window will open on April 21st. The total supply of OPG tokens is 1 billion, of which 40% will be allocated to the ecosystem (10% unlocked at TGE, the remainder unlocked linearly over 60 months), 15% will be allocated to the Foundation (33.33% unlocked at TGE, the remainder unlocked over 48 months), 15% will be allocated to core contributors (12-month lock-up period, 36-month linear unlock), 10% will be allocated to investors and advisors (12-month lock-up period, 36-month linear unlock), 10% will be used for staking rewards (96-month linear unlock), 6% will be used for liquidity and listing (all unlocked at TGE), and 4% will be used for airdrops (all unlocked at TGE).
April 22
Policy and regulation:
The Thai SEC has proposed bringing crypto company fundraisers under its regulatory purview; public consultation will close on April 22.
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (Thai SEC) has proposed new regulations to expand the approval scope for crypto companies to include the funding providers behind major shareholders. The regulations stipulate that entities that provide direct or indirect funding support must be subject to regulatory approval in order to strengthen the supervision of hidden fund flows and prevent money laundering risks. The new regulations cover indirect investment through methods such as share acquisitions. Public consultation will continue until April 22.
Exchange:
Binance is upgrading its USDT-based WebSocket contract architecture; the old URL will be discontinued on April 23.
Binance has announced an upgrade to its USDT-based WebSocket URL architecture to support traffic growth and improve overall stability and scalability. The new architecture is divided into three dedicated base URLs based on data type: Public (high-frequency public market data), Market (regular market data), and Private (user data streams). The new WebSocket URLs are available immediately, while the old URLs will be permanently discontinued on April 23, 2026. Furthermore, this upgrade continues to support both ws and stream access modes and combined subscriptions.
Project Updates:
Polymarket V2 exchange upgrade will launch on April 22.
Polymarket Developers tweeted that the Polymarket V2 exchange upgrade will go live on April 22nd and is currently open for testing by all users. Developers using the API or client must complete the migration before launch: upgrade SDK/API integration, use the new exchange contract address and order structure, and switch collateral to pUSD (USDC.e needs to be encapsulated as pUSD via Collateral Onramp). There will be approximately one hour of downtime during the upgrade (around 19:00 on April 22nd), during which all open limit orders will be cancelled, but funds and positions will be safe. The V1 exchange will cease operation after the migration is complete.
Token unlocking:
Hyperlane (HYPER) will unlock approximately 89.75 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 22, representing approximately 94.37% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $8.6 million.
Limitless (LMTS) will unlock approximately 85.37 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 22, representing about 64.99% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $8.5 million.
April 23
Macroeconomics:
At 21:45 on Thursday, April 23, the preliminary readings of the S&P Global Manufacturing/Services PMI for April will be released.
Exchange:
Binance will delist BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, and WAN on April 23.
Binance has decided to suspend 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), and Wanchain (WAN). Binance emphasizes that it will regularly review the digital assets listed to ensure a high standard of cryptocurrency quality.
Project Updates:
Fluent has launched a BLEND token airdrop eligibility check and registration portal; users must complete registration by April 23.
Application blockchain Fluent has launched a portal for BLEND token airdrop eligibility checks and registration. Users must complete registration before 21:00 Beijing time on April 23 to claim BLEND airdrop rewards on the first day. If this window is missed, users will have another registration opportunity in the future, and airdrop rewards will be distributed after TGE. The official statement indicates that early Fluent Connect users, key event participants, and contributors to previous NFT and Echo sales are also eligible for BLEND rewards.
Gemini's NFT trading platform, Nifty Gateway, has released new details on how it will preserve users' NFTs after ceasing operations. The company has pledged to permanently host token metadata and media even after the platform shuts down. Specific plans include migrating most NFT metadata to the decentralized storage network Arweave; and for some NFTs minted in 2021 or earlier that are technically impossible to migrate, their metadata will continue to be hosted by the company indefinitely.
In addition, the platform has extended the window for users to withdraw their NFTs to April 23, providing a total of 90 days. The company stated that it is developing a bulk withdrawal tool to help users holding large amounts of NFTs complete asset transfers before the deadline. Nifty Gateway, acquired by Gemini in 2019, rose to prominence during the 2021 NFT boom, but subsequently struggled due to a decline in overall market transaction volume, and entered a withdrawal-only mode earlier this year.
Token unlocking:
aPriori (APR) will unlock approximately 31.88 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on April 23, representing approximately 12.72% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $5.3 million.
April 24
Token unlocking:
Initia (INIT) will unlock approximately 82.94 million tokens at 7 PM Beijing time on April 24th, representing about 45.18% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $7.8 million.
SoSoValue (SOSO) will unlock approximately 13.33 million tokens at 5 PM Beijing time on April 24th, representing about 4.35% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $5.5 million.
Monad (MON) will unlock approximately 170 million tokens at 10 PM Beijing time on April 24th, representing about 0.34% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $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 website, an exclusive crypto and business conference will be held on April 25 at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, with US President Donald Trump as the keynote speaker at a luncheon. The event is open to Trump token holders, with the top 297 participants based on their holdings qualifying for attendance. The top 29 VIPs will also be invited to a VIP reception with Trump. All attendees will undergo a security background check.
It has been reported that Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Adam Schiff (California), and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) jointly wrote to Bill Zanker (Trump's business partner and head of the Trump Meme token), questioning the Trump investor dinner. The letter argues that the dinner, using the promise of "face-to-face with Trump" to attract investors to buy Meme tokens and generating transaction fee revenue for Trump and his family, raises serious ethical concerns. The date of the meeting also clashes with the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which Trump has confirmed his attendance at.
Token unlocking:
Humanity (H) will unlock approximately 105 million tokens at 8:00 AM Beijing time on April 25th, representing approximately 4.02% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $10.8 million.
Plasma (XPL) will unlock approximately 88.89 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on April 25th, representing about 3.83% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $9.4 million.
April 26
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