US Inflation, Ethereum Upgrade Talks: Digital Currency Week Ahead

Your Outlook for the Week Beginning October 12.

Crypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's happening in the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain, as well as major macroeconomic events affecting the digital asset market.

US inflation data will test the interest rate outlook this week ahead of the Fed's October meeting. Investors currently expect the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged in December.

Third-quarter bank earnings provide a separate look at lending, business activity and investor demand.

In crypto, Ethereum developers discuss future upgrades as Singapore's stablecoin consultation wraps up.

October 15 Crypto: The proposed USDG ArbitrumDAO initiative is set to enter an off-chain vote, with a target vote by October 22.

October 15, 10:00am: 189 Ethereum developers from Gelmeisterdam, Heguta, hold the All-Core Devs Call.

October 16: Deadline for Balancer partners to apply for extensions for certain version 3 pools to November 30 under the approved protocol reopening plan.

Oct 16, 11:59am: Monetary Authority of Singapore consultation on stablecoin regulation closes.

Oct. 12: U.S. bond markets are closed for Columbus Day. Stock markets are open.

Oct 13, 9:30pm: China CPI for the year September estimated 1.0% (previously 0.8%); Estimated annual PPI 4.5% (previously 3.8%)

October 14, 8:30 AM: US CPI for September estimated at 0.6% (previously 0.4%); Estimated annual CPI 3.6% (previously 3.4%)

October 14, 8:30 AM: US Core CPI mom for September estimated at 0.2% (previously 0.3%); Core CPI annual estimate 2.5% (previously 2.4%)

October 15, 2am: UK GDP for August estimated -0.1% (previously 0.4%)

Oct 15, 8:30am: US PPI mom for September estimated at 0.5% (previously 0.4%); Estimated annual PPI 5.3% (previously 5.4%)

Oct 15, 8:30am: US core PPI for September estimated at 0.3% (previously 0.2%); Core annual PPI estimate 4.4% (previously 4.6%)

Oct 15, 8:30am: US retail sales for September estimated 0.3% (previously 1.2%)

Oct 15, 8:30am: Initial US jobless claims for the period ending Oct 10 est. 195K (Prev. 197K); Continued unemployment claims for the period ending October 3 (previously 1716K)

October 15, 23:30: US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

October 16, 5:00: Final Eurozone CPI for September estimated at 3.8% (previously 3.2%)

Oct. 14 Earnings: BlackRock (BLK), premarket, $14.24

Governance Votes and Call Balancer is voting for an independent, self-funded fork. Voting ends on October 13.

Compound is voting to withdraw and bridge WETH reserves from the obsolete Ronin market to the mainnet. Voting ends on October 13.

Gitcoin is voting to lower its snapshot quorum from 2.5 million GTC to 1.5 million GTC, reducing the voting power required for a valid proposal. Voting ends on October 15.

Oct 15 opens: Starknet STRK $0.1038 to open 3.37% of its circulating supply worth about $13.2 million.

October 15: CONX opens 1.39% of its circulating supply worth $12.18 million.

October 16: Arbitrum ARB to 1.56% of self-provision turnover worth 18.07 million dollars.

October 17: Cronos CRO $0.06163 to open 2.33% of its circulating supply worth $73.08 million.

Token Launched October 15th: Deadline to claim Sonic for Season 1 and Season 2 airdrops.

October 12-14: Paradigm Frontiers (San Francisco)

October 15: Pantera Blockchain Summit (San Francisco)

October 15-16: BGIN Block 15 (Washington DC)