Next Week's Must-Watch: Non-Farm Payrolls Data Returns to Normal Release Time; Infinex Token Sale Concludes (1.5-1.11)
- Core View: The industry faces a dense schedule of events next week, involving exchanges, project developments, and macro policies.
- Key Elements:
- Huiwang Payment's suspension due to a bank run highlights risks for payment institutions.
- Multiple platforms including Binance and Infinex have token sales or product adjustments.
- US Non-Farm Payrolls data and potential Fed personnel changes draw attention.
- Market Impact: May affect liquidity for specific assets and overall market sentiment.
- Timeliness Note: Short-term impact
Key Events for the Coming Week
January 5
January 6
Infinex Token Sale Officially Launches, Will Last Until January 6;
January 9
Next Friday's Non-Farm Payrolls Report to Resume Normal Release Time;
Other (Specific Time TBD)
From January 5 to January 11, more noteworthy industry event previews are as follows.
January 5
Bitget TradFi to Support Trading of Traditional Assets Like Gold Starting January 5
Odaily News: Bitget CEO Gracy Chen posted on X, stating that on the first day of 2026, Bitget distributed New Year's bonuses to all full-time employees, giving each person a gold-pegged stablecoin worth $100. On January 5, Bitget TradFi will be fully launched, supporting trading of traditional assets like gold.
Odaily News: Cambodia's Huione Pay suddenly announced on December 1 that it would suspend operations until January 5 next year and launch a deferred payment plan due to a short-term, large-scale bank run. A large number of users have been seen queuing outside its Phnom Penh headquarters, with storefronts posting a "Deferred Payment Statement" in Chinese.
It is worth noting that the US FinCEN designated the Huione Group as a major money laundering risk institution in May this year, accusing it of providing money laundering channels for North Korea and Southeast Asian transnational fraud organizations, involving crypto scam activities like "pig butchering." (Khmer Times)
Odaily News: Huma Finance responded on X regarding some users reporting their Vanguard badges being revoked after the launch of the second-season airdrop campaign. Huma Finance clarified that holders need to continuously meet relevant staking requirements to retain their badges, including holding 10,000 HUMA tokens or staking 100% of the airdropped tokens received. However, some users did not fully understand this ongoing requirement. Huma Finance has temporarily restored the Vanguard badges and set a new grace period until 00:00 UTC on January 5, 2026.
January 6
Binance to Delist Multiple FDUSD Margin Trading Pairs on January 6, 2026
Odaily News: According to an official announcement, Binance Margin will remove multiple cross and isolated margin trading pairs, including BCH/FDUSD and TAO/FDUSD, at 06:00 UTC on January 6, 2026. The platform will suspend borrowing functions for these isolated margin pairs at 06:00 UTC on December 31, 2025, and will automatically close positions, settle, and cancel all pending orders at 06:00 UTC on January 6, 2026. Users need to close their positions or transfer assets before then.
Infinex Token Sale Officially Launches, Will Last Until January 6
Odaily News: The Infinex token sale officially launched today at 14:00 and will last until 14:00 Beijing Time on January 6.
Previous news indicated that Infinex's token sale valuation has been adjusted down from the initial $300 million to $99.99 million to better suit the current market environment.
Ranger Announces Token Sale to Launch on January 6
Odaily News: Ranger, a Solana ecosystem Perp DEX project, announced that its token sale will launch on January 6, planned to last for 4 days, selling 39.02% of the total token supply.
Hyperliquid Clarifies Team Token Unlock Schedule: 1.2 Million HYPE to be Unlocked on January 6
Odaily News: Hyperliquid posted a clarification in Discord regarding the team token vesting and unlock schedule. According to the disclosed information, the team will unlock 1.2 million HYPE on January 6. Any subsequent unlocks will occur on the 6th of each following month.
January 7
ZKsync to Discontinue Etherscan Support on January 7, Fully Transition to Native Block Explorer
Odaily News: The ZKsync development team officially announced that ZKsync Era will terminate support for Etherscan (data indexing services) starting January 7, 2026. Future focus will be on supporting its native explorer to better serve protocol features like interoperable transactions, Gateway settlement, and the Solx EVM compiler.
January 8
None
January 9
Next Friday's Non-Farm Payrolls Report to Resume Normal Release Time
Odaily News: US Treasury yields rose slightly at the start of the new year but ended the week mixed. Next week brings a series of new data releases. Investors are likely to focus on December's employment indicators, starting with the ADP report on Wednesday, followed by the Non-Farm Payrolls data released on Friday according to its regular schedule (announced at 21:30 Beijing Time).
Capital Economics expects the unemployment rate to dip slightly from 4.6% to 4.5%, while Citigroup predicts a further rise to 4.7%. (Jin10)
January 10
None
January 11
None
Other (Specific Time TBD)
Odaily News: On December 30, US President Trump commented on the Federal Reserve, stating: Considering suing Fed Chair Powell, Powell should resign, I would very much like to fire him, but Powell's term is almost over. Maybe I will fire Powell in the end. The appointment for the Fed Chair is expected to be announced in January. (Jin10)
