This Week's Key News Preview | The Federal Reserve Announces Interest Rate Decision; MegaETH Conducts TGE

Organizer: Jerry, ChainCatcher

Key News:

• The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision on April 30
• MegaETH will conduct its TGE on April 30
• Nasdaq will eliminate the 10% minimum public float requirement starting May 1 and introduce a "fast track" rule
• The Solana Foundation will implement new validator delegation program requirements on May 1

April 27 (Monday)

Foreign media: The second round of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. is scheduled for April 27

According to a report by Jin10 citing New Delhi Television, the second round of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. is scheduled for April 27.

April 28 (Tuesday)

Binance will delist DEGO, DENT, and TRU on April 28

Binance will stop trading and delist Dego Finance (DEGO), DENT (DENT), and TrueFi (TRU) on April 28, 2026, at 11:00.

Users are advised that Binance will not support the brand change of TRU or the token swap to Brila (BRLA). Users must complete this through the project party's channels by May 10, 2026, at 23:59 (UTC). Related spot, leverage, contract, and financial products will also be removed or cease service.

Binance will delist multiple U-based perpetual contracts on April 28

Binance will delist B3USDT, DEGENUSDT, and BOBUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on April 28, 2026, at 17:00, and will delist ZKJUSDT, IRUSDT, and DAMUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on April 29, 2026, at 17:00. Users are advised to close positions before trading stops to avoid automatic liquidation.

Binance will automatically liquidate and delist VINEUSDT and AIUSDT perpetual contracts on April 28

Binance will automatically liquidate VINEUSDT and AIUSDT U-based perpetual contracts on April 28, 2026, at 18:00, and will delist the aforementioned perpetual contract trading pairs after liquidation. Starting from April 28, 2026, at 17:30, users will not be able to place non-reducing orders on the aforementioned perpetual contracts.

April 30 (Thursday)

The Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision on April 30

At 2:00 on April 30, the Federal Reserve FOMC will announce its interest rate decision. Following this, at 2:30, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will hold a monetary policy press conference.

MegaETH will conduct its TGE on April 30

The Layer 2 project MegaETH officially announced on platform X that it will conduct the MEGA token TGE on April 30.

Rayls public chain mainnet is set to launch on April 30

According to official news, the Rayls public chain mainnet will launch on April 30, simultaneously starting a staking program and the Rayls native USD stablecoin USDr, marking the official implementation of the $RLS token economics.

After the mainnet activation, transaction fees (public chain payments in USDr, private chain payments in RLS) will be converted, accumulated, burned, and redistributed through an automated mechanism: 50% of transaction fees will be permanently burned, creating deflationary pressure; 50% will be injected into the network security pool to reward validators. The total supply of Rayls token RLS is fixed at 10 billion, with most tokens locked until 2028 to ensure long-term incentives and stable development, with the TGE circulation ratio below 15%; the majority of shares held by investors and the team will have a 12-month cliff period followed by a 36-month unlocking period, and additionally, 10% of the tokens unlocked monthly by the foundation will be burned, further accelerating deflation.

Binance has launched the Binance debit card page, with intention applications closing on April 30

According to crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong's post on platform X, Binance has launched the Binance debit card page, and users can currently register their intention to apply, with the deadline being April 30.

After registration, users will be notified when support for their region goes live. According to the introduction, users can use USDC, USDT, FDUSD, BNB, etc., from their Binance financial accounts for daily card consumption, with a maximum cashback of 3%, which does not affect financial returns.

Atomicals Market will cease operations on April 30

The Bitcoin Atomicals protocol trading market Atomicals Market announced on platform X that it will officially close on April 30.

Order and bidding data will be stored off-chain and will stop displaying after the closure. The platform reminds users to withdraw assets or export AM wallet private keys before April 30.

Lending protocol UX Chain announces shutdown, users must clear positions by April 30

According to UX Chain's official X account (@ux_xyz), the UX Chain platform has announced the initiation of a shutdown plan, requiring users to clear all open positions before the full liquidation starts on April 30, with the protocol expected to completely close by May 15.

UX reserves and financial funds will be used to cover the protocol's funding gap, with specific details to be announced in the UX governance forum.

May 1 (Friday)

Nasdaq will eliminate the 10% minimum public float requirement starting May 1 and introduce a "fast track" rule

According to Cointelegraph, Nasdaq announced that starting May 1, 2026, it will officially eliminate the 10% minimum public float requirement and introduce a "fast track" rule, allowing super-large market cap IPOs to join the Nasdaq 100 index within approximately 15 trading days.

The Solana Foundation will implement new validator delegation program requirements on May 1

According to market news, the Solana Foundation announced that it will implement new validator delegation program requirements starting May 1, 2026, focusing on transaction ordering fairness, prohibiting censorship, stricter timing rules, and limiting ASN and data center concentration.

This adjustment aims to enhance network performance and user experience, with the monitoring platform Ghost assisting in tracking and publishing network health metrics.

Magic Eden wallet will completely cease operations on May 1

The NFT market Magic Eden announced that its native wallet will enter export-only mode on April 1 and will completely cease operations on May 1. Users must export their private keys or recovery phrases before this date, or they will not be able to recover their assets. The wallet has been removed from major app stores, and new wallets cannot be downloaded or restored.

Magic Eden had previously closed its Ethereum and Bitcoin markets, shifting its business focus to entertainment and Dicey applications. The ME token will still serve as the core of ecological incentives, with stakers able to earn USDC rewards, and the project team has established an ME buyback plan.