Crypto and Macro Outlook: Key Events This Week

The week ahead is set to be dominated by macroeconomic data, central bank decisions, and significant developments in crypto. Market participants will focus on U.S. employment and inflation reports, along with interest-rate decisions from Japan, the U.K., and the Eurozone. Meanwhile, Coinbase, the largest publicly traded crypto exchange, plans a system update expected to feature tokenized stocks and an in-house prediction market.

Macro Highlights

• U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls: Delayed by the 36-day government shutdown, November’s nonfarm payroll data will be released on Dec. 16. Economists estimate 35K new jobs with a 4.4% unemployment rate.
• Bank of Japan: Forecasted to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%—the first increase since January—potentially strengthening the yen and weighing on Bitcoin ($86,236.54).
• Other Central Bank Actions: European Central Bank and Bank of England policy statements are scheduled earlier in the week, with U.S. inflation and jobless claims also due on Dec. 18.

Crypto Events to Watch

• AMAs & Upgrades:
  • Dec. 15, 5 a.m.: Aster (ASTER) L1 testnet AMA on Discord
  • Dec. 15, 10 a.m.: Conflux (CFX) AMA on “AI Agents in Web3” via X Spaces
  • Dec. 16, 2 a.m.: CRO EVM mainnet upgrade
  • Dec. 17, 5 p.m.: Coinbase system update livestream on X

Token Governance & Voting

• Sushi DAO: Votes to triple SUSHI emissions (ends Dec. 14)
• Streamr DAO: CEO/CTO performance-based token grants (ends Dec. 15)
• Moons DAO: Elect Ecosystem Growth Officer (ends Dec. 16)
• SSV Network: Streamline committee operations, cap ETH/SSV fees (ends Dec. 17)
• Lido DAO: Pivot to diversified DeFi suite (ends Dec. 19)
• CoW DAO: Dissolve Sprinter solver bonding pool (ends Dec. 19)
• Arbitrum DAO: Activate ArbOS 51 upgrade (ends Dec. 19)
• BNB Chain: Reduce consecutive validator blocks from 16 to 8 (ends Dec. 22)
• Sandbox DAO: Commission NFT artwork (ends Dec. 24)
• Celo & Changelly: Governance calls and Web3 Stand Up on Dec. 18

Token Unlocks & Launches

• Unlocks: CONX (Dec. 15, 1.61% supply), STRK (Dec. 15, 5.07%), ARB (Dec. 16, 1.9%), ZRO (Dec. 20, 6.79%)
• Token Launches & Collections: NEAR Mobile NPRO (Dec. 15), Neiro Woofer Pack NFT on OpenSea (Dec. 16)
• Delistings & Burns: Binance to delist FIS, REI, VOXEL (Dec. 17); VSN quarterly burn (Dec. 18)

This week promises a busy schedule for both crypto markets and macro investors, with employment, inflation, and rate decisions potentially shaping risk sentiment, while major crypto events and governance votes could influence token flows and market dynamics.