Preview of this week's headlines | The U.S. government executive branch will close on January 9; Sonic SVM, Xterio, Seraph will conduct TGE
Reprinted from chaincatcher
01/06/2025·5MOrganized by: Fairy, ChainCatcher
Highlights:
- Trump's "hush money" case will be pronounced on January 10
- Do Kwon's lawyer said he is not seeking bail for the time being and is expected to appear in court again on January 8.
- Bybit will terminate withdrawal and custody services in France starting January 8
- Sonic SVM: SONIC Token TGE scheduled for January 7, 2025
- 3A chain game Seraph "Dark Seraph" officially launched TGE on January 6
- Xterio announces that it will issue XTER tokens on January 8, 2025
- Biden orders executive branch of government to close on January 9, 2025
January 6 (Monday)
[3A chain game Seraph "Dark Seraph" officially launched TGE on January 6
and launched the S1 Genesis Season simultaneously.](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2160461)
The Seraph Foundation announced that it will officially launch TGE at 20:00 (UTC+8) on January 6, 2025, and launch the S1 Genesis Season simultaneously. As a AAA-level chain game that integrates blockchain and AI technology, Seraph will lead Web3 games into a new era. The dual release of TGE and S1 Genesis Season will not only bring innovative breakthroughs in the decentralized economy, but will also reshape the dynamic game experience and create a more immersive game world for players.
Details of the Seraph token economic model will be announced in a subsequent announcement.
[**Privasea AI mainnet is officially named DeepSea, and its testnet Beta
will be launched on January 6**](https://x.com/privasea_ai/status/1874395185540702323?s=46)
Privasea AI announced the mainnet roadmap today. The mainnet is officially named DeepSea, and the testnet Beta will be launched on January 6. The DeepSea AI network is driven by FHE deep learning and aims to provide users with comprehensive security during the computing process.
On January 6, the test network evolved from Alpha to Beta, released a new dashboard, and launched the test version of USB node and Privanetix node plan; on January 27, Genesis released that it will fully launch the Privanetix node plan and FHEML task release plan; in 2025 In the first quarter, the DeepSea mainnet will be officially launched, launching optimized versions of USB nodes and Privanetix nodes. At the same time, the FHEML task publishing plug-in and web page will be launched. Users can design custom models, submit learning samples and publish tasks to obtain machine learning results.
January 7 (Tuesday)
[OKX will launch SONIC (Sonic SVM) spot
trading](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2160340)
According to the official announcement, OKX will soon launch SONIC (SonicSVM) spot trading. The specific time schedule is as follows:
- SONIC opening deposit time: 8:30 pm on January 2, 2025 (UTC+8);
- SONIC call auction time period: 7:00 to 8:00 pm on January 7, 2025 (UTC+8);
- SONIC/USDT spot trading opening time: 8:00 pm on January 7, 2025 (UTC+8);
- SONIC opening time for withdrawals: 12:00 pm on January 7, 2025 (UTC+8).
[Sonic SVM: SONIC Token TGE scheduled for January 7,
2025](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2160079)
Sonic SVM, the first SVM blockchain on Solana, announced its native token $SONIC token economics. SONIC will serve as the native token of the Sonic SVM and Multi-SVM ecosystem to promote long-term growth and development.
The total supply of SONIC is 2.4 billion, of which 57% is allocated to the community, including community and ecological development (30%), initial claim (7%) and HyperGrid rewards (20%). TGE is scheduled for January 7, 2025, with the initial circulation amount accounting for 15% of the total amount.
The eligibility check tool for the initial claim program will be launched on January 3. Users can use this tool to verify whether the wallet meets the claim conditions. At the same time, the SonicX TikTok airdrop event will remain open until January 6, providing more users with the opportunity to obtain $SONIC.
January 8 (Wednesday)
[Bybit will terminate withdrawal and custody services in France starting
January 8](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2157576)
Bybit announced that it will terminate its withdrawal and custody services in France starting from January 8, 2025. After January 8, 2025, users with assets worth 10 USDC or less will be charged a 10 USDC fee and their accounts will be closed. For users with assets over 10 USDC, BYBIT will initiate a transfer of any remaining funds to Coinhouse and subsequent withdrawals will need to be processed through their platform.
[Xterio announces that it will issue XTER tokens on January 8,
2025](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2159426)
According to official news, game infrastructure and AI game studio Xterio announced that its official token XTER will be released on January 8, 2025.
[Do Kwon's lawyer said he is not seeking bail for the time being and is
expected to appear in court again on January 8.](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2160500)
According to Reuters, Andrew Chesley, the lawyer for Do Kwon, the co-founder of the encryption company Terra, defended him and stated that he would not seek bail for the time being. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lehrburger therefore ordered his detention when the U.S. Marshals took Do Kwon out of the court. He took away a copy of the 79-page indictment and is expected to appear in court again on January 8.
It was previously reported that Do Kwon had pleaded not guilty to U.S. fraud charges during a hearing in Manhattan federal court.
[The decentralized exchange CVEX plans to go online on January 8 next
Crypto Valley Exchange (CVEX), a decentralized exchange focusing on cryptocurrency futures and options trading, said it plans to go online on January 8. CVEX's mainnet will be launched on Arbitrum Stylus, a fast and cheap version of the Ethereum-covered blockchain using a WebAssembly-compatible language. Users will be able to avoid the high funding rates that typically come with perpetual contracts on other platforms, with the exchange promising trading rates that are “16x lower” than existing centralized exchanges (market makers only charge 0.002%, And the recipient only charges 0.003% fee).
January 9 (Thursday)
[Biden orders executive branch of government to close on January 9,
2025](https://flash.jin10.com/detail/20241231033317238800)
US President Biden ordered all executive departments and agencies of the federal government to close on January 9, 2025, to show respect for Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, who passed away on the 29th. Biden said in the statement that for reasons of national security, national defense or other public needs, the heads of the federal government's executive departments and agencies may decide to keep some offices and facilities open. Previously, the White House had declared January 9, 2025, as a national day of mourning in memory of Carter.
[The Chicago Board Options Exchange will be closed on January 9 along
with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2159909)
According to Golden Ten, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) said it will be closed on January 9 along with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
January 10 (Friday)
[Trump's "hush money" case will be pronounced on January
10](https://flash.jin10.com/detail/20250104082756096800)
New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchant made a decision on the 3rd to make a ruling on the "hush money" case involving US President-elect Trump on January 10. Merchant said in the decision that the verdict will be held in a court in Lower Manhattan, New York City, and Trump must appear in person or by video to accept the verdict. Melchan also said that considering all the circumstances, an unconditional release sentence seems to be the most feasible solution.
[Binance will support Optimism (OP) network upgrade and hard
fork](https://www.chaincatcher.com/article/2159429)
According to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend the token deposit and withdrawal services of the Optimism (OP) network at 01:00 on January 10, 2025 (Eastern Eighth District time) to support its network upgrade and hard fork.
The project team will conduct a network upgrade and hard fork at 02:00 on January 10, 2025 (East Eighth District time).
**[The United States will release December non-farm payroll data at
21:30 on January 10](https://rili.jin10.com/day/2025-01-10)**
The United States will release December unemployment rate and December seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll data at 21:30 on January 10.
[Swell: Wavedrop 2 has ended, bonus token claims are open until January
10th](https://x.com/swellnetworkio/status/1869202258673721410)
Swell announced that Wavedrop 2 has ended, and the deadline for claiming bonus tokens is January 10th. Wavedrop 3 has begun, and the team will soon provide more details on how to maximize SWELL rewards.
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