Jackson Hole to IREN Earnings: Key Events Shaping Crypto Markets This Week

Crypto Week Ahead: Aug. 24–28

Bitcoin enters the final stretch of August after posting one of its strongest monthly gains in years. BTC is up 23% so far this month, putting it on track for its best August since 2017, when it surged 65%, according to CoinGlass. The historical median return for August is -7%.

The next leg of the move could depend on several key catalysts, including a wave of U.S. economic releases covering inflation and growth and the Jackson Hole symposium later in the week.

“Bitcoin enters next week with considerable momentum, but also with a much higher bar to clear after its strongest weekly rally in years,” Daniela Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com, told CoinDesk. Investors will closely monitor Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at Jackson Hole.

Hathorn said a dovish speech that pushes back against expectations for further Fed tightening could preserve the weaker-dollar and lower-yield conditions that have supported Bitcoin. A hawkish surprise, meanwhile, could prompt investors to lock in recent gains.

Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of onchain investment platform Grvt, said the market could be shaped by the “collision of Jackson Hole with geopolitical risk.” Uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict remains elevated, while the Russia-Ukraine war continues to carry the potential for further escalation.

What to Watch This Week

All times ET.

Crypto

  • Aug. 24: Public comment periods close on two joint SEC-CFTC requests involving derivatives product definitions, alternative compliance and swap data reporting.
  • Aug. 24, 10:30 p.m.: BNB Smart Chain is scheduled to activate the Pasteur hard fork.

Economic Data

  • Aug. 25, 8:15 a.m.: U.S. weekly ADP Employment Change, compared with 9.5K previously.
  • Aug. 25, 10 a.m.: U.S. August Consumer Confidence, with economists expecting 91.2 versus 90.8 previously.
  • Aug. 25, 1 p.m.: U.S. July money supply, previously reported at $23.15 trillion.
  • Aug. 25, 9:30 p.m.: Australia releases July inflation and RBA Trimmed Mean CPI figures.
  • Aug. 26–28: Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.
  • Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. July Core PCE Price Index, expected to rise 0.2% month over month, while annual core PCE is forecast at 3.3%.
  • Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: Second estimate of U.S. Q2 GDP, expected at 1.5% versus the previous 2.1%.
  • Aug. 26, 9 p.m.: South Korea announces its latest interest-rate decision, with the previous rate at 2.75%.
  • Aug. 27, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending Aug. 22, forecast at 210,000 compared with 206,000 previously.
  • Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: Final August Michigan Consumer Sentiment, expected at 51.0 versus 55.2 previously, alongside one-year inflation expectations.
  • Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: Preliminary annual revision to U.S. nonfarm payrolls.

Corporate Earnings

  • Aug. 27: IREN reports after the market closes.
  • Aug. 27: Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR) reports before the market opens.

Governance Votes

  • CoW DAO: Vote on replacing fixed settlement penalty limits with volume-based percentages, ending Aug. 25.
  • Superfluid DAO: Vote on Established Project campaigns and Season 7 SUP token allocations, ending Aug. 25.
  • Sushi DAO: Vote on tokenomics changes, establishing a SUSHI reserve and moving liquidity to Robinhood Chain, ending Aug. 25.
  • ShapeShift DAO: Vote on four-month renewals for its Tokenomics and Operations workstreams, ending Aug. 26.
  • Arbitrum DAO: Vote on turning its Audit Program into a broader Security Program, ending Aug. 27.
  • GnosisDAO: Votes on $15 million in annual funding for Gnosis Ltd. and a proposal to revive GIP-99 governance, both ending Aug. 27.

Token Unlocks

  • Aug. 24: TON will unlock 1.33% of its circulating supply, worth approximately $54.12 million.
  • Aug. 25: Humanity will release 7.92% of its circulating supply, valued at roughly $20 million.

Token Launches

  • No major token launches are scheduled.

Conferences

  • Aug. 24–26: FEBRABAN TECH 2026 — São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Aug. 25–27: CryptoWinter26 — Queenstown, New Zealand.
  • Aug. 26–27: ETH Belgrade 2026 — Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Aug. 27–28: Bitcoin Asia — Hong Kong.

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