
Crypto Events Recap, April 20-21
Hyperlane
Announced a Binance Wallet TGE on April 22, Binance HODLer Airdrops, and an initial listing scheduled for tomorrow, 1:00 PM UTC.
Sign
Unveils SIGN tokenomics, allocating 40% to community incentives with 10% for TGE airdrop and 30% for community rewards and future airdrops.
pump.fun
Deposited 95,934 SOL (approx. $13.34 M) into Kraken. So far in 2025, it has transferred 1,818,889 SOL to exchanges, worth around $324.06 M.
ZORA
Opens for trading on Binance Alpha at 1:00 PM UTC on April 23, with an additional ZORA airdrop for Alpha Zone traders.
Balance
EPT trading has started on Binance Alpha, KuCoin, MEXC, and other exchanges. Fully diluted valuation: $170 million.
Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin proposes replacing Ethereum’s current virtual machine with RISC‑V architecture to boost network efficiency.
Aethir
Introduces AI Unbundled, a Web3 AI industry alliance with 0G Labs, Biconomy, ChainGPT, Polyhedra, and others.
GSR
Leads a $100 million private placement into Nasdaq‑listed Upexi, Inc. to back a Solana‑based treasury strategy.
MANTRA
Will burn 150 million team‑held tokens (out of 300 million planned) to restore community trust.
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered seek to expand crypto operations in the United States.
Tether
Minted 1 billion USDT on Tron and froze $15 billion in reserves at selected addresses.
IOTA
Swirl Protocol, the first liquid staking token (LST) on IOTA, is now live on IOTA Testnet.
Sharpe AI
Launches a new DeFAI dashboard, delivering professional‑grade analytics.