Next week's highlights
August 18
OKB destruction and upgrade schedule: August 15, destruction; August 18, smart contract upgrade .
Binance Alpha will list Reservoir (DAM) on August 18th. Eligible users can apply for the airdrop .
August 19
A New York court will hold a hearing on August 19 regarding LIBRA project consultant Hayden Davis ;
August 20
Decentralized data platform Sapien announced that it will hold a TGE on August 20 ;
August 21
Federal Reserve News
- On August 20 (Wednesday) at 23:00, Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller delivered a speech at the Wyoming Blockchain Seminar;
- At 2:00 on August 21 (Thursday), the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting;
- At 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2027 FOMC voting member and Atlanta Fed President Bostic will deliver a speech on the economic outlook.
- At 22:00 on August 22 (Friday), Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivered a speech at the Jackson Hole Global Central Bank Annual Meeting.
From August 18th to August 24th, more noteworthy events in the industry are previewed as follows.
August 18
OKB destruction and upgrade schedule: August 15, destruction; August 18, smart contract upgrade
According to an official announcement from OKX, the timetable for completing the PP upgrade on X Layer and launching the OKB Gas Token economic model optimization is as follows (Beijing time):
August 13, 2:10 PM: OKT will cease trading on the OKX exchange. OKTChain will continue to produce blocks and process transactions normally.
August 13, 3:00 PM: OKX will stop withdrawing OKB to ETH L1.
August 15, 10:00 AM: The platform automatically converts OKT in user accounts into OKB according to the rules.
August 15th, 2:00 PM: OKB will be destroyed all at once, and the smart contract will be called to perform the on-chain destruction.
August 18, 2:00 PM: OKB Smart Contract will be upgraded to remove the issuance and destruction functions.
Binance Wallet announced the 34th exclusive TGE event, featuring RiceAI (RICE), will be held on PancakeSwap from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on August 18, 2025, on Binance Wallet. Eligible users must use Binance Alpha Points to participate. An additional 40 million RICE will be awarded for subsequent events. Further details and event entry will be announced later.
Binance Alpha will list Reservoir (DAM) on August 18th. Eligible users can apply for the airdrop.
According to the official announcement from Odaily Planet Daily, Binance Alpha will become the first platform to launch Reservoir (DAM).
Alpha trading starts at 19:00 on August 18, 2025 (UTC+8).
Contract trading starts at 20:30, August 18, 2025 (UTC+8).
Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after Alpha trading opens. Detailed information will be announced later.
Coinbase Derivatives to launch nano SOL and XRP perpetual futures contracts on August 18
Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to Cointelegraph, Coinbase Derivatives announced that it will launch nano SOL and nano XRP perpetual futures contracts on August 18, further expanding its derivatives product line and providing more market participation channels for US investors.
August 19
A New York court will hold a hearing on August 19 regarding LIBRA project consultant Hayden Davis.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the New York court will hold a hearing on August 19 regarding LIBRA project consultant Hayden Davis. Previously, Hayden Davis admitted for the first time that LIBRA is a Meme token. The court will hear whether Hayden Davis and his partners are suspected of manipulating LIBRA and making profits from it.
Bless: The TIME token airdrop registration window is now open and ends on August 19th
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Solana's ecological shared computing protocol Bless officially announced on the X platform that the registration window for the TIME token airdrop is now open.
By August 19th, users must complete registration by linking their social media accounts and wallets to qualify for the upcoming TIME token airdrop. Additionally, users who import their current wallet into the OKX wallet or create a new OKX wallet address during registration will receive a 5% token airdrop bonus.
August 20
Odaily Planet Daily News: ProShares and Bitwise submitted an ETF application to track Circle shares. The trading code is yet to be determined and the expected effective date is August 20.
Wyoming's stablecoin WYST is expected to be launched on August 20.
Odaily Planet Daily News: The Wyoming Stablecoin Committee announced plans to officially launch its official stablecoin WYST at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium in Jackson on August 20, 2025. (Cointelegraph)
Decentralized data platform Sapien announced that it will hold a TGE on August 20.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that decentralized data platform Sapien will hold a TGE on Base on August 20th. Using a fair launch model, it will initially unlock 25% of the total 1 billion tokens to support its AI decentralized data mining business. (Coindesk)
August 21
Odaily Planet Daily News: At 20:30 Beijing time on August 21, the United States will announce the number of initial jobless claims for the week ending August 16.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange will list two new spot virtual asset ETFs on August 21.
According to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange document, MicroBit's MicroBit Bitcoin Spot ETF and MicroBit Ethereum Spot ETF will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange next Thursday (August 21st). The management fee for both ETFs is 0.5% of net asset value per year, which is among the lowest among existing cryptocurrency spot ETFs. BOCI Prudential Trustee serves as custodian and administrator, the virtual asset trading platform is HashKey Exchange, and the virtual asset sub-custodian is Hash Blockchain Limited. Participating securities firms include China Merchants Securities (Hong Kong), Aide Securities and Futures, Mirae Asset Securities (Hong Kong), Huaying Oriental (Asia), Huasheng Capital Securities, and Victory Securities. (East Net)
Upbit will delist STRIKE at 15:00 local time on August 21st.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that South Korean cryptocurrency trading platform Upbit will delist STRIKE at 15:00 local time on August 21.
August 22
BTC Digital postpones its extraordinary general meeting to August 22
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Nasdaq-listed BTC Digital Ltd. has postponed its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders until August 22, 2025. The company previously announced its full embrace of Ethereum (ETH) as its core asset and operating foundation, and plans to convert all BTC reserves into ETH. The relevant plan is expected to be discussed and voted on at the general meeting of shareholders. (PRNewswire)
August 23
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August 24
Odaily Planet Daily reported that the Brazilian Central Bank's solicitation of opinions on virtual asset accounting standards will continue until August 24. The main contents of the draft resolution are as follows: the definition of initial recognition and subsequent measurement standards, the accounting treatment of issued virtual assets and managed third-party virtual assets, and the disclosure of detailed information on changes in the value of issued assets, the nature of assets and related obligations in explanatory notes.
- 核心观点：加密行业下周多平台密集发布关键动态。
- 关键要素：
- OKB销毁升级与币安RICE申购18日启动。
- 美联储官员讲话及会议纪要21日公布。
- 港交所21日挂牌比特币以太币现货ETF。
- 市场影响：短期或引发代币价格波动。
- 时效性标注：短期影响。
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