Must-watch next week: Polymarket to expand its paid market reach; Based and edgeX to launch TGE (March 30 - April 5)

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Key Highlights for Next Week

March 30

G7 finance ministers, energy ministers, and central bank governors held a meeting to discuss the release of strategic petroleum reserves ;

EthCC 9 will be held in Cannes from March 30 to April 2 ;

Polymarket expands its fee structure: Starting March 30, it will begin charging transaction fees for more markets .

Based on the foundation: TGE is scheduled for March 30th ;

March 31

The FTX Liquidation Trust Fund is scheduled to launch a new round of compensation distributions on March 31 .

edgeX will conduct TGE and list coins on March 31 ;

April 2

The United States will release the latest data, including initial jobless claims, on April 2.

April 3

The United States will release its March non-farm payroll data on April 3 .

Other (specific time to be determined)

U.S. lawmakers’ offices are expected to release a draft of stablecoin yield terms next week, and the industry is preparing counter-proposals .

The following is a preview of more noteworthy events in the industry from March 30th to April 5th.

March 30

G7 finance ministers, energy ministers, and central bank governors met to discuss the release of strategic petroleum reserves.

According to Odaily Odaily, G7 finance ministers, energy ministers, and central bank governors will meet next Monday to discuss the release of strategic petroleum reserves.

EthCC 9 will be held in Cannes from March 30 to April 2.

Odaily Odaily reports that EthCC 9 will be held in Cannes, France, from March 30 to April 2, 2026. The Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) is one of Europe's largest and longest-running annual Ethereum events, focusing on technology and community development.

Polymarket expands its transaction fee scope: Starting March 30, it will begin charging transaction fees for more markets.

According to Odaily Seer's monitoring, Polymarket's official documentation indicates that the platform will adjust its fee structure starting March 30, 2026. In addition to the existing Crypto and Sports categories, several new market categories, including Finance, Politics, Economics, Culture, and Weather, will be included in the taker fee. The new rates will be calculated using a dynamic formula, with peak rates concentrated around a 50% probability. The highest effective rate for Crypto will be approximately 1.80%, while Finance, Politics, and Tech will be around 1.00%.

Currently, only the Crypto and Sports markets charge transaction fees, while geopolitical and global event markets remain fee-free. The platform stated that the fees will be used to incentivize market makers to provide liquidity through Maker Rebate. Fees are denominated in USDC, with buy orders charged on a per-share basis and sell orders charged in USDC.

Odaily Seer continuously focuses on the prediction market, seeing changes before pricing.

Based on the foundation: TGE is scheduled for March 30th.

According to Odaily Odaily, the Based Foundation announced on the X platform that it plans to issue BASED tokens TGE on March 30.

Binance Alpha will list BASED on March 30th.

According to official sources, Binance Alpha will list BASED on March 30th. (Odaily Odaily)

Binance Alpha will list R2 Protocol (R2) on March 30th.

According to an official Odaily, Binance Alpha will list R2 Protocol (R2) on March 30th. Eligible users can claim an airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha event page after trading opens on Alpha. Further details will be announced separately.

Binance will delist the UTK margin trading pair on March 30.

According to an official Odaily, Binance will remove UTK as a borrowable asset from cross margin and isolated margin accounts at 06:00 (UTC) on March 30, 2026, and will delist the UTK/USDT cross margin and isolated margin margin trading pair. Lending and borrowing functions for the aforementioned trading pair will be suspended from 06:00 (UTC) on March 27.

Upbit will discontinue DENT and NOM on March 30th.

According to Odaily Odaily, Upbit will discontinue Dent (DENT) and Nomina (NOM) on March 30.

Coinbase plans to suspend RONIN trading on March 30.

Odaily Odaily reports that Coinbase Markets announced on its X platform that Ronin (RONIN) has announced its migration to the new Ethereum Layer 2 network. Coinbase will not execute this migration on behalf of its clients; RONIN holders must take the necessary steps themselves. Coinbase will suspend RONIN trading on March 30, 2026, tentatively at 2 PM Eastern Time.

March 31

The FTX Liquidation Trust Fund plans to launch a new round of compensation distribution on March 31.

According to a Odaily on the X platform by Sunil, a creditor representative of FTX, the FTX liquidation trust fund plans to launch a new round of compensation distribution on March 31. However, the specific distribution scale has not yet been announced. The current claims portal still points to the distribution record as of September 30, 2025, and is expected to be updated about 10 days before the distribution date (around March 21).

Sunil later updated the information, stating that FTX plans to launch a new round of debt repayment distribution of approximately $2.2 billion on March 31, 2026.

Bithumb will hold its regular shareholders' meeting on March 31 to vote on whether to extend the current CEO's term.

According to Odaily Odaily, Bithumb will hold its regular shareholders' meeting on March 31, at which time it will vote on a proposal to extend the term of current CEO Lee Jae-won.

Kyle Samani, former co-founder of Multicoin Capital, plans to submit a redemption request to the main fund on March 31.

According to Odaily Odaily, Kyle Samani, co-founder of Multicoin Capital, who previously announced his resignation and departure from Multicoin, plans to submit a redemption application to the Multicoin main fund on March 31. He will request a physical redemption in the form of FWDI stock and warrants rather than USD cash, subject to subsequent decisions by Multicoin, legal compliance approvals, and independent consent from Forward.

edgeX will conduct TGE and list tokens on March 31st.

According to Odaily Odaily, decentralized derivatives trading platform edgeX announced on its platform that it will be listing the EDGE token TGE on March 31.

April 1

The deadline for claiming the edgeX token EDGE airdrop is April 1st.

According to Odaily Odaily, the deadline for claiming the edgeX token EDGE airdrop is 7:59 AM on April 1st.

BGD Labs will cease its participation in Aave DAO after the service partnership ends on April 1st.

According to Odaily Odaily, BGD Labs, a core technology contributor to the Aave protocol, announced that it will cease its participation in the Aave DAO after the current service collaboration ends on April 1, concluding nearly four years of development and infrastructure work on the lending platform.

Binance will delist eight cryptocurrencies, including A2Z and FORTH, on April 1, 2026.

According to an official Odaily, Binance will cease trading and delist all spot trading pairs for the following cryptocurrencies at 03:00 (UTC) on April 1, 2026: Arena-Z (A2Z), Ampleforth Governance Token (FORTH), Hooked Protocol (HOOK), IDEX (IDEX), Loopring (LRC), Neutron (NTRN), Radiant Capital (RDNT), and Solar (SXP). Withdrawal services for these cryptocurrencies will cease after 03:00 (UTC) on June 1, 2026. Furthermore, Binance Futures, Margin Trading, EasyEarn, Instant Swap, and Buy Crypto will also simultaneously remove support for these cryptocurrencies. Please refer to the official announcement for specific timings.

April 2

The United States will release the latest data on initial jobless claims on April 2.

According to Odaily Odaily, at 20:30 on Thursday, April 2nd, the United States will release the following data: initial jobless claims for the week ending March 28th and the US trade balance for February.

April 3

The United States will release its March non-farm payroll data on April 3.

According to Odaily Odaily, at 20:30 on Friday, April 3, the United States will release the following data: March unemployment rate, March seasonally adjusted non-farm payrolls, March average hourly earnings year-on-year rate, and March average hourly earnings month-on-month rate.

April 4

None available

April 5

None available

Other (specific time to be determined)

US lawmakers' offices are expected to release a draft of stablecoin yield terms next week, and the industry is preparing counter-proposals.

According to Odaily Odaily, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed that the office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis plans to publicly release the legislative text concerning stablecoin yields and rewards mechanisms next week, and is currently still in ongoing communication with various industry stakeholders.

The report states that this move comes against the backdrop of dissatisfaction expressed by crypto industry players such as Coinbase with the terms presented earlier this week. David Duong, Global Head of Investment Research at Coinbase, said the industry is preparing a coordinated counter-proposal aimed at pushing for adjustments to the terms to maintain a sustainable rewards mechanism while protecting users.

Product Manager X: Grok will take full control of the recommendation algorithm next week.

Odaily Odaily reports that Nikita Bier, product manager at X, announced on the X platform that Grok will take full control of the platform's recommendation algorithm next week, calling it one of the most significant changes in X's history. Previously, Elon Musk had announced a major update to the AI ​​recommendation system and the simultaneous open-sourcing of the code. The new algorithm, codenamed "Phoenix," is based on the Transformer architecture, uses an end-to-end learning approach, and is planned to be released on GitHub on the same day as its launch.

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