Preview of Important Events in the Encryption Industry for the Coming Week

May 12

regulatory dynamics

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will hold its fourth roundtable on encryption assets, themed "Tokenization: Asset On-Chain - The Intersection of Traditional Finance and Decentralized Finance." The meeting will take place at the SEC headquarters, from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM local time.

The attendees include the SEC Chair, the Director of the Encryption Working Group Office, and other senior officials, as well as executives from a certain asset management company, a certain exchange, and a certain investment firm. The meeting will discuss topics such as the evolution of finance and the future of tokenization.

May 13

economic data

The US April CPI data will be released at 20:30, including the unadjusted CPI year-on-year, seasonally adjusted CPI month-on-month, seasonally adjusted core CPI month-on-month, and unadjusted core CPI year-on-year.

Exchange Dynamics

A trading platform will launch the Alpha point consumption mechanism starting from May 13. When users participate in token generation activities or receive airdrops, the system will deduct a certain number of Alpha points.

An Indian exchange is expected to resume operations this month. The Singapore High Court will rule on its restructuring and user compensation plan on the 13th. If approved, the parent company will restart the platform and initiate compensation within 10 working days.

Project Progress

The SNS token airdrop will begin on the 13th, and users will have 90 days to claim the allocated tokens. The claiming window will officially close on August 11th, and any unclaimed tokens will be used for ecosystem development.

token unlocking

Aptos (APT) will unlock approximately 11.31 million tokens at 2 AM, accounting for 1.82% of the current circulation, worth about 67.5 million USD.

May 14

New product launch

A certain asset management company plans to launch a new encryption-related ETF with the trading code NODE. This ETF will adopt an active management strategy, selecting 30 to 60 stocks from over 130 related stocks for investment.

project upgrade

Metis will launch the Andromeda upgrade, which is the first phase of the MetisRe Genesis evolution. This upgrade will introduce a fraud proof mechanism and migrate data availability to the Ethereum mainnet.

A certain Web3 bank announced that its original token will be exchanged for the new token A at a ratio of 1:1. The exchange can be completed through official channels on the 14th, without any fees.

World Liberty Financial has proposed to airdrop a small amount of USD1 stablecoin to eligible $WLFI holders. Voting will end on the 14th, and the current support rate is 100%.

May 15

economic events

• 05:40, the 2027 FOMC voting member and President of the San Francisco Fed will participate in a fireside chat.
• 20:40, the Federal Reserve Chairman will deliver a keynote speech at an event.

Exchange Dynamics

An international trading platform will launch SXT perpetual contract trading at around 17:30.

Project Progress

The Sky Core Governance Design Team submitted a proposal to transfer governance rights from MKR to SKY. If approved, SKY will become the exclusive governance token and will enable staking features. The governance rights migration will be completed from the 15th to the 19th.

A certain distributed validator technology project may launch its token $OBOL.

A certain encryption lending platform reminds users that May 15 is the deadline to claim bankruptcy compensation. Unclaimed assets will be distributed to other unsecured creditors according to bankruptcy law.

token unlock

• Starknet (STRK) will unlock approximately 127 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 4.09% of the current circulation, valued at about $23 million.
• Sei (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million tokens at 8 PM, accounting for 1.09% of the current circulation, valued at about 14.5 million USD.

May 16

Exchange Dynamics

A certain trading platform will suspend MOVE token trading around 2 AM.

Project Progress

An American fast food chain announced that all its stores will accept Bitcoin payments, covering over 100 million customers.

Solayer will carry out the second season token unlock, with 100% allocated for ecological incentives and growth.

The hacker who invaded the SEC's account and announced the approval of the Bitcoin ETF will be sentenced on the 16th. This incident previously caused a brief surge in Bitcoin prices.

The decentralized computing network Acurast will launch its token sale on a certain platform at 1 AM, with a total of 60 million ACU available at a unit price of $0.09.

A certain digital asset company plans to go public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the 16th, with the trading code GLXY.

token unlock

• Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 92.65 million tokens at 9 PM, accounting for 1.95% of the current circulation, worth about 42.7 million USD.
• Immutable (IMX) will unlock approximately 24.52 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 1.35% of the current circulation, valued at about $17.9 million.

May 17

Project Progress

Terra reminds users that the deadline to submit cryptocurrency loss claims to Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. for the liquidation trust fund is 11:59 PM Beijing time.

The Resolv Foundation announced that the registration for the RESOLV token genesis event will end at 7:59. This is a necessary step to participate in the airdrop.

token unlock

• Avalanche (AVAX) will unlock approximately 1.67 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 0.4% of the current circulating supply, valued at around $41.3 million.
• ApeCoin (APE) will unlock approximately 15.6 million tokens at 8:30 PM, accounting for 1.95% of the current circulating supply, valued at around $10.3 million.

May 18

token unlock

Melania Meme (MELANIA) will unlock approximately 26.25 million tokens at 8 AM, accounting for 6.63% of the current circulation, valued at approximately 10.4 million USD.

To Be Determined

regulatory dynamics

The U.S. Treasury Department plans to hold multiple private roundtable meetings with members of the encryption industry next week, covering topics related to decentralized finance, banking, cybersecurity, and various other areas of the encryption ecosystem.