“Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Nov. 17.”, — write: www.coindesk.com
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Nov. 17.Updated Nov 17, 2025, 10:32 am Published Nov 17, 2025, 10:32 am
US jobs data delayed by the government shutdown is due out this week. (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
What to know: You are reading Crypto Week Ahead: a comprehensive list of what’s coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the coming days, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets. For an updated daily email reminder of what’s expected, click here to sign up for Crypto Diary Americas. You won’t want to start your day without it.
What to Watch
- Crypto
- November 17: Zilliqa (ZIL) 0.19.0 mainnet upgrade.
- November 18, 7 am: Astar Network (ASTR) Community Call (“Road to Evolution Phase 2”) Livestream on YouTube.
- November 18: FLock (FLOCK) 2025 earnings call Livestream on X.
- November 19: Firo (FIRO) hard fork network upgrade (v0.14.15.0).
- November 19, 11 am: Avalanche (AVAX) Granite mainnet upgrade.
- November 23: Zcash ZEC$684.52 network upgrade 6.1 will go live on the mainnet.
- Macro
- November 17, 8:30 am: Canada Oct. Inflation Rate. Headline YoY (Prev. 2.4%), MoM (Prev. 0.1%). Core YoY (Prev. 2.8%), MoM (Prev. 0.2%).
- November 17, 8:30 am: Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Nov. NY Empire State Manufacturing Index Est. 6.1.
- November 17: 9:30 am: Fed Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson speech on “Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy.”
- November 17, 3:35 pm: Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller speech on “Economic Outlook.” Watch live.
- November 18, 8:15 am: ADP Employment Change Weekly (Prev. -11.25K).
- November 18: 10:30 am: Fed Governor Michael S. Barr speech on “Bank Supervision.” Watch live.
- November 19, 2 pm: FOMC Minutes for meeting held Oct. 28-29.
- November 20, 8:30 am: Canada Oct. PPI. Headline YoY (Prev. 5.5%), MoM (Prev. 0.8%).
- November 20, 8:30 am: Nov. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Est. -2.
- November 20, 8:30 am: The delayed US Sept. jobs report is expected to be released.
- November 20, 10 am: US Oct. Existing Home Sales Est. 4.06M.
- November 20, 11 am: Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook speech on “Financial Stability.” Watch live.
- November 21, 8:45 am: Fed Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson speech on “Financial Stability.” Watch live.
- November 21, 9:45 am: S&P Global US Nov. PMI. Manufacturing (Prev. 52.5), Services (Prev. 54.8), Composite (Prev. 54.6).
- November 21, 10 am: University of Michigan’s Final Nov. data. Consumer sentiment index Est. 50.3, 5-Year Inflation Expectations Est. 3.6%.
- Earnings (Estimates based on FactSet data)
- November 18: KULR Technology (KULR), post-market, N/A.
- November 18: Solana Company (HSDT), post-market, N/A.
- November 19: Nvidia (NVDA), post-market, $1.25.
- November 20: Webull (BULL), post-market, $0.02.
Token Events
- Governance votes & calls
- Convex Finance is voting to add new sfrxUSD yield strategies, including $10M for USDS/sUSDS, $3M for a USDf Curve pool, and $10M for short-maturity Pendle markets. Voting ends Nov. 16.
- Extra Finance DAO is voting to set lending emission allocations for Epochs 123-126, with veEXTRA holders using weighted votes to distribute rewards among six eligible, high-TVL pools. Voting ends Nov. 17.
- Usual DAO is voting on a major reform to cut max supply by 25% and future inflation by 50%, aiming to slash sell pressure by 85% by eliminating key lending and LP rewards. Voting ends Nov. 18.
- CCMOON DAO is voting on establishing a legal non-profit LLC (CCIP-122) and authorizing officers to approve minor advertising partnerships that support MOON utility (CCIP-123). Voting ends Nov. 18.
- Arbitrum DAO is voting to reduce L2 gas spikes by replacing its single, fast-reacting gas target with multiple, slower-adjusting ones. Voting ends Nov. 20.
- ZKsync DAO is voting to upgrade the ZK token to ZKTokenV3, adding public and role-gated burn functions as a foundational step for the ZKnomics vision of linking protocol fees to token burns. Voting ends Nov. 20.
- Unlocks
- November 19: YZY$0.3854 to unlock 12.5% of its circulating supply worth $49.44 million.
- November 20: ZRO$1.4461 to unlock 7.29% of its circulating supply worth $37.53 million.
- November 23: Soon (SOON) to unlock 4.33% of its circulating supply worth $30.42 million.
- Token Launches
- November 18: PayAI Network token migration deadline.
- November 22: SoSoValue’s SSI Token staking Epoch 3 ends.
- November 30: Centrifuge’s token migration window closes.
Conferences
- November 17-18: Banking Transformation Summit (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- November 18: AFC Policy Summit 2025 (Washington)
- November 18: Euro Stablecoin Forum (Frankfurt)
- November 18: Lugano Finance Forum (Switzerland)
- November 18-19: Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight (New York)
- November 19-20: MoneyLIVE Payments Europe (Amsterdam)
- November 19-20: Fintech NerdCon 2025 (Miami)
- November 20: RegTech Summit New York 2025 (New York)
- November 21-23: BITFEST 2025 (Manchester)
- November 22-23: Australian Crypto Convention 2025 (Sydney)
More For You
Protocol Research: GoPlus Security
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence’s Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025, with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch, the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B, while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
View Full Report
More For You
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Sink to Multimonth Lows as Liquidity Dries Up
A bruising weekend confirmed a broader downtrend across major tokens, with shifting Fed rate-cut expectations and thin liquidity accelerating declines.
What to know:
- Bitcoin dropped to $93,400 and ether to $3,050, forming lower highs and lows across timeframes
- A $62 million bitcoin liquidation pocket looms at $92,840.
- SOL dropped to $135 and ETH briefly tapped $3,000 as reduced liquidity exaggerated downside moves across major cryptocurrencies and privacy coins alike.
- The crypto fear and greed index fell to 17/100 — its lowest since April — while RSI readings show markets not fully oversold despite sharp monthly losses.
Read full story