Here are some blockchain news items worth paying attention to in the coming week, from May 4th to May 10th, 2026.
Breaking News Preview:
Bloomberg ETF analysts predict that the market ETF is expected to launch in the week of May 5th.
CME Group plans to launch AVAX and Sui futures contracts on May 4.
Billions, a digital identity verification platform, may hold a TGE event on May 4th.
Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171 million tokens at 3 PM Beijing time on May 5th, representing about 2.12% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $17.3 million.
Strategy will release its first-quarter financial results and hold an earnings video conference on May 5.
The US unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted nonfarm payrolls, and average hourly earnings year-over-year/month-over-month rates for April will be released on May 8.
May 4
Exchange:
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart wrote on the X platform that prediction market ETFs are expected to launch next week. Roundhill's filings indicate an effective date of May 5th. The first prediction market ETFs will bet on whether Democrats or Republicans win control of the House or Senate. Seyffart expects other issuers such as Bitwise and GraniteShares to file similar documents soon, potentially launching on the same or similar dates.
Coinbase will cease Dai (DAI) trading on its website and mobile app on May 4, 2026, and will suspend Dai sending and receiving functions from May 4 to 6. Dai remaining on the platform after May 4 will be automatically converted to USDS at a 1:1 ratio. Users who do not wish their Dai to be converted should transfer it to a compatible self-custodied wallet before May 4.
CME Group plans to launch AVAX and Sui futures contracts on May 4.
According to CME Group's official website, CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) announced plans to launch Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) futures contracts on May 4th, pending regulatory approval. The new products include AVAX futures (contract size 5,000 AVAX) and Micro AVAX futures (500 AVAX), as well as SUI futures (50,000 SUI) and Micro SUI futures (5,000 SUI), providing institutional and individual investors with different contract size options. CME stated that its cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume averaged approximately $8 billion per day in March, a 19% year-over-year increase. Starting May 29th, all CME cryptocurrency futures and options will support 24/7 trading.
Project Updates:
Billions Network may launch its BILL token, TGE, on May 4th.
The Billions Foundation posted "May the force 🅱️ with you and May the 4th 🅱️ with you," hinting at May 4th as a key date. The community widely interprets this as a potential $BILL token generation event (TGE) for the digital identity verification platform Billions Network. It is understood that Binance Alpha will list Billions Network (BILL) on May 4th.
ZKsync plans to shut down ZKsync Lite on May 4th and shift its focus to the Era ecosystem.
ZKsync has announced that it will completely cease operation of ZKsync Lite (formerly ZKsync 1.0) on May 4, 2026. At that time, the network will stop block production and permanently freeze its final state to ensure that its balance remains unchanged after the shutdown. ZKsync Lite was launched in June 2020, primarily supporting token transfers and NFT minting, but lacking smart contract functionality. With the maturation of the ZKsync Era and ZK Stack ecosystem, which feature zkEVM functionality, the project decided to concentrate resources on developing subsequent systems. Users are advised to withdraw their assets before May 4th. After the shutdown, a read-only API will be provided for at least one year for data access, and unwithdrawn funds can still be claimed at that time. Currently, ZKsync Lite still has approximately $33.9 million in locked assets (TVL), including $24.9 million in stablecoins and approximately $8.4 million in ETH.
Block Street, a liquidity layer for tokenized assets, is launching a community airdrop of BSB tokens, ending on May 4th.
Block Street, the liquidity layer for tokenized assets, has opened the registration portal for the BSB token community airdrop. Early users, testnet participants, and community contributors can verify their eligibility and claim the airdrop based on their testnet participation and community contributions. The registration window will be open until 18:00 on March 4th. The claim window will be open from 19:00 on March 4th to 19:00 on May 4th.
May 5
Exchange:
Binance will perform wallet maintenance on BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) on May 5th.
Binance will be performing wallet maintenance on BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) at 14:00 (UTC+8) on May 5, 2026. To support this maintenance, Binance will suspend deposit and withdrawal services for BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) at 13:55 (UTC+8) on May 5, 2026. The maintenance is expected to take 1 hour, and deposit and withdrawal services will automatically resume upon completion.
Project Updates:
Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: STRF, STRC, STRK, STRD, MSTR; Luxembourg Stock Exchange: STRE) announced that it will release its first quarter 2026 financial results after the close of the U.S. stock market on May 5, 2026, and will host a video webinar via Zoom at 5:00 p.m. ET on the same day to explain the results.
Token unlocking:
Ethena (ENA) will unlock approximately 171 million tokens at 3 PM Beijing time on May 5th, representing about 2.12% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $17.3 million.
Opinion (OPN) will unlock approximately 32.09 million tokens at 8 PM Beijing time on May 5th, representing approximately 12.22% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $5.3 million.
May 6
Macroeconomics:
At 20:15 on Wednesday, May 6th, the US April ADP employment figures will be released.
Project Updates:
American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, will release its first-quarter financial report on May 6.
American Bitcoin Corp., a Bitcoin mining company backed by the Trump family, will release its first-quarter 2026 financial results after the U.S. stock market closes on May 6. The company will hold a conference call and webinar at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that day, which will also be streamed live on X Space.
May 7
Macroeconomics:
At 23:00 on Thursday, May 7th, the US April New York Fed 1-year inflation expectations will be released.
Exchange:
GraniteShares will launch 8 leveraged crypto ETFs on May 7.
According to the latest filing with the SEC by ETF issuer GraniteShares, it has postponed the launch of eight crypto ETFs originally scheduled for today (April 23, 2026) to May 7, 2026. The amendment involves daily resets of 3x leveraged long and short products for BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP.
Project Updates:
INFINIT has postponed the token unlocking date for investors and core contributors to May 7th.
The smart DeFi ecosystem INFINIT has announced a delay in the token unlocking schedule for investors and core contributors. INFINIT will postpone the unlocking date for investor tokens by three months, from the original initial unlock date of February 7, 2026, to the new unlock date of May 7, 2026. In addition, the unlocking date for core contributor tokens will also be delayed by three months, with the lock-up period extended from 12 months to 15 months, followed by a three-year vesting period.
Governance Voting:
The WLFI community has released a proposal for a token unlocking scheme for early supporters and the founding team, and voting will close on May 7th.
The WLFI community has released a proposal for a token unlocking scheme for early supporters and the founding team, with voting ending on May 7th. The proposal includes: approximately 17 billion WLFI held by early supporters will be unlocked over a 2-year cliff-end followed by a 2-year linear unlock (4 years total); approximately 45.2 billion WLFI held by the founding team, advisors, and partners can choose a 2-year cliff-end followed by a 3-year linear unlock (5 years total), and can voluntarily burn 10% of their tokens permanently; tokens not accepted by the founding team, advisors, and partners will remain permanently locked, but will retain governance participation rights.
Metaplanet opposes the proposed exclusion of Bitcoin Treasury companies from the TOPIX stock index; public comment period ends May 7.
Dylan LeClair, Head of Bitcoin Strategy at Metaplanet, stated at the "Bitcoin 2026" conference that the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is seeking public comment on a new rule that would exclude companies with more than 50% of their total assets from the TOPIX stock index. This would directly impact the October 2026 inclusion plans for companies like Metaplanet, Remixpoint, and ANAP Holdings. LeClair urged the global community to sign a petition on the Bitcoin for Corporations website, with the public comment period ending on May 7th. He stated that Japanese regulatory and policy direction is generally pro-Bitcoin, and he is optimistic about the final outcome.
Previously, MSCI decided not to implement its proposal to exclude Digital Asset Reserve Company (DAT) from the MSCI World Investable Markets Index (MSCI Index) earlier during the index review in February 2026.
Token unlocking:
RedStone (RED) will unlock approximately 40.85 million tokens at midnight Beijing time on May 7th, representing approximately 12.20% of the circulating supply, with a value of approximately $5.5 million.
May 8
Macroeconomics:
On Friday, May 8th at 20:30, the US April unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls, and average hourly earnings year-on-year/month-on-month changes will be released; at 22:00, the US May one-year inflation rate expectations (preliminary), the US May University of Michigan consumer sentiment index (preliminary), and the US March wholesale sales month-on-month change will be released.
Governance Voting:
Arbitrum DAO has launched a vote on releasing frozen Ethereum, which will end on May 8th.
Arbitrum DAO has begun voting on the release of stolen Ethereum frozen by Arbitrum in the Kelp DAO theft incident. The proposal suggests setting up a multi-signature address, with signers including Aave Labs, KelpDAO, Certora, and EtherFi, which will be dedicated to recovery efforts upon receiving the frozen Ethereum. The vote will end at 2:54 AM Beijing time on May 8th.
Token unlocking:
Space and Time (SXT) will unlock approximately 387 million tokens at 9 PM Beijing time on May 8th, representing about 23.20% of the circulating supply, worth approximately $6.1 million.
May 9
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May 10
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