Linera Launches Babbage Testnet

April 1st — Onchain Lens monitoring reports Vitalik has again sold gifted meme tokens, with each fetching 14.5 ETH (valued at roughly $30,000). He also transferred 70,000 USDC and 44 ETH to Railgun for a private transaction.

On April 1, the USD.AI team officially announced via an X post that the CHIP airdrop is now open for claiming. ICO holders and airdrop participants alike can now claim their tokens, with a deadline of May 30, 2026. ### Notes on American English adjustments: 1. **Date phrasing**: Used *On April 1* (more concise than *April 1st* in casual/breaking news contexts). 2. **X platform**: *Via an X post* (natural for U.S. audiences; "X" is widely recognized now). 3. **Term correction**: Fixed *1C0* to **ICO** (standard abbreviation for Initial Coin Offering, critical for clarity). 4. **Flow**: Replaced "Both...and" with *"alike"* for smoother tone; rephrased deadline to *"with a deadline of"* for tighter structure. 5. **Brevity**: Cut redundant phrases (e.g., "officially announced in a post on X" → *"officially announced via an X post"*).

**Aligned Revises ALIGN Tokenomics (April 1)** Aligned, the decentralized zero-knowledge (ZK) proof verification layer, has updated its ALIGN tokenomics as of April 1. ### Updated Key Details: - **Total Supply**: 10 billion ALIGN - **Initial Circulating Supply**: ~16% of total (≈1.6 billion) - **Allocations & Unlock Schedules**: - 23.5% to team: 40% cliff unlock after 12 months; remaining 18% linear unlock - 19.71% to investors - 18% to ecosystem: 3.23% unlock at TGE; 6-month cliff unlock; remaining 24-month linear unlock - 16.61% to future reserve: 40.24% unlock at TGE; 6-month cliff unlock; remaining 24-month linear unlock - 11.4% to foundation: 37.83% unlock at TGE; remaining 30-month linear unlock - 8.74% for airdrops: 44.36% unlock at TGE - 2.04% for community sales: 32.72% unlock at TGE ### Prior Tokenomics Framework (Earlier Release): In prior news, the Aligned Foundation had released an earlier ALIGN tokenomics model with the same 1

April 1 — Kuwait’s state news agency reported that Kuwaiti authorities said an Iranian drone targeted a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a large fire. No casualties have been reported so far. (FXStreet)

On April 1, Arkham revealed that EdgeX had nominally airdropped approximately $195 million to users. However, following questions from on-chain analysts, the project team admitted that 14% of the total token supply—valued at roughly $94.6 million based on current valuations—was actually allocated to partners and liquidity providers, nearly half the total airdrop amount. Arkham also noted that around 69.5% of tokens remain in developer-related wallets, with an additional 7% undistributed, meaning the current actual circulation rate is only about 9.5%.

**April 1 – Per CoinHong Kong, Hong Kong’s Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Joseph Chan announced at the ACCA Hong Kong Chapter’s 2026 Taxation Seminar that the Legislative Council has backed legislation for the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The goal is to enable automatic exchange of crypto asset transaction data across tax jurisdictions by 2026, boosting transaction transparency.** **Additionally, Hong Kong intends to adopt the OECD’s revised Common Reporting Standard (CRS) by 2028, with the first data exchange with participating jurisdictions set for 2029. Chan emphasized that rolling out CRS and CARF is critical to strengthening Hong Kong’s status as an international asset management and financial hub.**