Weekly Preview | FTX to Distribute Additional $2.2 Billion to Creditors Starting March 31; US Nonfarm Payrolls Data Stuns the Market
This week's Key Crypto & Financial Events Preview (March 30 - April 5, 2026):
**March 30:**
- Upbit delists Nomina (NOM); Binance removes UTK from margin trading.
- Binance Alpha lists R2 Protocol (R2) and Based (BASED).
- Polymarket expands its structure beyond crypto and sports.
- European Central Bank begins accepting DLT-based assets as collateral.
- BNP Paribas launches 6 crypto ETNs (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) for French clients.
- Token unlocks: Zora (ZORA), Kamino (KMNO).
**March 31:**
- FTX initiates fourth creditor distribution of ~$2.2B.
- Bithumb holds shareholders meeting; CEO likely to be reappointed.
- EdgeX (by Amber Group) launches $EDGE token.
- Folks Finance ends FLOKS token claim period.
- Zilliqa ends deBridge support; users must migrate USDC.
- 21Shares distributes staking rewards for TETH and TSOL ETFs.
- Token unlock: Optimism (OP).
**April 1:**
- Binance delists multiple tokens (A2Z, FORTH, HOOK, etc.) from spot and contracts.
- BGD Labs stops contributing to Aave DAO after 4 years.
- Token unlocks: Sui (SUI), EigenCloud (EIGEN), ZetaChain (ZETA).
**April 2:**
- Token unlock: Ethena (ENA).
**April 3:**
- Key U.S. macro data: Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Wage Growth.
- Senator Elizabeth Warren demands MrBeast disclose crypto plans for teens by April 3.
**April 5:**
- Token unlock: Opinion (OPN).
**Upcoming (Date TBD):**
- Draft of U.S. Clarity Act (incl. stablecoin provisions) expected next week.
- xAI’s Grok Imagine to have a significant release; full Grok algorithmic features launching on X platform.
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