The coming week in crypto will bring positive development in the event that Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade is applied to the Sepolia testnet.
However, concerns remain about the broader cryptocurrency market as the US government continues its shutdown, which has halted several cryptocurrency ETF applications.
The cryptocurrency market sold off on Friday and the new week will serve as a barometer for whether bitcoin can claw its way back to record levels, or whether it will enter a seemingly endless range between $110,000 and $125,000.
What to watch
- Crypto
- October 13: CME Group aims to launch options on SOL and XRP, subject to regulatory approval.
- October 14, 3:36 am: Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork update is expected to be applied to the Sepolia testnet.
- October 14, 12 pm: The dYdX Foundation hosts its October 2025 analyst call on YouTube.
- October 14, 8am: 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 recommended to backup keys and migrate wallets.
- October 16, 10 am: Call #2 to the Lido poolside community. Watch it live on YouTube, X and LinkedIn.
- October 16 – OpenxAI (OPENX), a permissionless AI protocol built on the Base blockchain, releases 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 swap DEX powered by Base, hosts an AMA event on X.
- Macro
- October 15, 8 am: August Retail Sales in Brazil YoY (previously 1%), MoM (previously -0.3%).
- October 15, 8:30 am: US September Inflation Rate Headline YoY (previous 2.9%), est. intermonthly. 0.3%. Core year-on-year (previous 3.1%), month-on-month est. 0.3%. (The report will likely be delayed due to the current federal government shutdown)
- October 15, 11 am: Colombia August Retail Sales YoY (previous 17.9%).
- Oct 16, 8:30 am: US September PPI YoY Title (previous 2.6%), est. intermonthly. 0.3%. Core year-on-year (previous 2.8%), month-on-month (previous -0.1%). (The report will likely be delayed due to the current federal government shutdown)
- October 16, 8:30 am: US September YoY Retail Sales (previous 5%), est. monthly 0.4%.
- October 17, 5 am: Eurozone September (final) inflation rate. Headline Est. year-on-year 2.2%, est. monthly 0.1%. Main year-on-year est. 2.3%.
- Earnings (estimates based on FactSet data)
symbolic events
- Governance votes and calls
- 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 income for its treasury. Voting ends on October 13.
- ENS DAO is voting on a proposal to establish reverse registrations for its main contracts to improve identification, usability and demonstrate best practices by fully using the ENS protocol. Voting ends on October 13.
- Sandbox DAO is voting to enable property sales by allowing LAND owners to pool and sell multiple parcels through the GBM x Sandbox marketplace. Voting ends on October 15.
- GnosisDAO is voting on the creation of Seldon Inc and a Gnosis VPN Committee to manage and scale the Gnosis VPN project built on the HOPR mixed network. The new DAO-owned entity would be responsible for operations, compliance and growth. Voting ends on October 16.
- Arbitrum DAO is voting on a proposal to base quorum on delegated voting power (DVP) to resolve governance quorum issues. Voting ends on October 18.
- Unlock
- 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 releases
- October 14: SANDchain, an Ethereum layer 2 powered by zk, is launched.
- October 15: to list on Kraken.
- October 17 – Aster Airdrop Token (ASTER) claim period ends.
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