Your preview for the week beginning Oct. 5.
By Jamie Crawley, AI Boost|Edited by Omkar GodboleOct 5, 2026, 5:37 a.m. EDT3 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on (DL314 Lin/Unsplash+)SummaryShowThe upcoming week in crypto features significant events in the digital asset landscape along with key macroeconomic factors likely to affect market movements.
As the week begins, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing fluctuations, with Bitcoin recovering to $86,000 early Monday and briefly reaching $87,000, coming close to an eight-month peak, before pulling back. Traders are keeping a close eye on the performance of the dollar for insights into Bitcoin's potential to maintain or build on its gains.
The moving averages for Bitcoin across 50, 100, and 200 days are converging, indicating their first fully bullish alignment since 2025, which suggests that the cryptocurrency's three-month recovery remains robust.
In macroeconomic news, attention is focused on an eventful week in the U.S., which includes the ISM Services PMI, minutes from the FOMC meeting, and unemployment claims data.
On the Ethereum front, developers are preparing for the "Glamsterdam" upgrade on the Sepolia testnet, coinciding with significant token activities across platforms like Balancer, Aave, and AirSwap.
What to Watch
(All times ET)
- Crypto
- Ethereum's core developers will implement the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Sepolia testnet, serving as a vital trial for future mainnet enhancements related to account abstraction and data availability.
- Macro
- Oct. 6, 5:00 a.m.: Eurozone Retail Sales MoM for August projected at 0.4% (Previous: -0.6%)
- Oct. 7, 2:00 p.m.: U.S. FOMC Meeting Minutes from Sept. 15-16
- Oct. 7, 3:00 p.m.: U.S. Consumer Credit for August estimated at $12.5 billion (Previous: $18 billion)
- Oct. 8, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending Oct. 3 estimated at 195K (Previous: 197K)
- Oct. 9, 10:00 a.m.: U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Preliminary for October estimated at 48.1 (Previous: 48.1)
- Earnings
- No earnings announcements scheduled
Token Events
- Governance votes and calls
- Aave is currently voting on a proposal that would allow an external firm to manage a new independent lending market on its platform, with profits shared equally between both parties. This Aave Request for Final Comment (ARFC) details a deployment framework for Sentora to operate independently on Aave V4, with its initial launch on Ethereum. Sentora would independently manage collateral, risk parameters, and interest rates, while the Aave DAO retains ownership of the smart contract and receives half of the revenue. Voting concludes on Oct. 5.
- AirSwap is conducting a signaling vote to decide if Consensys should temporarily suspend its automated AST token sales if the market price dips below a certain level. Community feedback is being collected until Oct. 5.
- Derive is voting on a proposal (DIP) to increase the percentage of applicable protocol fees allocated to weekly DRV buybacks from 35% to 50%, while maintaining the current execution and buyback processes. Voting ends on Oct. 5.
- Balancer is voting on a joint treasury resolution in light of its recent protocol wind-down plan, which aims to settle cross-DAO token swap commitments between BalancerDAO and CoW DAO, ensuring a structured return and proportional distribution of treasury-held COW and BAL assets. Voting concludes on Oct. 6.
- Unlocks
- Oct. 5: Canton CC$0.1268 will unlock 0.38% of its circulating supply, valued at $19.18 million.
- Oct. 8: Stable STABLE$0.02706 will unlock 3.3% of its circulating supply, worth $24 million.
- Token launches
- No significant token launches confirmed.
Conferences
- Oct. 6-7: Digital Assets Week (London)
- Oct. 7-8: TOKEN 2049 (Singapore)
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