This Week's News Preview | 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival officially held; Trump hosts luncheon for TRUMP token holders

By: rootdata|2026/04/20 10:12:45

Organized by: Jerry, ChainCatcher

Key News:

Tennessee's Strategic btc-42">Bitcoin Reserve Bill will hold a hearing on April 20
Binance will launch MSFT, AVGO, and BABA U perpetual contracts on April 20
2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held from April 20-23
Hearing for Fed Chair nominee Waller is scheduled for April 21
Trump will host a luncheon for TRUMP token holders at Mar-a-Lago on April 25

April 20 (Monday)

Tennessee's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill will hold a hearing on April 20

The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill in Tennessee will hold a hearing on April 20 in the Senate Finance Committee, further advancing the legislative process.

Binance will launch MSFT, AVGO, and BABA U perpetual contracts on April 20

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the MSFT USDT perpetual contract on April 20, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC), the AVGO USDT perpetual contract at 13:40 (UTC), and the BABA USDT perpetual contract at 13:50 (UTC).

These contracts track the stock prices of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO), and Alibaba (NYSE: BABA). All contracts support up to 10x leverage and multi-asset mode.

2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held from April 20-23

The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, jointly launched by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group, will be held from April 20 to 23, 2026, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

April 21 (Tuesday)

Hearing for Fed Chair nominee Waller is scheduled for April 21

According to Punchbowl, the hearing for Fed Chair nominee Waller is scheduled for April 21.

April 23 (Thursday)

Binance upgrades U-based contract WebSocket architecture, old URL will be offline on April 23

Binance announced an upgrade to the U-based contract WebSocket URL architecture to support traffic growth and enhance overall stability and scalability. The new architecture is divided into three specialized basic URLs by data category: Public (high-frequency public market data), Market (regular market data), and Private (user data streams).

The new WebSocket URLs are available for use immediately, and the old URLs will be permanently offline on April 23, 2026. Additionally, this upgrade continues to support both ws and stream access modes and combined subscriptions.

Binance will delist BIFI, FIO, FUN, MDT, OXT, WAN on April 23

Binance will stop trading and delist the following cryptocurrencies on April 23, 2026, at 11:00: Beefy.Finance (BIFI), FIO Protocol (FIO), FunToken (FUN), Measurable Data Token (MDT), Orchid (OXT), Wanchain (WAN). Users are advised to pay attention to the changes in trading pairs and manage their assets in advance.

April 25 (Saturday)

Trump will host a luncheon for TRUMP token holders at Mar-a-Lago on April 25

The official TRUMP token announcement invites boxing legend Tyson to attend the TRUMP token holders' luncheon at Mar-a-Lago on April 25, where Tyson will speak at this exclusive cryptocurrency and business event.

Previous reports indicated that Trump will host a grand luncheon for TRUMP token holders, and Trump himself will attend alongside 18 "superstars." The first 297 participants will be allowed to join the luncheon at Mar-a-Lago on April 25, and the top 29 holders will be invited to a special VIP reception and champagne toast with President Trump.

Additionally, the current top holder on the TRUMP token luncheon leaderboard is "Sun," followed by the Chinese ID "小 x."

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Bitcoin Layer 2 Network Botanix: Why Did We Choose to Dissolve?

The Bitcoin L2 star project Botanix announced a gradual shutdown, with the team admitting to facing severe challenges from the failure of its business model and the prevailing trends. Users are urged to withdraw all assets before July 9, 2026.

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Galaxy Deep Research Report: How Hyperliquid's HIP-4 Upgrade Changes the Landscape of Prediction Markets?

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The counterattack of traditional finance: Alliance chains are quietly reviving

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Pantera Capital Partner: How Tokenization is Restructuring the Private Equity and Early Investment Ecosystem?

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Mastercard Launches Agent Pay for AI, Plans to Record AI Agent Payment Authorizations on Polygon

Mastercard launched Agent Pay for AI, a new payment protocol designed to help AI agents make small payments such as pay-per-use access to data and APIs. The system plans to record human-granted AI agent permissions on Polygon, focusing on verifiable authorization, identity, and payment controls.

Curve Deploys Llamalend v2 on Optimism With 250,000 OP Incentives

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