Bitcoin started the week of September 14–20 at around $77,500. The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, a crypto vote in the US Senate and oil prices above $100 could increase market volatility.
The crypto calendar also features a Pi Network upgrade, delistings by South Korean exchanges and a TRUMP token unlock worth approximately $57 million. Chainflip is preparing to restart its network following a 736,000 USDT exploit over the weekend.
Fed interest rate decision and projections are coming
The Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day meeting will begin on Tuesday, September 15. The Fed will announce its interest rate decision and updated economic projections on Wednesday, September 16, at 9:00 p.m. Turkey time. The chair’s press conference will begin at 9:30 p.m.
The Fed’s official calendar confirms the announcement times for the current policy rate of 3.50%–3.75%. Futures markets assign a probability of more than 85% to a 25-basis-point increase. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have also revised their expectations toward a rate hike.
US consumer inflation, released last week, reached 0.4% monthly and 3.4% annually. Inflationary pressure, combined with strong employment data, strengthened expectations that the Fed could resume monetary tightening.
Markets will also monitor the dot plot and economic forecasts for 2026–2028. Officials’ projections for further rate increases this year could influence Bitcoin through movements in the dollar and Treasury yields.
US retail sales data for August will arrive on September 16 at 3:30 p.m. Turkey time. Import price data, scheduled for the same time, will offer further information about how energy costs are feeding into domestic inflation.
BoE and BOJ decisions fall in the same week
The Bank of England will publish its interest rate decision on Thursday, September 17, at 2:00 p.m. Turkey time. All 65 economists surveyed by Reuters expect the BoE to keep its policy rate unchanged at 3.75%.
The United Kingdom will announce August inflation data one day before the decision. According to the Office for National Statistics calendar, the figures will arrive on September 16 at 9:00 a.m. Turkey time. Annual inflation stood at 2.9% in July.
The UK labor market report will be released on Tuesday, September 15, at 9:00 a.m. It will include new data on unemployment, wage growth, job vacancies and payroll employment.
The Bank of Japan will meet on September 17–18. A Reuters poll indicates strong expectations that the central bank will raise its current 1% policy rate by 25 basis points.
The decision is expected on the morning of Friday, September 18. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s press conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. Turkey time.
The meeting carries additional significance for crypto markets. A rate hike could strengthen the yen and trigger the unwinding of leveraged positions financed through the Japanese currency.
CLARITY Act heads for a critical Senate vote
The US Senate is preparing to hold a procedural vote on the CLARITY Act on September 15. The legislation aims to define the division of responsibilities within the digital asset market. It needs support from 60 senators before debate can formally begin.
The bill would reorganize regulatory authority over crypto assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It would also establish federal rules for exchanges, brokers, custodians and token issuers.
The Senate Banking Committee approved the bill in May by a vote of 15–9. According to Reuters, objections involving stablecoin interest payments and crypto companies’ access to banking services could make the 60-vote threshold difficult to reach.
Passing the procedural vote would not amount to final approval. If the motion succeeds, the Senate would still need to consider amendments and vote on the full legislative text.
The House Ways and Means Committee could also discuss the taxation of staking and mining rewards on September 16. Wash-sale rules for digital assets may form another part of the discussion.
However, the committee has not published a confirmed time on its official calendar. Therefore, the potential hearing is not included in this week’s verified schedule.
Oil prices become a liquidity risk again
Brent crude started the week near $107 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate traded around $102. Attacks on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and risks to regional shipments continue to support prices.
Oil prices remaining at these levels could fuel global inflation through higher fuel and transportation costs. The Fed, BoE and BOJ will all announce decisions this week, increasing the potential impact of energy-driven inflation on digital assets.
Attacks on Russian refineries are also reducing diesel production and intensifying pressure on energy markets. US diesel prices rising above $6 per gallon create another risk for corporate costs and consumer inflation.
Upbit, Bithumb and Bitget plan delistings
Upbit and Bithumb will end trading support for Storj, JasmyCoin and ThunderCore on Monday, September 14, at 9:00 a.m. Turkey time. The exchanges will cancel open orders for STORJ, JASMY and TT, while withdrawals will remain available until October 14.
Bitget’s first change will affect Classic Account users on September 17. The exchange will stop allowing new positions in NEARUSD, AVAXUSD, ADAUSD, LINKUSD, DOGEUSD, SOLUSD, XRPUSD, ETHUSD and BTCUSD coin-margined perpetual contracts after 7:00 a.m.
Trading in these contracts will end completely at 10:00 a.m. Bitget’s official announcement indicates that contracts under Unified Accounts will remain unaffected.
The exchange will also delist the CAMP/USDT, RHEA/USDT, ORBS/USDT and TURBO/USDT spot pairs on Friday, September 18, at 1:00 p.m. Withdrawals will remain available until December 18 at 1:00 p.m.
No major spot listing or high-profile token launch has been confirmed for this week. Therefore, delisting decisions and supply developments involving existing tokens will carry greater weight.
Pi Network targets Protocol 27 upgrade
Pi Network has set September 15 as the target date for upgrading its mainnet to Protocol 27. According to the project’s announcement, the update will introduce more flexible and secure authentication features for smart contracts.
The team has not announced an exact activation time. The target date also depends on network readiness. Exchanges could temporarily suspend PI deposits and withdrawals during the upgrade.
Ethereum developers will hold an All Core Developers Consensus call on September 17 at 5:00 p.m. Turkey time. The meeting will cover consensus-layer development and preparations for the Glamsterdam upgrade. However, the call itself does not represent a mainnet upgrade.
Chainflip restart expected after exploit
Chainflip started the week with operations suspended following an exploit involving its USDT integration on TRON. The attacker abused a vulnerability in transaction memo processing to withdraw 736,442 USDT through six unauthorized payments.
The project said its other vaults were unaffected and promised to compensate affected users. Incomplete user transactions worth approximately 115,654 USDT remain in the vault until the network restarts.
Chainflip initially said the restart would not happen before Monday. However, it has not provided an exact time.
According to the incident report, the project could release a new software version, compensation details and a technical review this week.
No separate binding, high-impact DAO vote with a confirmed deadline appears on the calendar. Chainflip’s operational decisions and the CLARITY Act process represent the week’s main governance and regulatory developments.
TRUMP and ZRO unlocks carry significant value
Official Trump will conduct the week’s largest token unlock by dollar value. A total of 28.7 million TRUMP will enter circulation on September 18. Based on the morning spot price, the tokens are worth approximately $57.1 million.
The unlock represents about 2.9% of the total token supply. Its share of the circulating market capitalization is higher, increasing the risk of short-term dilution.
LayerZero will unlock 25.71 million ZRO on September 20. The tokens are worth approximately $26.9 million at the current price and represent around 4.2% of the circulating supply.
Bedrock will release 40.63 million BR on the same day. The unlock is worth approximately $15 million and equals nearly 18.7% of the circulating supply. This makes it one of the week’s most significant events in proportional terms.
Arbitrum’s unlock of 92.65 million ARB will occur on September 16 at 4:00 p.m. Turkey time. The tokens currently have a combined value of around $12.7 million.
Additional supply entering the market will include approximately $8.4 million in YZY, $5.4 million in KAITO, $3.6 million in STRK and $2.5 million in SEI. LISTA will also release tokens worth around $2.6 million on September 20.
CoinShares results and two conferences on watch
CoinShares will publish its financial results for the six months ended June 30 on September 14. Management’s conference call will begin at 3:30 p.m. Turkey time.
Digital asset prices, fund flows and assets under management will be among the report’s main areas of interest.
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer will also attend the H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference on September 14. Its presentation could provide updates on mining capacity, energy infrastructure and investments in artificial intelligence data centers.
The European Blockchain Convention will take place in Barcelona on September 16–17. Its program focuses on institutional crypto adoption, tokenization, stablecoins, custody services and European regulation.
ETHTokyo Week will begin on Saturday, September 19, and continue until September 27. The program will bring Ethereum developers, security researchers and Web3 projects together in Tokyo.
This week’s 30-event crypto calendar
- September 14: CoinShares publishes its first-half 2026 results.
- September 14: Bitdeer attends the H.C. Wainwright conference.
- September 14, 9:00 a.m.: Upbit and Bithumb end STORJ, JASMY and TT trading.
- September 14–15: Remaining sessions of the ETHTaipei program.
- September 15, 3:00 a.m.: Approximately $3.6 million STRK token unlock.
- September 15, 6:00 a.m.: Approximately $8.4 million YZY token unlock.
- September 15, 9:00 a.m.: UK labor market report.
- September 15, 3:00 p.m.: Approximately $2.5 million SEI token unlock.
- September 15: Target date for the Pi Network Protocol 27 mainnet upgrade.
- September 15: US Senate procedural vote on the CLARITY Act.
- September 16, 9:00 a.m.: UK consumer and producer inflation data for August.
- September 16, 3:30 p.m.: US retail sales for August.
- September 16, 3:30 p.m.: US import and export prices for August.
- September 16, 4:00 p.m.: Approximately $12.7 million ARB token unlock.
- September 16–17: European Blockchain Convention.
- September 16, 9:00 p.m.: Fed interest rate decision and economic projections.
- September 16, 9:30 p.m.: Fed chair’s press conference.
- September 17, 12:00 p.m.: Final eurozone inflation data for August.
- September 17, 3:30 p.m.: US weekly jobless claims.
- September 17, 3:30 p.m.: US housing starts and building permits for August.
- September 17, 2:00 p.m.: Bank of England interest rate decision.
- September 17, 5:00 p.m.: Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus call.
- September 17, 10:00 a.m.: Bitget closes nine coin-margined perpetual contracts.
- Morning of September 18: Bank of Japan interest rate decision, followed by a press conference at 9:30 a.m.
- September 18, 1:00 p.m.: Bitget delists CAMP, RHEA, ORBS and TURBO spot pairs.
- September 18: Approximately $57.1 million TRUMP token unlock.
- September 18, 4:15 p.m.: US industrial production and capacity utilization for August.
- September 19: ETHTokyo Week begins.
- September 20, 3:00 a.m.: Approximately $15 million BR token unlock.
- September 20: Approximately $26.9 million ZRO token unlock.
The market’s direction may depend less on whether the Fed raises rates and more on the statement’s guidance for future meetings. Oil prices above $100, BOJ-driven movements in the yen and the CLARITY Act vote could also widen trading ranges across Bitcoin and altcoins.
