Compiled by: Fairy, ChainCatcher

Key news:

  • Trump's 'hush money' case will be ruled on January 10.

  • Do Kwon's lawyer stated that he will not seek bail for now, with a return to court expected on January 8.

  • Bybit will terminate its withdrawal and custodial services in France starting January 8.

  • Sonic SVM: The SONIC token TGE is scheduled for January 7, 2025.

  • The 3A chain game Seraph (Dark Angel) will officially launch its TGE on January 6.

  • Xterio announces that it will issue the XTER token on January 8, 2025.

  • Biden has ordered government administrative departments to close on January 9, 2025.

January 6 (Monday)

The 3A chain game Seraph (Dark Angel) will officially launch its TGE on January 6, coinciding with the launch of S1 Genesis Season.

The Seraph Foundation announced that it will officially launch its TGE on January 6, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8), along with the launch of S1 Genesis Season. As a 3A-grade chain game that integrates blockchain and AI technology, Seraph will lead Web3 gaming into a new era. The dual release of the TGE and S1 Genesis Season will not only bring innovative breakthroughs in decentralized economy but also reshape the dynamic gaming experience, creating a more immersive game world for players.

Details of the Seraph token economic model will be announced in a forthcoming announcement.

Privasea AI's mainnet has officially been named DeepSea, and its testnet Beta will launch on January 6.

Privasea AI today released its mainnet roadmap, officially naming the mainnet DeepSea, with the testnet Beta launching on January 6. DeepSea AI network is powered by FHE deep learning, aiming to provide comprehensive security assurances to users during the computation process.

On January 6, the testnet will evolve from Alpha to Beta, releasing a new dashboard and launching the test version of the USB node and Privanetix node program; on January 27, the Genesis release will fully launch the Privanetix node program and FHEML task release program; in the first quarter of 2025, the DeepSea mainnet will officially go live, starting the optimized versions of USB nodes and Privanetix nodes. Additionally, the FHEML task release plugin and webpage will be launched, allowing users to design custom models, submit learning samples, and publish tasks to obtain machine learning results.

January 7 (Tuesday)

OKX will launch SONIC (Sonic SVM) spot trading.

According to an official announcement, OKX will soon launch SONIC (SonicSVM) spot trading, with the specific schedule as follows:

  • SONIC deposit opening time: January 2, 2025, at 20:30 (UTC+8);

  • SONIC auction period: January 7, 2025, from 19:00 to 20:00 (UTC+8);

  • SONIC/USDT spot trading opening time: January 7, 2025, at 20:00 (UTC+8);

  • SONIC withdrawal opening time: January 7, 2025, at 12:00 (UTC+8).

Sonic SVM: The SONIC token TGE is scheduled for January 7, 2025.

The first SVM blockchain on Solana, Sonic SVM, has announced its native token $SONIC and its tokenomics. $SONIC will serve as the native token for the Sonic SVM and Multi-SVM ecosystems, promoting long-term growth and development.

The total supply of SONIC is 2.4 billion, of which 57% is allocated to the community, including community and ecosystem development (30%), initial claims (7%), and HyperGrid rewards (20%). The TGE is scheduled for January 7, 2025, with an initial circulation of 15% of the total supply.

The eligibility verification tool for the initial claim program will go live on January 3, allowing users to verify whether their wallets meet the claim conditions. Meanwhile, the SonicX TikTok airdrop event will remain open until January 6, providing more users with the opportunity to acquire $SONIC.

January 8 (Wednesday)

Bybit will terminate its withdrawal and custodial services in France starting January 8.

Bybit announced that it will terminate its withdrawal and custodial services in France starting January 8, 2025. After January 8, users with asset values of 10 USDC or below will be charged a 10 USDC fee and their accounts will be closed. For users with assets exceeding 10 USDC, BYBIT will initiate the transfer of any remaining funds to Coinhouse, and subsequent withdrawals will need to be processed through their platform.

Xterio announces that it will issue the XTER token on January 8, 2025.

According to official news, the game infrastructure and AI game studio Xterio announced that its official token XTER will be issued on January 8, 2025.

Do Kwon's lawyer stated that he will not seek bail for now, with a return to court expected on January 8.

According to Reuters, Andrew Chesley, the lawyer for crypto company Terra's co-founder Do Kwon, defended him and stated that he will not seek bail for the time being. U.S. District Judge Robert Lehrburger therefore ordered his detention. When U.S. marshals took Do Kwon out of the courtroom, he took a 79-page copy of the indictment, with a return to court expected on January 8.

Previously, it was reported that Do Kwon pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in a hearing at the Manhattan federal court.

The decentralized exchange CVEX plans to launch on January 8 next year.

Crypto Valley Exchange (CVEX), a decentralized exchange focused on cryptocurrency futures and options trading, plans to launch on January 8. CVEX's mainnet will be deployed on Arbitrum Stylus, a fast and inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain version that uses WebAssembly compatible languages. Users will be able to avoid the high funding rates typically associated with perpetual contracts on other platforms, with the exchange promising trading fees that are '16 times lower' than existing centralized exchanges (market makers charge only 0.002%, while takers charge only 0.003%).

January 9 (Thursday)

Biden has ordered government administrative departments to close on January 9, 2025.

President Biden has ordered all federal government administrative departments and agencies to close on January 9, 2025, in honor of the late 39th President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on the 29th. Biden stated in a release that heads of federal government departments and agencies may decide to keep some offices and facilities open for reasons of national security, defense, or other public needs. Previously, the White House announced January 9, 2025, as a national day of mourning for Carter.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange will close on January 9 along with the NYSE and Nasdaq.

According to Jinshi, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that it will close on January 9 along with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

January 10 (Friday)

Trump's 'hush money' case will be ruled on January 10.

Juan Merchan, a judge of the New York State Supreme Court, decided on the 3rd to rule on the 'hush money' case involving former President Trump on January 10. Merchan stated that the ruling will take place in a court located in downtown Manhattan, New York City, and Trump must appear in person or via video to receive the judgment. Merchan also noted that considering various circumstances, an unconditional release ruling seems to be the most feasible option.

Binance will support the Optimism (OP) network upgrade and hard fork.

According to an official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend the token recharge and withdrawal services for the Optimism (OP) network on January 10, 2025, at 01:00 (UTC+8), to support its network upgrade and hard fork.

The project team is expected to carry out a network upgrade and hard fork on January 10, 2025, at 02:00 (UTC+8).

The United States will release non-farm data for December on January 10 at 21:30.

The United States will release the unemployment rate for December and the seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll data for December on January 10 at 21:30.

Swell: Wavedrop 2 has ended, and the reward token claim will close on January 10.

Swell announced that Wavedrop 2 has ended, and the claim for reward tokens will close on January 10. Wavedrop 3 has begun, and the team will soon provide more details on how to maximize SWELL rewards.