Next week's highlights
April 14
KernelDAO plans to hold TGE on April 14 ;
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm trial set for April 14, 2025 ;
April 15
U.S. crypto investors have until April 15 to file their 2024 tax returns ;
Vitalik: The Ethereum Story will be available on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15 .
The Shardeum mainnet will be launched on April 15 ;
April 18
Trump will unlock 40 million tokens on April 18, worth over $400 million
Fed Moves
At 0:00 on Tuesday (April 15), Barkin, 2027 FOMC voting member and Richmond Fed President, gave a speech on "Getting Through the Economic Fog";
At 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday (April 15), Harker, 2026 FOMC voting member and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will speak on the role of the Federal Reserve;
At 7:40 on Tuesday (April 15), 2027 FOMC voting member and Atlanta Fed President Bostic will speak on monetary policy;
On Thursday (April 17) at 0:00, 2026 FOMC voting member and Cleveland Fed President Hammack participated in a Q&A;
On Thursday (April 17) at 1:15, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivered a speech at the Economic Club of Chicago;
On Thursday (April 17) at 7:00 a.m., 2025 FOMC voting member, Kansas Fed President Schmid and Dallas Fed President Logan held a fireside chat on the U.S. economy and banking industry.
From April 14 to April 20, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed below.
April 14
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to Coin Edition, Trump invited Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to attend a White House meeting on April 14, where the two sides will discuss bilateral cooperation and diplomatic relations.
KernelDAO plans to launch TGE on April 14
Odaily Planet Daily reported that KernelDAO posted on the X platform that it will launch TGE on April 14.
According to previous news, Binance will list KernelDAO (KERNEL) at 20:00 (Eastern Time) on April 14, 2025, and open KERNEL/USDT, KERNEL/BNB, KERNEL/USDC, KERNEL/FDUSD and KERNEL/TRY trading markets, subject to seed label trading rules.
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Trial Set for April 14, 2025
Odaily Planet Daily News Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's trial is scheduled for April 14, 2025. Roman Storm was prosecuted for writing the open source code of Tornado Cash and faces up to 45 years in prison, including operating an unlicensed currency trading business, conspiracy to launder money and evade sanctions. Roman Storm is raising funds for his legal defense fund with a fundraising goal of $2 million.
April 15
US crypto investors have until April 15 to file 2024 tax returns
Odaily Planet Daily News Cointelegraph wrote in an article that the tax season for US crypto investors is coming soon, and they need to submit their 2024 tax returns before April 15, 2025.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes once wrote that the market did not react well to "Liberation Day" and "If Bitcoin can hold $76,500 between now and US Tax Day (April 15), we will be out of danger." He also reminded investors "not to be cut by volatile market conditions."
Vitalik: The Ethereum Story will be available on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15
Odaily Planet Daily News: The crypto documentary "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" will be officially released on Apple TV and Prime Video on April 15. The documentary tells the challenges and explorations that Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum community have experienced in promoting the development of an open Internet.
Shardeum mainnet will be launched on April 15
Odaily Planet Daily News: Layer 1 blockchain Shardeum announced that its EVM-based auto-scaling blockchain mainnet will be officially launched on April 15, 2025.
According to previous news, Shardeum has launched airdrop registration.
Odaily Planet Daily News Russian social media giant VK announced that it will close its NFT market "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 closing, otherwise they will lose access. (Cryptonews)
April 16
According to the official announcement, based on the voting and review results, Binance decided to stop trading and delist the following currencies at 03:00 (UTC) on April 16, 2025: 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 newsletter is generated by AI)
Gitcoin GG 23 ends on April 16
Odaily Planet Daily News Gitcoin announced that GG 23 is officially launched, and donations will be open until April 16. The OSS program is the core of Gitcoin Grants, which is currently provided 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 already produced measurable impacts to reward builders who help Ethereum grow.
April 17
Coinbase International will launch COMP, UXLINK, and ATH perpetual contract trading
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Coinbase International will launch COMP, UXLINK, and ATH perpetual contract transactions.
EigenLayer plans to launch the Slashing mechanism on April 17
Odaily Planet Daily News EigenLayer published a post on the X platform saying that it plans to officially launch the mainnet Slashing mechanism on April 17. Slashing allows AVS to set conditions that operators must comply with. If the operator fails to meet the requirements, AVS can punish it, otherwise it will be rewarded. Slashing will be implemented in stages, and operators and pledgers need to choose whether to accept the Slashing standards.
April 18
Trump will unlock 40 million tokens on April 18, worth over $400 million
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to data from TRUMP's official website, TRUMP will unlock 40 million tokens on April 18, accounting for 20% of the current circulation. The total value is approximately US$413.2 million based on the current price.
April 19
MoreMarkets plans to launch the mainnet beta on April 19
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Nuffle Labs, an independent entity derived from the NEAR Foundation, has been renamed MoreMarkets. MoreMarkets plans to launch the mainnet beta version on April 19.
April 20
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Others (specific time undetermined)
Movement: Cornucopia Phase 1 rewards will be distributed and withdrawals will be available next week
Odaily Planet Daily News: The Movement Foundation officially announced that it will take a snapshot of Cornucopia tonight. The first phase of Cornucopia is about to end, and rewards and asset withdrawals will be carried out next week. The second phase of Cornucopia will start next Wednesday. In addition to Cornucopia assets, it will also incentivize pools such as MOVE/USDC, MOVE/USDT, MOVE/WETH and MOVE/WBTC.
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