Crypto Week Ahead: Aug. 24–28

Bitcoin is heading into the final week of August with a 23% monthly gain, putting it on pace for its strongest August since 2017. BTC jumped 65% that month, while August has historically delivered a median return of -7%, according to CoinGlass.

The rally now faces several potential market catalysts, from U.S. inflation and economic growth figures to the Jackson Hole symposium, where investors will closely watch signals from the Federal Reserve.

“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. Particular attention will be on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote address.

Hathorn said a dovish message that reduces the prospect of additional Fed tightening could keep the weaker-dollar and lower-yield backdrop intact. A hawkish surprise, however, could lead investors to take profits.

Hong Yea, co-founder and CEO of onchain investment platform Grvt, said markets will be watching the “collision of Jackson Hole with geopolitical risk.” Uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict remains, while the Russia-Ukraine war continues to pose a risk of broader escalation.

Key Events to Watch

All times ET.

Crypto

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

Macro

• Aug. 25, 8:15 a.m.: U.S. weekly ADP employment data.
• Aug. 25, 10 a.m.: U.S. August Consumer Confidence.
• Aug. 25, 1 p.m.: U.S. July money supply data.
• Aug. 25, 9:30 p.m.: Australia’s July inflation and RBA Trimmed Mean CPI readings.
• Aug. 26–28: Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.
• Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. July Core PCE inflation data, with monthly growth expected at 0.2% and annual growth at 3.3%.
• Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.: Second estimate of U.S. Q2 GDP, expected at 1.5%.
• Aug. 26, 9 p.m.: South Korea’s interest-rate decision.
• Aug. 27, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ended Aug. 22.
• Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: Final Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading for August and one-year inflation expectations.
• Aug. 28, 10 a.m.: Preliminary annual revision to U.S. nonfarm payrolls.

Earnings

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

Governance

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

Token Unlocks

• Aug. 24: TON is scheduled to unlock 1.33% of its circulating supply, worth about $54.12 million.
• Aug. 25: Humanity is set to unlock 7.92% of its circulating supply, valued at approximately $20 million.

Token Launches

• No major token launches are expected this week.

Conferences

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