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  • Critical Week Ahead: Economic Data and Altcoin Events Detailed in Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour Schedule

    Critical Week Ahead: Economic Data and Altcoin Events Detailed in Day-by-Day, Hour-by-Hour Schedule

    The cryptocurrency market ended last week in negative territory as hawkish U.S. economic data increased the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Bitcoin declined more than 3% over the week, with altcoins recording comparable losses. Below is the curated cryptocurrency calendar for the week of September 14–18, compiled by Bitcoinsistemi.com. All times are listed in UTC+3 (Turkey time).

    Monday, September 14

    • Ubpit will delist the STORJ and JASMY tokens.
    • Spark is discontinuing its SparkLend lending protocol on the Gnosis Chain.
    • The Standard Reserve, an on-chain reserve protocol, is launching.

    Tuesday, September 15

    • GHST – DAO onchain voting begins.
    • Voting on the Clarity Act commences in the United States.
    • Solana is rolling out Transaction V1 on its mainnet-beta network.
    • Withdrawal deadline for the DeFi yield protocol Pyra.

    Wednesday, September 16

    • European Blockchain Convention takes place.
    • The ARC mainnet goes live.
    • VET – Interstellar receives a major update.
    • The SEC and CFTC are scheduled to release new rules.
    • The Standing Committee on Finance of the Indian Parliament holds a key session on virtual digital asset regulation.
    • 21:00 – Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision.
    • 21:30 – Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference.

    Thursday, September 17

    • 15:30 – U.S. Initial Jobless Claims (Expected: 209k, Previous: 206k).

    Friday, September 18

    • 06:00 – Bank of Japan announces its interest rate decision; a 25 basis point increase is expected.

    Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.