Crypto Assets Industry Important Event Preview

July 14

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has announced that this week is "Crypto Week," during which it will review several encryption-related bills, including the "CLARITY Act," the "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act," and the "GENIUS Act." A White House digital asset policy advisor stated that "Crypto Week" will solidify the United States' position as a global Crypto Assets hub.

A trading platform Alpha will launch the Chainbase (C) token. Eligible users can receive an airdrop through Alpha points after the trading starts.

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is expected to begin his criminal trial at the Southern District Court of New York. Storm's legal team plans to respond to the allegations of illegal profits made during his time at Tornado Cash. If the judge allows a hacker who allegedly used the platform to testify, the defense team may request a delay in the trial.

OpenZK Network will launch OZK token staking, allowing users to earn network rewards. The project also announced that it is exploring a dual-token gas fee model, where users may be able to pay network gas fees with ETH or OZK in the future.

July 15 - 22

The Sonic project Season 1 $S airdrop will be randomly opened for claims during this period.

July 15

The airdrop claim deadline for the dedicated DA layer protocol Sunrise's $RISE has ended. Eligible users include Gluon / UnUniFi (GUU) stakers, Celestia / LST stakers, testnet users, task participants, and specific NFT holders. The tokens received will be transferable and tradable after the mainnet and TGE in the third quarter of 2025.

Sei (SEI) will unlock approximately 55.56 million coins, accounting for 1.00% of the current circulation, valued at around $18 million.

Starknet (STRK) will unlock approximately 127 million coins, accounting for 3.53% of the current circulation, worth about 17.6 million USD.

July 16

The U.S. House of Representatives' fundraising committee oversight subcommittee will hold a hearing to explore the development of a digital assets tax policy framework. This is part of the "Crypto Assets Week" event, aimed at delving into digital assets policy. Currently, there is uncertainty regarding the taxation of crypto assets in the U.S., making it complicated for investors to calculate. Senator Cynthia Lummis recently proposed new legislation suggesting tax exemption for small transactions and the elimination of double taxation.

Tuttle has submitted an amendment to change the effective date of a batch of 2x leveraged Crypto Assets/Meme coin ETFs to July 16. While this does not mean they will definitely launch, the effective date is typically the launch date for the ETF.

Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock approximately 92.65 million coins, accounting for 1.87% of the current circulation, valued at about 38.2 million USD.

July 17

The public sale of the XPL token for the stablecoin project Plasma has begun. The platform will lock deposits and withdrawals on the 14th, and users will no longer be able to withdraw funds. All deposits will be locked for at least 40 days after the sale ends.

The airdrop pre-registration deadline for the Ethereum Rollup deployment platform Caldera has ended.

UXLINK will unlock approximately 37.5 million coins, accounting for 9.17% of the current circulation, worth about 14.2 million USD.

The Solv Protocol (SOLV) will unlock approximately 252 million coins, accounting for 17.03% of the current circulation, with a value of about 11.3 million US dollars.

ApeCoin (APE) will unlock approximately 15.6 million tokens, accounting for 1.95% of the current circulation, valued at about 10.3 million USD.

ZKsync (ZK) will unlock approximately 173 million coins, accounting for 2.41% of the current circulation, valued at approximately 9.6 million USD.

July 18

Official Trump (TRUMP) will unlock approximately 90 million tokens, accounting for 45% of the current circulation, valued at around 878 million dollars.

Cloud (CLOUD) will unlock approximately 125 million tokens, accounting for 37.92% of the current circulating supply, valued at about 10.3 million USD.

Melania Meme (MELANIA) will unlock approximately 26.25 million tokens, accounting for 4.07% of the current circulation, valued at about 5.2 million dollars.

July 20

The Balance Foundation EPT airdrop claim deadline has passed. Users can check their eligibility and claim rewards through the official website.

Specific time to be determined

DWF Labs CEO Andrei Grachev has committed to revealing the details of the $630 million Crypto Assets portfolio backing the stablecoin USDf. USDf is issued by Falcon Finance and is maintained through Crypto Assets and trading profits. The reserves consist of 89% stablecoins and Bitcoin, with 11% in other Crypto Assets, all assets are hedged against risks through perpetual contracts. Critics question USDf's reliance on illiquid assets, which may pose liquidation risks. Grachev emphasized that USDf maintains its peg through market-neutral strategies and arbitrage mechanisms.