The week starting Oct. 26 will be shaped by interest-rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan, alongside Coinbase earnings and other developments affecting cryptocurrency and blockchain markets.
Crypto Week Ahead brings together the main events expected to influence digital assets, including major macroeconomic decisions and company news.
Bitcoin has slipped below $80,000 as traders reduce risk ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting. The decisions from the Fed, ECB and BOJ will be closely watched for their potential impact on cryptocurrency markets.
Coinbase Global Inc is also due to report earnings during the week. Its shares were listed at $164.45 in the market snapshot, alongside Galaxy Digital Inc. Class A Common Stock at $14.68 and Robinhood Markets, Inc. Class A Common Stock at $95.07. The stock market was marked as closed.
Among the related crypto assets, MemeCore was listed at $0.74, up 2.79%, while Collector Crypt stood at $0.35, up 6.39%.
Other stories being monitored include Calpers pulling back from big technology companies as concerns about artificial intelligence deepen a sell-off in neocloud stocks. More than 11 million bitcoin is reported to have no known owner, while India’s largest crypto exchange has absorbed a $16 million loss following an internal process failure linked to a retired wallet.
A bitcoin wallet bug reportedly allowed rogue servers to steal funds when users attempted to speed up payments. Elon Musk has also warned about “AI neoclouds” as SpaceX borrows $40 billion for chips.
Elsewhere, Latvia is targeting tokenisation rules for 2027, with commercial property in focus, while UK banks face 10,000 complaints in three months over crypto restrictions. Strategy and Strive are facing a balancing act between bitcoin purchases and preferred-stock dividend payments.
Block’s new voice AI has drawn attention because of how closely it resembles human speech, prompting both admiration and concerns about scams.
The week also includes debate about diversified real-world-asset stablecoins. These products are described as sustaining yields of 5-7% from real credit while crypto funding has compressed to about 4%. GENIUS is pushing yield off-chain, with the total addressable market projected to reach $4bn in three years.
