The coming week in crypto will bring a positive development in the case of Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade being applied to the Sepolia testnet.
However, concerns remain about the crypto market in general as the US government continues its shutdown, which has stopped several crypto ETF applications in their tracks.
The crypto market sold off on Friday and the new week will serve as a barometer for whether bitcoin can return to record highs or whether it will enter a seemingly endless range between $110,000 and $125,000.
What to watch
- Cryptocurrency
- October 13: CME Group aims to launch options on SOL and XRP, subject to regulatory approval.
- October 14, 3:36 a.m.: Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork upgrade is expected to be applied to the Sepolia testnet.
- October 14 at 12 p.m.: The dYdX Foundation is hosting its October 2025 analyst call on YouTube.
- October 14, 8 a.m.: Swellchain (SWELL) undergoes Optimism Superchain U16A upgrade; Pending withdrawals to Ethereum L1 are temporarily invalidated.
- October 15: BNB Chain Wallet browser extension will be discontinued; Users are advised to backup keys and migrate wallets.
- October 16, 10 a.m.: Community Call No. 2 at the Lido pool. Watch live on YouTube, X and LinkedIn.
- October 16: OpenxAI (OPENX), a permissionless AI protocol built on the Base blockchain, launches the public version of its Mini App Builder, allowing anyone to create decentralized AI applications with real-time data feeds.
- October 17: SynFutures (F), a perpetual exchange DEX powered by Base, hosts an AMA event on X.
- Macro
- October 15, 8 a.m.: Retail sales in August in Brazil year-on-year (previous 1%), MoM (previous -0.3%).
- October 15, 8:30 a.m.: US inflation rate in September. Annual title (previous 2.9%), MoM Est. 0.3%. Core YoY (previous 3.1%), MoM Est. 0.3%. (The report will likely be delayed due to the current federal government shutdown.)
- October 15, 11 a.m.: Colombia, retail sales in August year-on-year (previous 17.9%).
- October 16, 8:30 a.m.: September IPP in the United States. Annual title (previous 2.6%), MoM Est. 0.3%. Core YoY (previous 2.8%), MoM (previous -0.1%). (The report will likely be delayed due to the current federal government shutdown.)
- Oct. 16, 8:30 a.m.: September U.S. retail sales year-over-year (previous 5%), MoM Est. 0.4%.
- October 17, 5 a.m.: September (final) inflation rate in the euro zone. Title YoY Est. 2.2%, MoM Est. 0.1%. Core YoY Est. 2.3%.
- Earnings (estimates based on FactSet data)
Token Events
- Votes and calls on governance
- Superfluid DAO is voting on a proposal to upgrade contracts for wrapper superTokens like ETHx and USDCx so that the DAO can invest its underlying assets and generate yield income for its treasury. Voting closes on October 13.
- ENS DAO is voting on a proposal to establish reverse records for its main contracts to improve identification, usability and demonstrate best practices in fully utilizing the ENS protocol. Voting closes on October 13.
- The Sandbox DAO votes to allow the sale of properties by allowing LAND owners to consolidate and sell multiple parcels through the GBM x Sandbox marketplace. Voting closes on October 15.
- GnosisDAO votes on the creation of Seldon Inc and a Gnosis VPN committee to manage and evolve the Gnosis VPN project built on the HOPR mixnet. The new DAO-owned entity would manage operations, compliance and growth. Voting closes on October 16.
- Arbitrum DAO votes on a proposal to base quorum on Delegated Voting Power (DVP) to address governance quorum issues. Voting closes on October 18.
- Unlocks
- October 15: to unlock 5.64% of its circulating supply worth $21.44 million.
- October 15: to unlock 1.15% of its circulating supply worth $15.77 million.
- October 16: to unlock 1.99% of its circulating supply worth $39.24 million.
- October 18: to unlock 2.04% of its circulating supply worth $40 million.
- Token Launches
- October 14: Launch of SANDchain, an Ethereum layer 2 powered by zk.
- October 15: be listed on Kraken.
- October 17: Aster Airdrop Token (ASTER) claim period ends.
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