Crypto This Week: 38 Events in Focus, Led by Solana and PMI Data
<p class="text-left mb-4 "><a href="https://jrkripto.com/tr/coin/btc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-primary underline">Bitcoin</a> started the week of October 19–25 at around $82,600. Ethereum was trading near $2,425 at the time of writing, while the crypto market focused on Solana’s Alpenglow transition, global PMI data and three central bank decisions.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">
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</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">China’s economy expanded by 4.5% year over year in the third quarter, producing the week’s first published macroeconomic result. Growth exceeded the 4.4% forecast, although weakness in retail sales and property investment continued to limit the global demand outlook.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Fed enters blackout period as PCE data moves to next week</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Federal Reserve officials have entered the blackout period ahead of the October 27–28 FOMC meeting. No new Fed speech capable of materially changing the interest-rate outlook is scheduled for this week.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Some economic calendars show PCE inflation and third-quarter growth data during the current week. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish both reports on October 29 at 3:30 p.m. Türkiye time.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Fed will announce its rate decision on October 28 at 9:00 p.m. Türkiye time. The chair’s press conference will begin at 9:30 p.m.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Markets will assess housing data, jobless claims, global PMI results and oil prices before the meeting.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Flash PMI data will offer growth and inflation signals</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Flash PMI results for October will arrive on Friday, October 23. The euro-area composite PMI will be released at 11:00 a.m., followed by UK data at 11:30 a.m. and US manufacturing and services readings at 4:45 p.m. Türkiye time.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Input costs and selling prices could prove as important as the headline readings. The UK services PMI slipped to 51.7 in September, while prices charged by companies increased at the fastest pace in four months.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">US housing starts and building permits for September will be released on Tuesday, October 20, at 3:30 p.m. Türkiye time. Weekly initial jobless claims will follow on Thursday, October 22, at the same time.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Three central banks will announce rate decisions</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Hungarian National Bank will announce its policy decision on October 20. Economists expect rates to remain unchanged, while energy costs and the forint’s performance will shape the risk assessment in the policy statement.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Bank of Korea will meet on October 21. The main market scenario points to an unchanged rate, while moves in the won and regional technology stocks could spill over into crypto markets.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye will announce its decision on Thursday, October 22, at 2:00 p.m. Türkiye time. Market forecasts center on a reduction in the policy rate from 37% to 36%; this figure represents the pre-meeting consensus rather than a published decision.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Canada’s September inflation data will arrive on October 20 at 3:30 p.m. Türkiye time. UK inflation will follow on October 21 at 9:00 a.m., while the country’s retail sales report will be released on Friday, October 23, at 9:00 a.m.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Oil prices keep pressure on interest rates</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Brent crude started the week near $108 per barrel. Expectations that sanctions on Russia could be eased pushed futures prices lower, while risks around the Strait of Hormuz kept tanker and insurance costs elevated.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The transmission of energy costs into transportation and food prices could delay central bank rate cuts. High bond yields and a strong dollar could also create liquidity pressure for Bitcoin and altcoins.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Comment period closes for the SEC’s crypto proposal</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The comment period for the SEC’s “Regulation Crypto Assets” proposal will close on October 20. The proposal introduces a separate disclosure regime for crypto asset offerings and a conditional safe harbor for determining whether certain projects constitute investment contracts.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The draft contains two offering exemptions: one covering up to $5 million over four years and another covering up to $75 million over 12 months. The end of the comment period will not finalize the proposal, as the SEC must review the feedback and hold a separate vote.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Solana Alpenglow will activate on mainnet</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Solana plans to activate its Alpenglow consensus system on Wednesday, October 21, at approximately 6:00 p.m. Türkiye time. The transition will occur during mainnet epoch 1,064, although the exact time could shift by several minutes depending on block production.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Alpenglow aims to reduce finality from approximately 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds. The change primarily updates how the network reaches agreement on blocks rather than altering the transaction execution layer.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Validators must switch to a compatible client based on Agave 4.3.0. Firedancer and Frankendancer clients will not be supported during the initial transition.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Filecoin, Aero and XRP Ledger enter the calendar</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Binance will suspend Filecoin deposits and withdrawals on October 19 at 2:59 p.m. Türkiye time. The network upgrade and hard fork are expected to occur at block height 6,470,279 at approximately 3:59 p.m., while spot trading will remain available.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The Aero protocol, created through the merger of Aerodrome and Velodrome, will launch on October 22 at 3:00 a.m. Türkiye time. Users will be able to convert veAERO balances into sAERO at a one-to-one ratio, while each VELO will convert into 0.044 AERO.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment on XRP Ledger is expected to activate on October 23 at approximately 12:34 p.m. Türkiye time. The date remains conditional because the 14-day countdown will reset if validator support falls below the required 80% threshold.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Upbit and Bitget will end trading support</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Upbit will end trading support for ICON on October 19 at 9:00 a.m. Türkiye time. The exchange will cancel open ICX orders, while users should check the separate deadline for withdrawals.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitget will stop allowing new positions in the EPICUSDT perpetual futures contract on October 20 at 7:00 a.m. Türkiye time. The exchange will delist the contract at 10:00 a.m. and settle remaining positions under its settlement rules.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitget will also remove DRIFT, RVV, DOG, SWEAT, ICX, PUMPBTC, GAIB and RTX spot pairs on October 23 at 1:00 p.m. Türkiye time. Withdrawals for the affected assets will remain available until January 23, 2027, at 1:00 p.m.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">No high-profile new spot token listing has been confirmed on a major exchange for the week. Aero’s launch represents the main development involving a new product and token merger.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Arbitrum and Cardano votes will conclude</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Cardano’s stake pool operator poll on increasing the target number of stake pools from 500 to 1,000 will end on October 21. The result will provide community feedback for future governance decisions without automatically changing the protocol parameter.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Four Arbitrum proposals will close on October 22. They cover a 1,700 ETH treasury transfer, layer-1 pricing ahead of Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade, a voting recovery system and the adoption of USDG as a strategic initiative.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">ZRO, TON and AVAX supplies will expand</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">LayerZero is expected to release approximately 23.6 million ZRO on October 20. Based on the token’s $1.89 price at the time of writing, the unlock is worth approximately $44.7 million.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">The TON Believers Fund schedule includes an unlock worth approximately $49 million on October 23. Avalanche will release 1.67 million AVAX from its foundation allocation on October 24 at around 11:20 p.m. Türkiye time, giving the unlock an approximate value of $16.3 million at the current price.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Tracking platforms display different times for the KAITO unlock, ranging from the evening of October 19 to October 20. The approximately 17.6 million KAITO involved are worth around $4.9 million at the current price.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Calendar providers also show different dates for the Humanity Protocol unlock, listing either October 23 or October 25. The approximately 266 million H tokens are worth around $15.1 million based on the price at the time of writing.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Sources report between 88.9 million and 227.8 million XPL for the scheduled unlock. At the current price of $0.077, its approximate value ranges from $6.8 million to $17.5 million, depending on the allocations included.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">All dollar figures are approximate and based on current spot prices. Token tracking platforms classify linear distributions and same-day allocations differently, creating discrepancies in the H and XPL figures in particular.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">Tesla earnings and Plan ₿ Forum enter focus</h2><p class="text-left mb-4 ">No major publicly traded crypto company has confirmed an earnings release for this week. Coinbase and Strategy will report on October 29, after the current calendar period.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Bitcoin holder Tesla will release its third-quarter results after the US market closes on October 21. Due to the time difference, the company’s conference call will begin on Thursday, October 22, at 12:30 a.m. Türkiye time.</p><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Plan ₿ Week in Lugano will host educational, developer and Bitcoin community events from October 19 to 25. The main Plan ₿ Forum will take place on October 23–24, focusing on nation-state Bitcoin adoption, financial freedom and payment infrastructure.</p><h2 class="text-left text-foreground text-3xl font-bold mb-3 mt-1">This week’s 38-event crypto calendar</h2><ol class="list-decimal list-inside my-4"><li>October 19, 9:00 a.m. Türkiye time: Upbit ends ICX trading support.</li><li>October 19, 2:59 p.m.: Binance suspends FIL deposits and withdrawals.</li><li>October 19, approximately 3:59 p.m.: Filecoin network upgrade and hard fork.</li><li>October 19–25: Lugano Plan ₿ Week.</li><li>October 19–20: Approximately $4.9 million KAITO unlock.</li><li>October 20, 7:00 a.m.: Bitget stops allowing new EPICUSDT positions.</li><li>October 20, 10:00 a.m.: Bitget delists the EPICUSDT perpetual contract.</li><li>October 20: Hungarian National Bank interest-rate decision.</li><li>October 20: Comment period closes for the SEC’s Regulation Crypto Assets proposal.</li><li>October 20: Approximately $44.7 million ZRO unlock.</li><li>October 20, 3:30 p.m.: US housing starts and building permits.</li><li>October 20, 3:30 p.m.: Canada’s September inflation data.</li><li>October 21, 9:00 a.m.: UK inflation data for September.</li><li>Morning of October 21: Bank of Korea interest-rate decision.</li><li>October 21, approximately 6:00 p.m.: Solana Alpenglow transition.</li><li>October 21: Cardano’s stake pool target poll concludes.</li><li>October 22, 12:30 a.m.: Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call.</li><li>October 22, 3:00 a.m.: Aero protocol launches.</li><li>October 22, 2:00 p.m.: Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye interest-rate decision.</li><li>October 22, 3:30 p.m.: US initial jobless claims.</li><li>October 22: Arbitrum’s 1,700 ETH transfer vote concludes.</li><li>October 22: Arbitrum’s layer-1 pricing proposal closes.</li><li>October 22: Arbitrum’s voting recovery system proposal closes.</li><li>October 22: Arbitrum’s USDG strategic initiative proposal closes.</li><li>October 23, 9:00 a.m.: UK retail sales for September.</li><li>October 23, 11:00 a.m.: Flash euro-area PMI data for October.</li><li>October 23, 11:30 a.m.: Flash UK PMI data for October.</li><li>October 23, approximately 12:34 p.m.: Target activation time for XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment.</li><li>October 23, 1:00 p.m.: Bitget removes eight spot trading pairs.</li><li>October 23, 4:45 p.m.: Flash US PMI data for October.</li><li>October 23: Approximately $6.3 million SOON unlock.</li><li>October 23: Approximately $49 million supply unlock under the TON Believers Fund schedule.</li><li>October 23–24: Lugano Plan ₿ Forum.</li><li>October 24, around 12:00 p.m.: Approximately $6.9 million SOSO unlock.</li><li>October 24, approximately 11:20 p.m.: Approximately $16.3 million AVAX unlock.</li><li>October 25, 3:00 a.m. according to one calendar provider: Approximately $15.1 million H unlock.</li><li>October 25, approximately 10:00 a.m.: Approximately $5 million COAI unlock.</li><li>October 25, approximately 3:00 p.m.: XPL supply unlock, with an estimated value of $6.8 million to $17.5 million.</li></ol><p class="text-left mb-4 ">Solana’s Alpenglow transition will be the week’s most significant crypto-specific technical event. The broader market direction could depend more heavily on Friday’s PMI data, central bank decisions, Brent crude near $108 and rate expectations ahead of the next Fed meeting.</p>
