The week ahead includes a dense run of crypto policy, exchange and project events. DeepSeek’s revised API pricing takes effect on Aug. 17 with peak and off-peak rates, while Coinbase is scheduled to carry out system maintenance, launch US500 perpetual-style index futures for U.S. users through Coinbase Derivatives, and end support for USDC deposits and withdrawals on Noble. Hashdex is also set to close and liquidate its Bitcoin ETF, and Binance will delist six tokens on the same day. Attention then shifts to regulation. South Korea will implement tighter rules for single-stock leveraged ETF and ETN products on Aug. 19, including stricter deviation-rate controls and an added simulated-trading requirement for first-time retail investors. Politico, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported that the White House may meet crypto and prediction-market executives on Aug. 19. On Aug. 20, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting, with crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction-market oversight on the agenda. The week also features several token unlocks, including LayerZero, KAITO, MBG and SOON, plus project updates from Solana, DGrid AI, SNS, Doodles, Step App and Manus. Binance will make additional network and compliance-related changes later in the week, including restrictions involving EXMO and other platforms.

Data from Token Unlocks shows that several crypto projects are set for sizable token unlocks next week, including LayerZero, KAITO, SOON and MBG By MultiBank Group. Among them, LayerZero’s ZRO has the largest unlock by value, with about 25.71 million tokens scheduled for release at 7:00 p.m. Beijing time on Aug. 20. The release equals roughly 4.40% of its circulating supply and is valued at about $19.9 million. KAITO is set to unlock about 32.6 million tokens an hour later, with the tranche equal to 7.63% of circulating supply and worth about $11.5 million. SOON and MBG are also on the calendar for next week, with unlock values estimated at about $3.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The figures were cited by PANews, citing Token Unlocks data.

SOON (SOON) is scheduled to unlock about 20.24 million tokens at 13:00 Beijing time on Aug. 23, according to token unlock data from Web3 asset data platform RootData. The unlocked tranche is valued at about $3.93 million based on the figures cited in the update. The item was published by ChainCatcher as a 7x24 newsflash and attributes the data to RootData. No additional details were provided in the source beyond the timing, token amount, and estimated value of the upcoming unlock.

Solana Optimistic Network, or SOON, said on July 28 that its review and recovery work tied to a security incident first identified on July 12 has been completed. The project said the incident did not involve vulnerabilities in the SOON protocol, its sequencer, or user-facing smart contracts, and that no user fund losses were found. According to SOON, the issue stemmed from its off-chain operating environment rather than on-chain infrastructure. A review by third-party security firm BlockSec found that an external attacker gained unauthorized access through a misconfigured service and then moved further into part of the internal environment because of insufficient access controls. SOON said the impact was limited to part of its operational infrastructure and related processes. It said on-chain user assets, user smart contracts, and the security of the SOON network were not affected. After the incident, the team paused the sequencer and some services while conducting a full security review. During that period, NFT minting, token claims, and on-chain withdrawals were temporarily shut down. The project said NFT minting and token claims resumed on July 21, while mainnet RPC service and block production resumed on July 27. SOON said the network is now operating normally.

SOON, a Solana Virtual Machine project, said it detected a security incident in its operational environment on July 12. According to the team, an external attacker gained unauthorized access through a misconfigured service and then reached parts of the internal environment because of insufficient permission controls. The project said the incident was limited to off-chain operational infrastructure and did not involve the SOON protocol, its sequencer, or vulnerabilities in user-facing smart contracts. After an investigation by BlockSec, the team said no on-chain loss of user funds was found. SOON added that it restored NFT minting and token claim functions on July 21, then brought back mainnet RPC services and restarted block production on July 27. The network is now operating normally, according to the statement.

TON Station's Daily Combo for Feb 28, 2026 is live. Select the correct 4 cards and earn instant SOON points. Step-by-step guide and security tips included.

TON Station refreshed its Daily Combo for March 3, 2026. Players on the Telegram-based game can select the correct four-card set and receive instant in-app SOON points.

TON Station’s February 22 Daily Combo asks Telegram players to pick the correct four-card set to receive in-app SOON points, with the challenge refreshing every 24 hours.