Crypto Week Ahead highlights the key blockchain upgrades, token events, governance decisions and economic releases set to guide digital asset markets in the coming days. For a daily schedule delivered straight to your inbox, you can subscribe to Crypto Daybook Americas for morning updates across markets.
Crypto Events
- Nov. 17: Zilliqa (ZIL) implements its 0.19.0 mainnet upgrade.
- Nov. 18, 7 a.m.: Astar Network (ASTR) hosts a YouTube community call covering its “Road to Evolution Phase 2.”
- Nov. 18: FLock (FLOCK) broadcasts its 2025 earnings call on X.
- Nov. 19: Firo (FIRO) rolls out its v0.14.15.0 hard fork.
- Nov. 19, 11 a.m.: Avalanche (AVAX) launches its Granite mainnet upgrade.
- Nov. 23: Zcash (ZEC) activates network upgrade 6.1 on mainnet.
Macro Events
- Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m.: Canada reports October inflation figures.
- Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m.: NY Fed releases the November Empire State Manufacturing Index (Est. 6.1).
- Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m.: Fed Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson discusses the economic outlook and monetary policy.
- Nov. 17, 3:35 p.m.: Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller speaks on the economy (livestream available).
- Nov. 18, 8:15 a.m.: ADP weekly employment update (Prev. –11.25K).
- Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m.: Fed Governor Michael S. Barr covers bank supervision in a live address.
- Nov. 19, 2 p.m.: FOMC releases minutes from the Oct. 28–29 policy meeting.
- Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: Canada publishes October PPI data.
- Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Est. –2).
- Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: The long-delayed U.S. jobs report for September is expected to be released.
- Nov. 20, 10 a.m.: U.S. existing home sales for October (Est. 4.06M).
- Nov. 20, 11 a.m.: Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook gives remarks on financial stability.
- Nov. 21, 8:45 a.m.: Vice Chair Jefferson speaks again, this time on financial stability.
- Nov. 21, 9:45 a.m.: S&P Global releases November PMI readings.
- Nov. 21, 10 a.m.: University of Michigan posts its final November sentiment data and inflation expectations.
Earnings Calendar (FactSet Estimates)
- Nov. 18: KULR Technology (KULR), post-market.
- Nov. 18: Solana Company (HSDT), post-market.
- Nov. 19: Bullish (BLSH), pre-market; est. EPS $0.10.
- Nov. 19: Nvidia (NVDA), post-market; est. EPS $1.25.
- Nov. 20: Webull (BULL), post-market; est. EPS $0.02.
Governance Votes Underway
- Convex Finance: Voting on several new sfrxUSD yield strategies, including allocations to USDS/sUSDS, USDf Curve pools and Pendle markets. Ends Nov. 16.
- Extra Finance DAO: Vote on lending emission distribution for Epochs 123–126. Ends Nov. 17.
- Usual DAO: Proposal to cut max supply by 25% and halve future inflation. Ends Nov. 18.
- CCMOON DAO: Vote on forming a legal non-profit LLC and authorizing small partnership approvals. Ends Nov. 18.
- Arbitrum DAO: Vote to revise gas-target adjustments to curb L2 gas spikes. Ends Nov. 20.
- ZKsync DAO: Vote to upgrade the ZK token to ZKTokenV3, enabling public and role-gated burn functions. Ends Nov. 20.
Token Unlocks
- Nov. 19: YZY unlocks 12.5% of circulating supply (~$49.44M).
- Nov. 20: ZRO unlocks 7.29% of supply (~$37.53M).
- Nov. 23: SOON unlocks 4.33% of supply (~$30.42M).
Token Launches & Milestones
- Nov. 18: Deadline for PayAI Network token migration.
- Nov. 22: End of SoSoValue’s SSI Token staking Epoch 3.
- Nov. 30: Final date for Centrifuge’s token migration process.
Industry Conferences
- Nov. 17–18: Banking Transformation Summit — Charlotte, NC.
- Nov. 18: AFC Policy Summit 2025 — Washington.
- Nov. 18: Euro Stablecoin Forum — Frankfurt.
- Nov. 18: Lugano Finance Forum — Switzerland.
- Nov. 18–19: Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight — New York.
- Nov. 19–20: MoneyLIVE Payments Europe — Amsterdam.
- Nov. 19–20: Fintech NerdCon 2025 — Miami.
- Nov. 20: RegTech Summit New York 2025 — New York.
- Nov. 21–23: BITFEST 2025 — Manchester.
- Nov. 22–23: Australian Crypto Convention 2025 — Sydney
