U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead

Markets U.S. regulatory developments and earnings, ECB rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 20. By Francisco Rodrigues | Edited by Sheldon Reback Jul 20, 2026, 8:57 a.m. 3 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on CFTC Chairman Mike Selig (Consensus/CoinDesk) Summary Show Crypto Week Ahead is a comprehensive list of what's coming up in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as well as the major macroeconomic events that will influence digital asset markets. Crypto’s major events this week are set in Washington D.C. A House Financial Services subcommittee opens with a hearing on oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) comment period on proposed GENIUS Act rules extending anti-money laundering and sanctions standards to stablecoin issuers closes July 24. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) window on 24/7 trading and perpetual-style bitcoin futures closes July 27, three months after the regulator cleared the first regulated bitcoin perpetual on Kalshi. The GENIUS Act turned one this month, and the rules built on it are still being written. The macro calendar centers on Thursday's European Central Bank decision, with markets pricing a hold. Traders will also be monitoring geopolitical developments and oil prices for potential clues about what markets may do next. What to Watch (All times ET) Crypto July 21, 10:00 a.m.: U.S. House Financial Services subcommittee hearing, “ Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network .” July 24: OCC comment deadline for proposed GENIUS Act rules applying AML/CFT and sanctions compliance standards. July 27: CFTC comment period closes for its proposal on 24/7 trading and perpetual-style standard futures contracts referencing spot bitcoin. Macro July 20, 8:30 a.m.: Canada CPI YoY for June (Prev. 3.2%); Core CPI YoY (Prev. 2.2%) July 22, 2:00 a.m.: U.K. CPI YoY for June (Prev. 2.8%); Core CPI YoY (Prev. 2.6%) July 23, 8:15 a.m.: European Central Bank interest-rate decision est. 2.4% (Prev. 2.4%), followed by press conference at 8:45 a.m. July 23, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims for period ending July 18 (Prev. 208K) July 23, 7:30 p.m.: Japan CPI YoY for June (Prev. 1.5%); Core CPI YoY est. 1.6% (Prev. 1.4%) July 24, 4:00 a.m.: Eurozone S&P Global Composite PMI Flash for July est. 50.0 (Prev.50) July 24, 9:45 a.m.: U.S. S&P Global Composite PMI Flash for July (Prev. 51.9) July 24, 9:45 a.m.: U.S. S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Flash for July (Prev. 53.9) July 24, 9:45 a.m.: U.S. S&P Global Services PMI Flash for July (Prev. 51.2) Earnings July 21: Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), post-market, $0.61 July 22: CME Group (CME), pre-market, $2.99 July 22: Tesla (TSLA), post-market, $0.44 July 23: Nasdaq (NDAQ), pre-market, $0.95 Token Events Governance Votes & Calls ENS DAO is voting on an executable proposal to establish a new security council for a two-year term, granting proposal-cancellation power to the newly elected multisig and contract. Voting ends July 20. Lido DAO is voting to launch a permissionless community staking module and adopt a case-by-case penalty framework for Curated Module v2 node operators. Voting ends July 20. Superfluid DAO is voting on the nominee selection phase for its security council election, where delegates can distribute votes among three contenders. Voting ends July 21. Compound DAO to vote on a proposal to update the cbBTC price feeds in its AERO, USDC, USDS and WETH markets on Base to use the new SVR price feeds. Voting ends July 21. Arbitrum DAO is voting to ratify improvements to its security council election process, including extending member terms from one to two years. Voting ends on July 23. ZKsync DAO is voting on the ZIP-16 v31 protocol upgrade to introduce Priority Mode and to unify the shared codebase between ZKsync Era and ZKsync OS. Voting ends July 23. Unlocks July 20: LayerZero (ZRO) to unlock 4.6% of its circulating supply worth $20.59 million. July 20: Starknet STRK $ 0.02816 to unlock 2.6% of its circulating supply worth $5 million. July 21: Avalanche (AVAX) to unlock 0.7% of its circulating supply worth $23.3 million. July 21: MORPHO $ 2.0010 to unlock 1.2% of its circulating supply worth $24 million. July 23: Arbitrum (ARB) to unlock 1.4% of its circulating supply worth $12.3 million. July 24: WLD $ 0.3553 to unlock 1.5% of its circulating supply worth $57.7 million. July 25: Humanity Protocol (H) to unlock 2.7% of its circulating supply worth $15.6 million. July 26: Toncoin (TON) to unlock 0.9% of its circulating supply worth around $69.9 million. Token Launches Nothing scheduled. Conferences July 20: Web3 Toronto Conference (Toronto) July 21-22: Blockchain Futurist Conference (Toronto) July 21-23: Mining Disrupt (Miami) July 24-26: ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 (Lisbon) week ahead Related Assets Starknet $ 0.028 2.78 % Morpho $ 2.00 0.097 % Worldcoin $ 0.35 5.44 % Latest Crypto News 1 Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments 48 minutes ago 2 Live markets: Oil bounce and lingering AI selloff pushes bitcoin under $64,000 1 hour ago 3 Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin 1 hour ago 4 Bitcoin ETFs see new money again, but inflows remain ‘peanuts’ relative to the recent exodus 3 hours ago 5 Bitcoin flat near $64,000 as oil hits a one-month high and Kimi AI selloff lingers 3 hours ago 6 The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto 14 hours ago 7 Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea' 17 hours ago 8 AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope. 18 hours ago 9 Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms 19 hours ago 10 Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market 19 hours ago Latest Research Gate Leads Spot Market Share Gains as CEX Volumes Rise for First Time in Five Months Gate Leads Spot Market Share Gains as CEX Volumes Rise for First Time in Five Months CEX trading volumes rose for the first time in five months in June, with spot climbing 15.3% to $1.11T and RWA perpetual volumes surging to a record $311B. By CoinDesk Research Jul 13, 2026 CEX trading volumes rose for the first time in five months in June, with spot climbing 15.3% to $1.11T and RWA perpetual volumes surging to a record $311B. Why it matters : CEX trading volumes rose for the first time in five months in June, with spot climbing 15.3% to $1.11T and RWA perpetual volumes surging to a record $311B. View Full Report More From Markets Bitcoin ETFs see new money again, but inflows remain ‘peanuts’ relative to the recent exodus Bitcoin flat near $64,000 as oil hits a one-month high and Kimi AI selloff lingers Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets More From Starknet Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments Live markets: Oil bounce and lingering AI selloff pushes bitcoin under $64,000 Moonshot AI IPO push follows Kimi, Alibaba AI releases that shook bitcoin