Key Previews for Next Week
April 14
KernelDAO Plans TGE on April 14;
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm's Trial Scheduled for April 14, 2025;
April 15
US Crypto Investors Must Submit 2024 Tax Returns by April 15;
"Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" to Launch on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15;
Shardeum Mainnet to Go Live on April 15;
April 18
TRUMP to Unlock 40 Million Tokens Worth Over $400 Million on April 18
Federal Reserve Developments
Tuesday (April 15) at 0:00, 2027 FOMC Voter and Richmond Fed President Barkin to Speak on Navigating Economic Fog;
Tuesday (April 15) at 6:00, 2026 FOMC Voter and Philadelphia Fed President Harker to Speak on the Fed's Role;
Tuesday (April 15) at 7:40, 2027 FOMC Voter and Atlanta Fed President Bostic to Speak on Monetary Policy;
Thursday (April 17) at 0:00, 2026 FOMC Voter and Cleveland Fed President Mester to Participate in a Q&A;
Thursday (April 17) at 1:15, Fed Chair Powell to Speak at the Chicago Economic Club;
Thursday (April 17) at 7:00, 2025 FOMC Voters Kansas City Fed President Schmid and Dallas Fed President Logan to Have a Fireside Chat on the US Economy and Banking Sector.
Here are more industry events to watch from April 14 to April 20.
April 14
Odaily Report: According to Coin Edition, Trump has invited El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to a White House meeting on April 14 to discuss bilateral cooperation and diplomatic relations.
KernelDAO to Launch TGE on April 14
Odaily Report: KernelDAO announced on X platform that they will launch TGE on April 14.
Previously, Binance will list KernelDAO (KERNEL) on April 14, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8), opening trading markets for KERNEL/USDT, KERNEL/BNB, KERNEL/USDC, KERNEL/FDUSD, and KERNEL/TRY, applying seed label trading rules.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm's Trial Scheduled for April 14, 2025
Odaily Report: Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's trial is scheduled for April 14, 2025. Storm is being prosecuted for writing Tornado Cash's open-source code and faces up to 45 years in prison, including charges of operating an unlicensed money transmission business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and evading sanctions. Roman Storm is currently raising funds for his legal defense, with a target of $2 million.
April 15
US Crypto Investors Must Submit 2024 Tax Returns by April 15
Odaily Report: Cointelegraph posted on X that the US crypto tax season is approaching, with investors required to submit 2024 tax returns by April 15, 2025.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes previously commented that the market's reaction to "Liberation Day" was poor, stating, "If Bitcoin can hold $76,500 between now and the US tax day (April 15), we'll be out of danger." He also warned investors not to be "cut by volatile market movements".
"Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" to Launch on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15
Odaily Report: The crypto documentary "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" will officially premiere on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15. The documentary chronicles the challenges and explorations of Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum community in advancing the open internet.
Shardeum Mainnet to Go Live on April 15
Odaily Report: Layer 1 blockchain Shardeum announces that its EVM-based auto-scaling blockchain mainnet will officially launch on April 15, 2025.
Previously, Shardeum had opened airdrop registration.
Russian VK to Close NFT Platform on April 15, Users Urged to Migrate Assets
Odaily Report: Russian social media giant VK announced the closure of its Non-Fungible Token market "VK NFT Hub" on April 15 due to continuously expanding financial losses. VK's net loss in 2024 reached 94.9 billion rubles (approximately $1.1 billion), nearly triple that of 2023. The company advises users to migrate their Non-Fungible Tokens to external wallets before closure or risk losing access. (Cryptonews)
April 16
Odaily Report: According to the official announcement, based on voting and review results, Binance will stop trading and delist the following tokens on April 16, 2025, at 03:00 (UTC): BadgerDAO (BADGER), Balancer (BAL), BetaFinance (BETA), CreamFinance (CREAM), Cortex (CTXC), aelf (ELF), Firo (FIRO), KavaLend (HARD), NULS (NULS), Prosper (PROS), Status (SNT), TROY (TROY), UniLend (UFT), VIDTDAO (VIDT). (This newsflash was assisted by AI generation)
Gitcoin GG 23 to End on April 16
Odaily Report: Gitcoin announced the official launch of GG 23, with donations open until April 16. The OSS program is the core of Gitcoin Grants, currently providing matching through QF and Retro Funding, with a matching amount of $600,000. It will allocate $600,000 to 30 mature GG OSS projects that have generated measurable impact to reward builders helping Ethereum grow.
April 17
Coinbase International to List COMP, UXLINK, ATH Perpetual Contracts
Odaily Report: Coinbase International will list perpetual contracts for COMP, UXLINK, and ATH.
EigenLayer to Implement Slashing Mechanism on April 17
Odaily Planet News: EigenLayer announced on X platform that it plans to officially launch the mainnet Slashing mechanism on April 17. Slashing allows AVS to set conditions that operators must follow, and if operators fail to meet the requirements, AVS can punish them, or reward them if they comply. Slashing will be implemented in stages, and operators and stakers can choose whether to accept the Slashing standards.
April 18
TRUMP Will Unlock 40 Million Tokens Worth Over $400 Million on April 18
Odaily Planet News: According to TRUMP's official website data, TRUMP will unlock 40 million tokens on April 18, accounting for 20% of the current circulating supply, with a total value of approximately $413.2 million at current prices.
April 19
MoreMarkets Plans to Launch Mainnet Beta on April 19
Odaily Planet News: Nuffle Labs, an independent entity derived from the NEAR Foundation, has been renamed MoreMarkets, which plans to launch its mainnet beta on April 19.
April 20
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Others (Specific Time Unconfirmed)
Movement: Will Distribute Cornucopia First Phase Rewards and Open Withdrawals Next Week
Odaily Planet News: The Movement Foundation officially announced that it will take a Cornucopia snapshot tonight. The first phase of Cornucopia is about to end, with rewards distribution and asset withdrawals to be conducted next week. The second phase of Cornucopia will open next Wednesday, which will incentivize pools including MOVE/USDC, MOVE/USDT, MOVE/WETH, and MOVE/WBTC, in addition to Cornucopia assets.
