Binance Alpha and Binance contracts will be launched on Balance (EPT)
Reprinted from chaincatcher
04/22/2025·27DCompiled by: Jerry, ChainCatcher
Key News:
- Binance Alpha and Binance contracts will be launched on April 21st Balance (EPT)
- 209th Ethereum ACDE Conference: Pectra Client is expected to be released on April 21st
- Coinbase applies to CFTC to launch XRP futures, expected to be launched on April 21
- Cross-chain protocol Hyperlane announces details of HYPER airdrop, which will be released on April 22
- Binance will be listed on Initia (INIT) at 19:00 on April 24
- Arbitrum Eco-money Market Agreement Dolomite will be held on April 24 TGE
- US SEC will hold its third roundtable for crypto policy on April 25 to focus on crypto asset custody issues
April 21 (Monday)
Binance Alpha and Binance contracts will be launched on April 21st Balance (EPT)
Binance Alpha will be launched and open for Balance (EPT) transactions on April 21 at 20:00. In addition, the Binance Contract Platform will launch the EPTUSDT perpetual contract at 21:00 on April 21, with a maximum leverage of 20 times.
209th Ethereum ACDE Conference: Pectra Client is expected to be released on April 21st
According to Tim Beiko, the 209th Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developers Conference (ACDE) focuses on the upcoming Pectra and Fusaka upgrades. The Pectra client is expected to be released on April 21, adding the EIP-7702 delegation status to JSON-RPC.
On the Fusaka side, it is clearly stated that EIP-7823 (restricted MODEXP complexity), EIP-7825 (transaction gas limit) and EIP-7907 (contract code size measurement and limit increase); EIP-7762 and EIP-7918 will be adopted in the blob fee mechanism to balance resource utilization and market supply and demand.
Coinbase applies to CFTC to launch XRP futures, expected to be launched on April 21
Coinbase Derivatives announced that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch an XRP futures contract, which is officially expected to be launched on April 21, 2025.
Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon posted a statement on X platform that the governance proposal to modify the parameters of the Babylon Genesis chain has been officially launched. The proposal aims to adjust the unbinding fee for the second phase of pledge from 100 sats/vbyte to 30 sats/vbyte. The voting is now open, with the deadline being 7 a.m. UTC time on Monday, April 21.
Tuesday, April 22
According to CoinDesk, the interoperability protocol Hyperlane disclosed details of the airdrop, which will be conducted on April 22, with most of the token allocations going to the community, with 57% going to users, and the remaining circulating tokens will be allocated to core teams (25%), investors (10.9%) and foundation vaults (7.1%).
Users can check whether they are eligible for $HYPER tokens through the Hyperlane Foundation’s portal by April 13.
Wednesday, April 23
Google will implement MiCA crypto advertising rules in the EU starting April 23
According to Solid Intel, Google will enforce cryptocurrency advertising regulations in Europe that comply with the Crypto Assets Market Ordinance (MiCA) from April 23, 2025.
Thursday, April 24
According to Cryptoslate, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced that it would invite companies to apply to join its tokenized regulatory sandbox, with the application deadline being April 24, 2025. DFSA is an independent agency responsible for overseeing the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). In a March 17 announcement, DFSA said the sandbox program is designed to attract companies that want to provide tokenized investment products and services. The sandbox provides a controlled environment for businesses to test tokenized financial solutions under the supervision of regulators.
DFSA made it clear that eligible services include tokenized stocks, bonds, Islamic bonds and collective investment fund units. Whether it is an existing enterprise that has been authorized by DFSA and wants to expand its tokenization business, or a new applicant who qualifies for the application, you can submit an application. After submitting the application, the company will enter the evaluation process. Successfully selected businesses will receive structured testing opportunities in the sandbox and receive tailor-made regulatory guidance. DFSA stressed that only companies with strong business models and solid compliance capabilities will be selected. The sandbox program is part of DFSA’s wider innovative testing license program, aiming to help businesses refine their financial products and prepare them for full authorization.
According to the official announcement, Coinbase International Station will launch WCT, BABY, KERNEL, and PROMPT perpetual contracts on April 24.
Binance will be listed on Initia (INIT) at 19:00 on April 24
Binance Launchpool will launch the 68th phase project Initia (INIT), an L1 blockchain that unites application chains through intertwined infrastructure and coordinated economic mechanisms to unleash their full value.
Users can invest BNB, FDUSD and USDC into the INIT reward pool on the Launchpool website after 08:00 on April 18, 2025 (East Eighth Time), with the event duration of a total of 6 days.
Binance will list Initia (INIT) on April 24, 2025 at 19:00 (East Eighth District Time), and opens INIT/USDT, INIT/USDC, INIT/BNB, INIT/FDUSD and INIT/TRY trading markets, with seed label trading rules applicable.
Arbitrum Eco-money Market Agreement Dolomite will be held on April 24 TGE
According to official news, Arbitrum's eco-money market agreement Dolomite will hold its DOLO token generation activity (TGE) on April 24. The total amount of tokens is 1 billion, and the circulation at TGE is about 361 million (including locked veDOLO).
The platform will trace the total amount of tokens airdropped to users by 20% and the airdrop snapshot time is January 6, 2025. Additionally, 3% of the tokens will be allocated to Boyco deposit users.
April 25 (Friday)
According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will hold its third roundtable for crypto policy on April 25, focusing on the custody of crypto assets. The meeting will have two groups to discuss issues related to brokerage dealers and wallet custody, investment consultants and investment company custody.
The brokerage proprietor group members include Jason Allegrante of Fireblocks, Rachel Anderika of Anchorage, Terrence Dempsey of Fidelity, Mark Greenberg of Kraken, Veronica McGregor of Exodus, Brandon Russell of Etana Custody, and Tammy Weinrib of Copper.
