Next Week's Must-Watch | Fed to Release Monetary Policy Minutes; Monad May Launch Privacy-Related Services (10.5-10.11)
- Key Takeaways:Next week, the crypto industry will see a dense lineup of key events including regulatory hearings, Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade testing, BlackRock's ETHA reverse stock split, and StablecoinX's massive ENA unlock, while AI compute futures and the Fed minutes also deserve attention.
- Key Elements:
- The CFTC is seeking public comment on AI compute futures, with CME planning to launch two compute futures contracts on October 5 and ICE advancing in parallel.
- Approximately 3.03 billion ENA held by StablecoinX (20% of total supply) will permanently unlock on October 5, but any sale still requires written consent from the Ethena Foundation.
- Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activates on the Sepolia testnet on October 6, integrating the execution layer and consensus layer, and introducing built-in PBS and Gas pricing adjustments.
- BlackRock will implement a 1-for-3 reverse stock split on ETHA on October 6, reducing trading costs from 7 basis points to approximately 2 basis points; the fund manages over $5 billion in assets.
- The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting on October 8, with the European Central Bank releasing its minutes the same day, as markets watch for signals on the rate path.
- Bitcoin Core 32.0 is targeted for release on October 10, featuring parallel database reads to accelerate block validation and security patches fixing an HTTP memory growth issue.
Key Preview for Next Week
October 5
October 6
- Ethereum Foundation to activate Glamsterdam upgrade on the Sepolia testnet on October 6;
- Monad hints at launching a privacy service on October 6;
October 7
October 8
Here are more details on other notable events in the industry from October 5 to October 11.
October 5
Odaily reports that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to seek public comment on futures contracts tied to computing power, and has submitted the relevant request for comment to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. The public comment period typically lasts 30 or 60 days.
CME Group plans to launch two computing power futures contracts on October 5, but still requires regulatory approval. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is also advancing related products, with Silicon Data set to provide the benchmark data needed for contract pricing.
Recent estimates show that AI infrastructure spending accounts for roughly 2% to 2.5% of U.S. GDP this year. The proposed products aim to turn AI computing capacity into a tradable commodity for trading and hedging computing costs. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily reports that according to U.S. SEC filings, StablecoinX and its subsidiaries have signed a waiver letter with Ethena OpCo and the Ethena Foundation. Starting October 5, 2026, all lock-up, vesting, and unlocking restrictions applicable to the ENA it holds or is required to deliver will be permanently lifted, including the original 48-month contractual lock-up period for tokens purchased through PIPE; this date aligns with the unlock date for other ENA holders previously announced by the Ethena Foundation.
StablecoinX previously disclosed that it holds approximately 3.03 billion ENA, about 20% of the total supply. However, the ENA will still be held as a treasury asset, and any sale, transfer, or other disposition still requires prior written consent from the Ethena Foundation; if sold for working capital or strategic needs, at least five business days' prior written notice must be given to the Foundation, which may have priority to purchase all or part of the tokens at the proposed price.
Binance to delist PROMPT and other U-margined perpetual contracts on October 5
Odaily reports that according to an official announcement, Binance Futures will close all positions in the PROMPTUSDT, PUMPBTCUSDT, and 1000000BOBUSDT U-margined perpetual contracts at 09:00 (UTC) on October 5, 2026, and automatically settle them; the contracts will be delisted after settlement is completed. Starting at 08:30 (UTC) on October 5, 2026, users will no longer be able to open new non-reduce-only orders for the aforementioned contracts.
October 6
Ethereum Foundation to activate Glamsterdam upgrade on the Sepolia testnet on October 6
Odaily reports that the Ethereum Foundation has announced that the Glamsterdam network upgrade will be activated on the Sepolia testnet at 21:53:36 Beijing time on October 6, 2026, corresponding to epoch 353,024 and slot 11,296,768. This upgrade integrates the execution layer Amsterdam and the consensus layer Gloas, and includes improvements such as enshrined proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists, and gas pricing adjustments.
The activation time for the Hoodi testnet and the Ethereum mainnet has not yet been determined. Node operators need to update their execution layer and consensus layer clients before activation, while mainnet users and ETH holders do not need to take action for now.
BlackRock plans to implement a 1-for-3 reverse share split for its ETH ETF on October 6
Odaily reports that BlackRock plans to implement a 1-for-3 reverse share split for its Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) on October 6, consolidating every three shares into one, which will increase the net asset value per share without changing the total value of investors' holdings or the fund's assets under management. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said this will reduce trading costs from 7 basis points to about 2 basis points. ETHA is currently priced at about $14 and has fallen about 40% year-to-date. BlackRock's Ethereum ETF is the largest of its kind, with more than $5 billion in assets under management. (The Block)
Monad hints at launching a privacy service on October 6
Odaily reports that Monad released a video hinting at launching a privacy service on October 6, and its token rose more than 17% on the day of the teaser.
Zcash NU7 mainnet upgrade to activate on the testnet on October 6
Odaily reports that the Zcash NU7 mainnet upgrade will activate on the testnet on October 6. The team plans to evaluate NU7 testnet performance on October 20 before finalizing the mainnet upgrade and activation block height.
October 7
TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 opens in Singapore
Odaily reports that TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 will be held in Singapore from October 7 to October 8.
Binance Wallet launches Ondo tokenized securities trading campaign, ending October 7
Odaily reports that Binance Wallet has announced an Ondo tokenized securities trading competition, running from 20:00 on September 23 to 20:00 on October 7 (Beijing time). Users can trade designated Ondo tokenized securities on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) through Binance Wallet (Keyless), sharing 100,000 USDC in rewards. Participants must reach a cumulative effective trading volume of $10,000 and maintain at least $500 in average daily TVL across all Ondo assets on BSC; only buy trades completed after registration count toward trading volume, and trades receive corresponding early-bird or weekend boosts based on completion time. Trades made through Binance Alpha or third-party DApps do not count toward the campaign.
Odaily reports that according to Lido monitoring, following an investigation into an infrastructure breach, MetaMask Staking has taken precautionary measures to protect client assets related to the Ethereum validators it operates, including exiting the Ethereum validators it operates in the Lido protocol. The related actions may forfeit some staking rewards and may also incur downtime penalties due to subsequent validator exits to reduce the risk of potential network penalties. The relevant validators have begun the exit process and are expected to complete the exit by no later than October 7, 2026, though full withdrawals have not yet been completed. stETH holders do not need to take any action.
Aptos testnet to reset state on October 7; mainnet and devnet unaffected
Odaily reports that Aptos has announced that its first testnet state reset will start from a brand-new genesis block, clearing existing deployed contracts, test accounts, balances, and historical data, with related applications needing to be redeployed. Aptos said the testnet has processed more than 10 billion cumulative transactions, and the state storage volume continues to expand; under proposal AIP-147, it will control storage scale through periodic resets going forward.
October 8
The Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting on October 8
Odaily reports that at 02:00 Beijing time on October 8 (Thursday), the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting. At 19:30 that day, the European Central Bank will also release the minutes of its September monetary policy meeting.
Ethos Network to hold TGE on October 8
Odaily reports that Ethos Network is expected to conduct the WHUF token TGE on October 8.
October 9
Hunter Biden: 79 million LAPTOP airdrop tokens unclaimed, to be burned after October 9
Odaily reports that Hunter Biden posted that the first LAPTOP airdrop allocated 8% of the total token supply to newsletter subscribers, rather than to wallets created specifically to farm the airdrop. Of the 80 million LAPTOP airdropped, 79 million remain unclaimed. The claim window will close on October 9, after which all unclaimed tokens will be burned.
October 10
Bitcoin Core 32.0 enters release candidate testing; developers target October 10 release
Odaily reports that Bitcoin News posted on X that Bitcoin Core 32.0 is currently undergoing release candidate testing, with developers targeting an October 10 release. This version can speed up block validation through parallel database reads, but will not change block generation speed. Four wallet commands will adopt the newer partially signed transaction format by default, while the old format remains available on demand. Security patches can prevent specially crafted wallet names from executing commands on non-Windows nodes and, in one test, reduce memory growth caused by unauthenticated HTTP from about 3.2GB to about 3MB.
October 11
None for now
