Key Crypto Week Ahead: Central Bank Policy Moves and Coinbase Earnings in Focus -

The week starting October 26 will bring a series of important developments for cryptocurrency and financial markets, including interest-rate decisions from four major central banks, key U.S. economic reports and quarterly earnings from leading crypto companies.

The Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada will announce their policy decisions on Wednesday, followed by the European Central Bank on Thursday and the Bank of Japan on Friday. Investors will be looking beyond the immediate rate outcomes to assess policymakers’ guidance on the economic outlook and future monetary policy.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments are likely to draw particular attention as markets search for clues about the December meeting. MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade told CoinDesk that traders are more concerned about the Fed’s next steps than its upcoming decision. Since markets largely expect rates to remain unchanged, holding them steady may have limited impact on investor sentiment.

The earnings calendar will also be closely watched. Galaxy Digital, Robinhood Markets, Coinbase Global and Strategy are among the crypto-related companies preparing to release financial results. PayPal and Mastercard will report as well, adding to an eventful week for investors.

Crypto Developments to Monitor

October 26: Blast will discontinue its standard withdrawal interface, although users will retain access to withdrawals through its Ethereum bridge contracts.
October 28: Comments are due on IRS Notice 2026-62, which focuses on potentially abusive tax strategies involving investment funds in the United States.
October 29: Unichain plans to shift its sequencer operations from Uniswap Labs to the Optimism Foundation through OP Enterprise.
October 30: Balancer’s BIP-928 wind-down schedule calls for pausable pools to move into withdrawals-only mode, protocol fees to be set to zero where supported by contracts, and bug-bounty coverage to end.

Macroeconomic Events

Tuesday, October 27

8:30 a.m.: U.S. durable goods orders for September, month over month. The preliminary forecast is 1.5%, compared with 0.0% previously.
10:00 a.m.: U.S. September new home sales, expected to reach 650,000 against the previous 684,000.

Wednesday, October 28

9:45 a.m.: Bank of Canada interest-rate decision and Monetary Policy Report. The previous policy rate was 2.25%.
2:00 p.m.: Federal Reserve rate decision, with the existing target range at 3.75%–4.00%.
2:30 p.m.: Federal Reserve press conference.

Thursday, October 29

8:30 a.m.: U.S. third-quarter GDP advance estimate, annualized quarter over quarter, forecast at 3.2% versus 2.2% previously.
8:30 a.m.: U.S. September PCE inflation data. The previous annual headline rate was 3.4%, while core PCE inflation stood at 3.0%.
8:30 a.m.: Initial jobless claims for the week ending October 24, estimated at 196,000 compared with 194,000 previously.
9:15 a.m.: European Central Bank interest-rate announcement. The previous deposit rate was 2.50%.
9:45 a.m.: Press conference with ECB President Christine Lagarde.

Friday, October 30

6:00 a.m.: Eurozone third-quarter GDP flash estimate, annual GDP growth and September unemployment figures. Second-quarter growth was previously reported at 0.6% quarter over quarter and 1.2% year over year.
8:30 a.m.: U.S. third-quarter Employment Cost Index, following a previous quarterly increase of 0.9%.
11:00 p.m.: Bank of Japan interest-rate decision and Outlook Report. The previous rate was 1.25%.

Earnings Reports to Watch

Tuesday, October 27

Galaxy Digital (GLXY): Before market open; estimated earnings of $0.03.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL): Before market open; estimated earnings of $1.34.
SoFi Technologies (SOFI): Before market open; estimated earnings of $0.17.
Robinhood Markets (HOOD): After market close; estimated earnings of $0.55.

Thursday, October 29

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): Before market open; estimated earnings of $1.98.
Mastercard (MA): Before market open; estimated earnings of $5.16.
Coinbase Global (COIN): After market close; estimated earnings of -$0.10.
Strategy (MSTR): After market close; estimated earnings of $8.34.

Friday, October 30

– Cboe Global Markets (CBOE): Before market open; estimated earnings of $3.42.

Governance Votes and Token Unlocks

Several blockchain projects have governance proposals and token supply changes scheduled during the coming days.

ENS DAO: Voting ends October 26 on a request for 201,559 USDC to fund the meta-governance working group’s operating expenses through Term 7.
CoW DAO: Voting closes October 28 on a proposal that would give the core team ongoing authority to adjust protocol fees within established limits to generate revenue.
Space Token: Voting continues until November 1 to select its November 2026 “Coin of the Month,” which will be featured in the Coin Roll Game and receive a dedicated staking pool.

Upcoming token releases include:

October 29 — Collector Crypt (CARDS): An unlock representing 0.6% of circulating supply, worth approximately $20.9 million.
November 1 — MemeCore (M): A release of 56.11 million tokens, accounting for about 2.8% of circulating supply and valued at roughly $50.34 million.

Binance will also discontinue spot trading for Epic Chain (EPIC) and QuickSwap (QUICK) on October 27 at 11:00 p.m.