Next Week's Must-Watch | SpaceX to Release Q3 Earnings; Aerodrome to Merge with Velodrome (10.19-10.25)
- Core Viewpoint: The crypto industry will see a dense slate of events next week. Solana's Alpenglow upgrade and CME's launch of BCH and UNI futures constitute a dual positive of technological and institutional progress. Meanwhile, Blast and Mint are shutting down, Upbit is delisting ICX, and multiple projects are entering liquidation or contraction phases, intensifying industry divergence.
- Key Elements:
- Solana's Alpenglow upgrade activates on October 21, reducing transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds, replacing the TowerBFT voting mechanism with Votor.
- CME plans to launch BCH and UNI futures on October 19; Grayscale had previously applied to convert its BCH Trust into a spot ETF.
- Blast is shutting down because operating costs exceeded revenue. Coinbase will suspend BLAST trading on October 20. The token is down approximately 99% from its peak, with TVL dropping to approximately $24 million to $32 million.
- Aerodrome and Velodrome will merge on October 21. AERO will be exchanged at 1:1, VELO at approximately 0.044 AERO, with the new supply allocated 94.5% and 5.5%.
- Upbit will delist ICX on October 19 due to an August replay attack that released 119.9 million ICX and caused approximately 25 hours of downtime; the review has not lifted the warning.
- Osmosis plans to put a governance vote on-chain on October 20 to terminate OSMO inflation-based issuance, with staking rewards to be backed by protocol revenue and an annual burn of approximately 2% of supply.
- Fables will hold its TGE on October 20, with an initial circulating supply cap of 75 million tokens; team tokens will not enter circulation.
Key Events Next Week
October 20
- SpaceX to Report Q3 Financial and Operational Results After US Market Close on October 20;
- Initial Circulating Supply Capped at 75 Million Tokens, Fables to Hold TGE on October 20;
October 21
- Solana Alpenglow Upgrade to Activate on October 21, Reducing Finality from 12.8 Seconds to 150 Milliseconds;
- Aerodrome and Velodrome Merger to Launch on October 21, Aero Announces Token Conversion Terms;
October 23
From October 19 to October 25, more noteworthy industry events are previewed below.
October 19
CME Group Plans to Launch BCH and UNI Futures on October 19
Odaily: Derivatives exchange CME Group said that, pending regulatory approval, it will launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap futures on October 19. The standard BCH contract corresponds to 250 BCH, while the micro contract corresponds to 25 BCH.
Previously, digital asset management firm Grayscale had applied to convert its Bitcoin Cash Trust into a spot ETF listed on NYSE Arca. (Decrypt)
Odaily: Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the IoTeX (IOTX) network at 9:00 (UTC+8) on October 19, 2026, to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The IoTeX project team will carry out the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 53533081, expected at 10:00 (UTC+8) on October 19, 2026.
Upbit to Delist ICX Trading Pairs on October 19, Withdrawals Open Until November 18
Odaily: South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced that it will terminate ICX/KRW trading support at 15:00 KST on October 19, 2026. Unfilled orders will be uniformly canceled, and withdrawals will be supported until November 18.
Upbit said it had designated ICX as an investment warning item on August 28, and after further review determined that the reasons for the designation had not been resolved, so it decided to terminate trading support. The ICON network suffered a replay attack on August 27, in which two signed withdrawal messages were reused 1,492 times, releasing 119.9 million ICX and 531,600 bnUSD, and the network was down for about 25 hours. Following the announcement, the exchange will no longer support ICX airdrops, wallet upgrades, migrations, or hard forks.
October 20
SpaceX to Report Q3 Financial and Operational Results After US Market Close on October 20
Odaily: According to official information, SpaceX plans to release its Q3 2026 financial and operational results on October 20, and will hold an audio-only online earnings call at 15:30 US Central Time that day, which is 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on October 21.
Blast Network Shuts Down, Coinbase to Suspend BLAST Trading on October 20
Odaily: Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast announced its shutdown because operating costs exceeded revenue, and began liquidation on October 2. Coinbase will suspend BLAST trading on October 20, and users must withdraw assets by October 26; after that, operations must be conducted through the Blast bridge contract on Ethereum. BTSE, Bitvavo, Bybit, and other platforms have also announced delisting or suspension of BLAST. The BLAST token is down about 99% from its peak and is now trading at about $0.00024; Blast TVL has fallen from a peak of $2 billion in June 2024 to about $24 million to $32 million.
Initial Circulating Supply Capped at 75 Million Tokens, Fables to Hold TGE on October 20
Odaily: Robinhood on-chain DEX Fables announced that FABLES will conduct its TGE on October 20 and simultaneously launch the ve(3,3) mechanism. At TGE, the liquidity FABLES corresponding to the PROLOGUE reserve, points claims, and the launch liquidity pool will total no more than 75 million tokens, and team tokens will not enter circulation.
The points campaign will continue at a rate of 250 million points per week until October 19; participants must choose between claiming liquidity FABLES or locking them as veFABLES from October 12 to 19, and wallets that fail to complete the choice will lose eligibility to claim. 25 million FABLES will be reserved for PROLOGUE holders, with the claim window opening at TGE and lasting one month.
Odaily: StandX officially announced on X that it will airdrop DUSD to users, with no lock-up period for the airdrop, and the platform will not conduct a token issuance. The airdrop claim window will open on November 1 and close on December 31.
In addition, StandX's perpetual contract business will switch to reduce-only mode starting October 20, all positions will be closed on January 15, 2027, and withdrawal and redemption services will close on January 31, 2027. The team said a full announcement will be released later explaining the specific arrangements.
Mint Blockchain Announces Ceasing Operations, Users Must Complete Asset Withdrawals by October 20
Odaily: Mint Blockchain issued an announcement stating that the blockchain network officially ceased operations on April 17, 2026. To safeguard user assets, the project team reminded all users to transfer on-chain assets to Ethereum mainnet as soon as possible, including ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT.
The announcement stated that users need to complete asset migration through the official withdrawal channel, with a deadline of October 20, 2026.
OSMO Inflation Issuance Proposed to End, Osmosis Targets October 20 for On-Chain Vote
Odaily: Osmosis officially announced that the community forum has begun discussion of a proposal to "terminate OSMO inflation issuance." The proposal aims to stop the mint module from issuing additional OSMO daily, with staking rewards to come entirely from protocol revenue; at the current burn rate, about 2% of the OSMO supply is burned each year, with no new issuance to offset it. The proposal targets an on-chain date of October 20, and daily developer vesting releases will also be paused. About 51.9 million OSMO remain in the vesting module account, and any future release would require a separate governance decision.
October 21
Odaily: Solana ecosystem research and development firm Anza said that the Alpenglow mainnet beta will activate at 14:50 UTC on October 21, 2026. After the upgrade is completed, transaction finality is expected to be shortened from about 12.8 seconds to 150 milliseconds.
Alpenglow will replace the existing TowerBFT voting mechanism with Votor. Validators will no longer need to write every vote on-chain in full, but instead confirm consensus through direct communication and aggregation into smaller records. The network is expected to maintain the existing system for about 18 minutes first, then switch to Votor after staked SOL reaches 82% of the validator set.
Another component of Alpenglow, Rotor, will adjust how new blocks are distributed among validators, but no activation date has yet been announced. This upgrade includes only Votor, and Solana will temporarily focus on replacing the consensus mechanism. (Bitcoin.com News)
Aerodrome and Velodrome Merger to Launch on October 21, Aero Announces Token Conversion Terms
Odaily: Aero announced the token conversion terms and timetable for the merger of Aerodrome and Velodrome. The merger will launch at 20:00 US Eastern Time on October 21, at which point token emissions from the two legacy platforms will stop. Existing AERO can be converted 1:1 into new AERO, and each VELO can be converted into about 0.044 AERO, a ratio that applies to both circulating tokens and locked tokens. The VELO conversion ratio depends on supply at launch, with Aerodrome holders receiving 94.5% of the new supply and Velodrome holders receiving 5.5%.
Existing veAERO and veVELO positions will be converted into new sAERO positions, with the remaining lock time extended and rounded up to full weeks, and permanent locks converted into maximum-duration stakes. Tokens will not be converted automatically; self-custodied assets must be handled through the Aerodrome or Velodrome upgrade portal, and users must first claim rewards and rebase and clear active votes. The new model will replace the original weekly voting cycle with real-time allocation, allowing sAERO holders to direct rewards directly to pools and earn yield as exchange revenue accumulates, with a 47-hour cooldown period initially for allocation adjustments. The merger was announced in November 2025, and developer Dromos Labs originally planned to complete it in Q2 2026.
October 22
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October 23
Apple's Foldable iPhone Duo to Officially Go on Sale on October 23
On September 10, Apple released its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, featuring a 7.6-inch inner display when unfolded, the largest display ever on an iPhone; when folded, it uses a 5.4-inch outer screen with a display area equivalent to 90% of the iPhone 18 Pro. Both screens support ProMotion, always-on display, and up to 3,000 nits of outdoor brightness.
The new phone adopts a dual-battery architecture and supports up to 44 hours of video playback when using the outer screen. The iPhone Duo comes in Star White and Night Sky colors, with 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB capacities, starting at $1,999 in the United States; pre-orders begin on October 16, official sales start on October 23, and China and more than 70 other countries and regions will be among the first wave of launches.
Venus to End Support for opBNB, Optimism, and Unichain on October 23
Odaily: Venus Protocol will end support for opBNB, Optimism, and Unichain on October 23.
REX Shares and Osprey Update Staked SEI ETF Filing, Targeting October 23 Effective Date
Odaily: Sei Network posted on X that REX Shares and Osprey Funds have updated their staked SEI ETF application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and set October 23 as the effective date. The ETF is intended to provide spot SEI exposure and support staking yield. REX Shares and Osprey Funds have previously filed similar ETF applications for assets including NEAR, HYPE, SUI, and AVAX.
October 24
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October 25
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