Next weeks highlights
April 9
The U.S. SEC postponed the decision on BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF options trading to April 9 ;
April 10
The United States will release March CPI data at 20:30 on April 10 ;
Terra founder Do Kwon hearing postponed to April 10 ;
April 11
The U.S. SEC will hold its second roundtable on crypto regulation on April 11 ;
From April 7 to April 13, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
April 7
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April 8
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April 9
Odaily Planet Daily reported that a senior White House official said that the base tariff rate (10%) will take effect at dawn on April 5, and the reciprocal tariff will take effect at dawn on April 9. (Jinshi)
House of Representatives to Hold Hearing on Crypto Market Structure Legislation on April 9
Odaily Planet Daily News: The House Financial Services Committees Digital Assets Subcommittee will hold a hearing next Wednesday (April 9) to discuss the establishment of a federal regulatory framework for digital assets. The theme of the hearing, American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: Adjusting U.S. Securities Laws to the Digital Age, will mark the 119th Congress first public effort to establish rules for the operation of the $2.7 trillion crypto industry in the United States.
US SEC postpones decision on BlackRock Ethereum ETF options trading to April 9
Odaily Planet Daily News The SEC said it will decide whether to approve or disallow trading in BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF options on April 9, 2025. The agency said: “The Commission believes it is appropriate to specify a longer period for issuing orders approving or disapproving the proposed rule change so that it has sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change and the issues raised therein.” (The Block)
April 10
The US will release March CPI data at 20:30 on April 10.
Odaily Planet Daily News: At 20:30 Beijing time on April 10 (Wednesday), the United States will release the March CPI data.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett wrote on the X platform that next Thursday, the banking and crypto industries will hold an important nomination hearing, when the U.S. Republican Senate Banking Committee will hold a meeting to question Federal Reserve Board member Michelle Bowman (Trump chose her to replace Michael Barr as the next vice chairman of supervision).
In this position, Bowman will be a key player in overseeing and regulating banks’ crypto-related activities, and Republicans are expected to ask a lot of questions about debanking, the Fed’s stance on digital assets, and its approach to the crypto industry.
Terra founder Do Kwon hearing postponed to April 10
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to Protos, the hearing of Terra founder Do Kwon has been postponed for one month because the US government submitted a large amount of new evidence for review. The case status conference originally scheduled for March 10 has been postponed to April 10 by the New York District Court. The court agreed to the US governments written request to give the defense time to review a large amount of evidence. Despite the postponement of the hearing, the final trial is still scheduled for January 26, 2026.
As previously reported, the deadline for victims of the Terra stablecoin collapse to file claims for losses is April 30.
Judge postpones sentencing of Mango Markets trader Avi Eisenberg to April 10
Odaily Planet Daily News Avraham Avi Eisenberg, who was convicted of fraud and market manipulation using Mango Markets, will be sentenced on April 10.
In a Jan. 8 filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Judge Arun Subramanian adjourned Eisenberg’s sentencing hearing to April 10 at the request of Eisenberg’s attorneys. He was initially scheduled to be sentenced at a Dec. 12 hearing, which was later postponed to Feb. 11 due to a conviction in April 2024.
The Mango Markets attacker’s legal team requested a delay on Jan. 7, citing “the complexity of the case’s factual record and certain sentencing issues.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not oppose the change. (Cointelegraph)
Last April, a Manhattan jury in New York found cryptocurrency trader Avi Eisenberg guilty of fraud and market manipulation for stealing $110 million from the decentralized financial protocol Mango Markets in October 2022. Eisenberg was arrested in Puerto Rico in December 2022 and charged with commodity fraud, commodity manipulation, and wire fraud.
The first season of the Sonic SVM Mainnet Reward Program will last until April 10
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the first season of the Sonic SVM mainnet reward program based on Solanas Layer 2 expansion network will last until April 10.
April 11
The U.S. SEC will hold its second roundtable on crypto regulation on April 11
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold its second roundtable on crypto regulation from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 11, with the theme of Tailored Regulation for Cryptocurrency Transactions.
April 12
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April 13
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Others (specific time undetermined)
Shaw: Eliza v2 and Launchpad are ready and will be promoted in Hong Kong next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: ai16z founder Shaw YuX said in a post: Launchpad platform auto.fun is ready, we will launch with the first partners in two weeks, and Eliza v2 is also ready, we will start marketing and announcements, and officially launch. I will promote these two points offline in Hong Kong next week and in Paris later.
