Important news:
- Binance will launch KERNEL at 20:00 on April 14
- Layer1 blockchain Shardeum will be launched on April 15
- On-chain connectivity solution WalletConnect will launch native WCT token on April 15
- Trump Tokens Worth $342 Million to Be Unlocked on April 18
- NEAR Foundation’s independent entity Nuffle Labs has changed its name to MoreMarkets, which plans to launch its mainnet beta on April 19.
April 14
Policy supervision:
Trump invites El Salvador's president to visit White House on April 14
Trump recently sent a letter to Salvadoran President Bukele, thanking him for his cooperation in combating illegal immigration and highly praising the use of the new super prison to detain Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members. Trump said Bukele showed "real leadership" and invited him to pay an official visit to the White House on April 14 to explore ways for cooperation and mutual support between the two sides.
Exchange:
The platform will support the renaming of Standard Tokenization Protocol (STPT) to AWE Network (AWE) and its token swap. This swap will be migrated from Ethereum to Base chain, and the token name and symbol will be updated synchronously, with a swap ratio of 1:1. STPT deposits and withdrawals will be suspended from 11:00 on April 14, and STPT/KRW and STPT/BTC transactions will be suspended from 14:00 on April 16. The resumption time will be notified separately. Users need to re-obtain the AWE deposit address after the swap is completed.
Binance will remove deposits and withdrawals of two network-specific tokens on April 14
Binance will stop supporting deposits and withdrawals of the following network-specified tokens at 11:00 a.m. ET on April 14, 2025. After 11:00 a.m. ET on April 14, 2025, deposits made through the following network-specified tokens will not be credited to your account, which may result in asset losses.
- Flamingo (FLM) via Neo Legacy Network
- LTO Network (LTO) via BNB Smart Chain
Binance will launch KERNEL at 20:00 on April 14
According to Binance’s announcement, the KERNEL Megadrop of KernelDAO (KERNEL), the 4th Megadrop project launched by the platform, has started at 08:00 on April 9th, Beijing time, and will last until 07:59 on April 14th. In addition, Binance will list KERNEL at 20:00 on April 14th and open five trading pairs including KERNEL/USDT, which will be subject to seed tag rules. KernelDAO token KERNEL will be TGE on April 14th
April 15
Policy supervision:
EU considers suspending retaliatory measures against U.S. tariffs scheduled for April 15 for 90 days
According to Jinshi, EU diplomats said the EU is considering suspending its countermeasures against US tariffs scheduled for April 15 for 90 days.
Exchange:
Coinbase to Suspend FLOKI, TURBO, and GIGA Trading in New York State on April 15
According to Coinbase's announcement, it regularly evaluates the compliance and listing standards of trading assets. Based on the latest review, Coinbase will suspend trading of FLOKI (FLOKI), Turbo (TURBO) and Gigachad (GIGA) in New York State at 14:00 EST on April 14 (02:00 BJT on April 15). This adjustment only applies to New York State, and trading in other regions will not be affected. Users can still buy, sell or withdraw assets before trading is suspended.
Project dynamics:
Layer1 blockchain Shardeum will be launched on April 15
Layer1 blockchain Shardeum officially announced that its world's first EVM-based automatic expansion blockchain mainnet will be officially launched on April 15, 2025. Earlier news, Shardeum launched an airdrop event before the launch of the mainnet, and airdrop registration is now online .
Vitalik: The Ethereum Story will be released on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15
The crypto documentary "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" will be released on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15. "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" records Buterin and the community of Ethereum builders' struggle for an open Internet.
Russian social media giant VK announced that it will close its NFT marketplace "VK NFT Hub" on April 15 due to continued financial losses. VK's net loss in 2024 reached 94.9 billion rubles (about 1.1 billion US dollars), nearly three times that of 2023. The company recommends that users migrate NFTs to external wallets before the closure, otherwise they will lose access.
WalletConnect to Launch WCT Token on April 15
On-chain connectivity solution WalletConnect will launch its native WCT token on April 15. The launch is managed by the WalletConnect Foundation, which aims to promote the decentralization of the WalletConnect network with WCT at its core. Token holders can propose, discuss and make decisions on the introduction of fees in the long-term economic model of the network through the governance mechanism. WCT tokens are not only used to incentivize network use, but also give holders staking and governance rights.
According to the WCT white paper, the token will not be immediately transferable, and the trading time will be decided by the WalletConnect Foundation and token holders voting. The white paper points out that "network functionality, long-term planning, ecosystem development, and infrastructure protection" are the reasons why the token is not immediately transferable. The distribution of WCT supply is: 27% belongs to the WCT Foundation, 18.5% is used for airdrop activities, 18.5% is allocated to the team, 17.5% is used for rewards, 11.5% is allocated to investors, and 7% is allocated to core developers. The tokens of developers, teams, and investors have a four-year unlocking period and a one-year lock-up period. The airdrop activities will be carried out in stages in the next few years.
Token unlocking:
Connex (CONX) will unlock approximately 4.33 million tokens at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 15, accounting for 376.3% of the current circulation, with a value of approximately US$77 million;
Starknet (STRK) will unlock approximately 127 million tokens at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 15, accounting for 4.37% of the current circulation, worth approximately $1,670.
Sei (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million tokens at 8:00 pm Beijing time on April 15, accounting for 1.14% of the current circulation and worth approximately US$990;
Onyxcoin (XCN) will unlock about 29,600 tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 15, accounting for 0.89% of the current circulation and worth about $580;
April 16
Exchange:
Coinbase will suspend Media Network (MEDIA) trading from April 16
Coinbase Assets said on the X platform that the platform regularly monitors the exchange's assets to ensure that they meet listing standards. Based on the recent review, trading in Media Network (MEDIA) will be suspended at approximately 02:00 Beijing time on April 16, 2025. MEDIA trading will be suspended on Coinbase.com (simple and advanced trading), Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime. The MEDIA order book has been moved to limit mode. Limit orders can be placed and canceled, and matching may occur.
Binance will delist the first 14 tokens voted on on April 16
According to Binance’s announcement, the platform will delist 14 tokens including BADGER, BAL, BETA, CREAM, CTXC, ELF, FIRO, HARD, NULS, PROS, SNT, TROY, UFT, and VIDT on April 16, 2025. The delisting is based on the results of the “vote to delist” and multiple standards such as project team activity, liquidity, and transparency. Binance reminds that other tokens that were not selected in the first batch may still be removed in the future due to non-compliance.
Token unlocking:
Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 92.65 million tokens at 9:00 pm Beijing time on April 16, accounting for 2.01% of the current circulation and worth approximately US$28.5 million;
April 17
Exchange:
According to Binance Square, Binance has announced the second round of "Vote to Delist" candidate projects, including FTT, ZEC, JASMY, STPT, ARK, ARDR, GPS, MBL, PERP, NKN, WING, LTO, FLM, BSW, ALPACA, VOXEL and PDA. According to Binance's second round of "vote to delist" mechanism, the vote will last until 07:59 on April 17 (Beijing time). The results are for reference only. The final decision will still be made by Binance after comprehensive evaluation of multiple factors such as development activity, liquidity, and transparency.
Token unlocking:
deBridge (DBR) will unlock approximately 1.14 billion tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 17, accounting for 63.24% of the current circulation, with a value of approximately US$26.5 million;
Omni Network (OMNI) will unlock approximately 8.21 million tokens at 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 17, accounting for 42.89% of the current circulation, with a value of approximately US$1,630.
ApeCoin (APE) will unlock about 15.6 million tokens at 8:30 pm Beijing time on April 17, accounting for 1.95% of the current circulation and worth about US$680;
April 18
Exchange:
Binance will adjust the collateral ratio of some assets in the unified account on April 18
Binance will adjust the collateral ratio of some assets in the unified account at 14:00 (ET) on April 18. This update will be completed in about an hour. The collateral ratio affects the maintenance margin ratio (uniMMR). Users should closely monitor the maintenance margin ratio of the unified account to avoid any potential liquidation or losses that may result from the adjustment of the collateral ratio of assets.
Token unlocking:
Trump Tokens Worth $342 Million to Be Unlocked on April 18
The official meme coin of US President Donald Trump will unlock $342 million worth of vested tokens at 8 am on April 18. According to Tokenomist data, 40 million Trump tokens will be released in a cliff unlock, which means that these tokens will be available all at once. Given that these tokens are currently trading at around $8, this unlock means that about $321 million of supply will flood the market at once.
Fasttoken (FTN) will unlock about 20 million tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 18, accounting for 4.65% of the current circulation, with a value of about US$81 million;
QuantixAI (QAI) will unlock approximately 566,000 tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 18, accounting for 3960.24% of the current circulation, with a value of approximately US$49.9 million;
Melania Meme (MELANIA) will unlock approximately 26.25 million tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 18, accounting for 17.5% of the current circulation and worth approximately $1,310.
Immutable (IMX) will unlock approximately 24.52 million tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 18, accounting for 1.37% of the current circulation and worth approximately $1,060.
April 19
Nuffle Labs, an independent entity derived from the NEAR Foundation, has changed its name to MoreMarkets and transformed itself to create a comprehensive liquidity market. MoreMarkets aims to create yield opportunities for XRP, DOGE and other non-EVM tokens on different DEXs without leaving their original networks. The company is developing a DeFi stack that combines deposit vaults, cross-chain messaging, and yield aggregation to help these assets provide liquidity for DEXs and other active DeFi chains. MoreMarkets plans to launch its mainnet beta on April 19. The NEAR Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to building the NEAR ecosystem. MoreMarkets (formerly known as Nuffle Labs) aims to develop products such as NEAR's data availability layer, NEAR fast finality layer, and more. In June 2024, MoreMarkets received $13 million in strategic financing.
Token unlocking:
Polyhedra Network (ZKJ) will unlock approximately 15.53 million tokens at 8:00 am Beijing time on April 19, accounting for 25.72% of the current circulation, with a value of approximately US$35.25 million;
April 20
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