The week ahead brings a packed slate of crypto-related events, from earnings releases and token unlocks to product shutdowns, exchange support changes, and protocol upgrades. Circle, SpaceX, Hut 8, and American Bitcoin have all scheduled second-quarter results, while Succinct (PROVE), Ethena (ENA), and Hyperliquid (HYPE) are due for token unlocks. Several services are also reaching final operating dates, including Zapper, Ctrl Wallet, and Polygon liquid staking token MaticX.
Aug. 3: Zapper shutdown, Ctrl Wallet wind-down, MaticX transition
DeFi dashboard and portfolio tracker Zapper will fully shut down on Aug. 3, covering its main website, mobile app, and API. CEO Seb Audet said in a post on X that after reviewing multiple options and making what he described as the team’s best effort to explore paths forward, an orderly shutdown was the best choice.
Zapper was founded in 2019 and began as a DeFi portfolio tracker. According to the PANews digest, it reached 2 million monthly active users at its peak, processed more than $13 billion in transaction volume, and raised a $15 million Series A round led by Framework Ventures in May 2021. The product later rolled out its Zap feature to simplify more complex DeFi strategy deployment, then added DEX aggregation, NFT support, and Web3 social tools including a Farcaster client.
Crypto wallet app Ctrl Wallet is also set to stop operating on Aug. 3. Since July 7, the app has been removed from the App Store, Google Play, and browser extension stores. Users who already installed it can continue to use it through Aug. 2 for transfers, receiving assets, swaps, dApp connections, and seed phrase export. From Aug. 3, the wallet will move into a seed-phrase-export-only state, with all other functions disabled.
Ctrl Wallet was previously known as XDEFI and was acquired in April this year by Cardano developer EMURGO. The stated aim of the deal was to strengthen Cardano’s multichain infrastructure, improve cross-chain interoperability, and integrate Ctrl Wallet technology into SecondFi. After that, SecondFi suffered a security incident that led to losses of more than $20 million.
Also on Aug. 3, decentralized derivatives trading layer AFX Trade plans to release a goodwill compensation plan in response to its recent attack. The project also said it had identified the hacking group involved as UNC4899, a branch of Lazarus Group under North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau. Earlier, PeckShield said AFX Trade’s Arbitrum cross-chain bridge had been exploited for about 24 million USDC.
Liquid staking protocol Stader Labs has announced the gradual shutdown of MaticX, its Polygon liquid staking token. Effective immediately, MaticX has stopped accepting new deposits and shifted into a claims-only state. Stader said it will officially take down the MaticX application frontend on Aug. 3, 2026. Before that date, users can still redeem instantly through the dApp at a fixed rate. After the frontend closes, and for the three years through Aug. 3, 2029, users can continue to claim their MATIC directly through the Etherscan contract page.
Trump family crypto mining company American Bitcoin (ABTC) said it will report its second-quarter 2026 results before the U.S. stock market opens on Aug. 3. Management plans to host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time the same day to review the results.
Aug. 4: SpaceX and Hut 8 earnings, Binance SOPH support ends
SpaceX is scheduled to release its second-quarter 2026 financial results on Aug. 4 and will hold a webcast that will also be streamed on X.
Bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company Hut 8 will report second-quarter 2026 financial results before the U.S. market opens on Aug. 4. The company also said it will host an earnings call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time that day to discuss quarterly performance and business progress with investors and market participants.
The PANews schedule said market attention is expected to center on Hut 8’s latest updates in bitcoin mining operations, hashrate expansion, energy infrastructure construction, AI data center business, and digital asset treasury management. It described Hut 8 as a North American digital infrastructure operator that has in recent years extended beyond traditional bitcoin mining into AI computing, data centers, and high-performance computing infrastructure.
Binance, meanwhile, will stop supporting the Sophon (SOPH) mainnet at 16:00 on Aug. 4 and will open deposits and withdrawals for SOPH on Ethereum’s ERC20 network. SOPH will migrate from its original mainnet to Ethereum on a 1:1 basis.
Sophon, which has raised $70 million, is shutting down its Layer 2 blockchain and shifting to Base to build consumer applications. Co-founder Sebastien, also referred to as Seb, said the team spends about $3.4 million a year to keep the blockchain running. Closing it will save roughly $3 million annually, with the capital redirected to application development. SOPH’s role will also change from an on-chain gas token to a tool for direct value accrual from product revenue. The team said it will use product revenue to buy back and burn SOPH on the open market so the token’s value is directly tied to product commercial performance.
Aug. 5: Circle earnings, Unitree listing process, PROVE and ENA unlocks
Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) said it will report second-quarter 2026 financial results on Aug. 5. Circle plans to host a livestream at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial performance and business progress. The event will be open to the public through the company’s official YouTube and X channels.
According to the PANews digest, market focus is expected to fall on the circulation of USDC, reserve income, progress in institutional partnerships, and changes in stablecoin market competition. Circle completed its New York Stock Exchange listing in 2025, becoming one of the first major publicly listed stablecoin infrastructure firms. As stablecoin payments, on-chain finance, and tokenized asset markets continue to develop, the company’s revenue growth and USDC ecosystem expansion remain under close watch.
Outside crypto, Unitree Technology plans to list on Shanghai’s STAR Market, with preliminary price inquiry set for Aug. 5, 2026. The company said its initial public offering will combine strategic placement, offline issuance, and online issuance. It plans to publicly issue 40.446434 million shares, accounting for 10% of total share capital after the offering, with post-offering total share capital of 404.464340 million shares. Offline subscription is set for Aug. 10, 2026. The company also disclosed a special voting rights structure under which actual controller Wang Xingxing will control 68.78% of voting rights.
Token unlocks on Aug. 5 include approximately 208 million PROVE tokens for Succinct at 11:00 p.m. Beijing time, equal to about 104.17% of circulating supply and valued at roughly $35.4 million, and about 171 million ENA tokens for Ethena at 3:00 p.m. Beijing time, equal to about 1.97% of circulating supply and worth around $15.1 million.
Aug. 6: Grvt registration deadline and HYPE unlock
On-chain wealth management platform Grvt has released details for its token generation event. The TGE is set for July 30, 2026, and airdrop allocations will become available for viewing and claiming at 21:00 on July 30. Users who completed registration and selected a receiving chain before July 17 will receive their first token distribution automatically. Users who registered later, and users claiming later phases, will need to claim inside the app. Any tranche left unclaimed for 30 days after opening will expire. Registration closes at 08:00 on Aug. 6, 2026.
The total GRVT airdrop pool is fixed at 280 million tokens, with a season one pool of 100 million and a season two pool of 180 million, both counted before multipliers. All allocations will unlock in batches over 12 months. Users can choose to delay their first unlock until month four under a 2x plan or until month eight under a 4x plan to receive a larger allocation. Grvt also said it will launch two products after the TGE: a stable capital perpetuals product and a unified margin RWA vault.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) is also due for an unlock at 08:00 Beijing time on Aug. 6. The event covers about 433,000 tokens, roughly 0.19% of circulating supply, with a stated value of about $22.67 million.
Aug. 7: U.S. labor data, Polymarket settlement change, Cypher card cutoff
On the macro side, the U.S. is set to publish July unemployment, July nonfarm payrolls, July average hourly earnings year over year, and July average hourly earnings month over month at 20:30 on Friday, Aug. 7.
Polymarket Developers said the platform will update settlement for crypto up/down markets to protect fairness. Starting at 08:00 on Aug. 7, affected markets will no longer settle based on a single time-snapshot price. They will instead use time-weighted average price, or TWAP. Five-minute markets will use a 30-second TWAP, while both 15-minute and 4-hour markets will use a 60-second TWAP. The averaging window will vary with the market cycle length.
To support liquidity during the transition, Polymarket said it will add $1 million in liquidity incentives across all affected markets during August. It also said Chainlink TWAP data on testnet is already available, while mainnet data and Polymarket’s live data stream service are scheduled to go live on Aug. 4, 2026. Developers will then be able to access TWAP prices through Chainlink Data Streams or Polymarket’s public real-time WebSocket feed.
Cross-border payments giant Nium has acquired crypto payments platform Cypher. As part of the transition, Cypher will begin winding down its current platform, including the consumer app, business card platform, and the CYPR ecosystem. The platform will continue operating through Sept. 6, while users’ Cypher cards can be used through Aug. 7.
Aug. 8: Coinbase to suspend trading in five assets
Coinbase said it will suspend trading in Idex (IDEX), Loopring (LRC), Omni Network (OMNI), Pirate Nation (PIRATE), and StaFi (FIS) at about 02:00 Beijing time on Aug. 8, 2026, across Coinbase.com, including Simple and Advanced Trade, Coinbase Exchange, and Coinbase Prime.
The relevant order books have already moved into limit-only mode. Limit orders can be placed and canceled, and matches may still occur. Users will continue to have access to their funds in those assets and can keep withdrawing them.
Aug. 9: OpenAI plans to end ChatGPT Atlas browser project
OpenAI said it will stop developing its standalone desktop browser ChatGPT Atlas, with related functions to be folded into the newly released ChatGPT desktop app. Atlas is expected to be discontinued on Aug. 9, and migration guidance will be provided through in-app notices and email.
The new ChatGPT desktop app integrates ChatGPT Work agent and ChatGPT Codex and includes full browser capability. OpenAI also offers a Chrome extension so users can call ChatGPT functions from their existing browser.
Date to be determined: XRP Ledger targets xrpld 3.3.0 upgrade
XRP Ledger is expected to release xrpld 3.3.0 next week with five amendment proposals. Two of them are revised versions of Batch and Permission Delegation, features that were previously removed because of serious security flaws.
Batch allows up to eight transactions across different accounts to execute at the same time, but a signature verification flaw had previously made it possible for an attacker to execute transactions without holding the private key. Permission Delegation lets institutions grant limited permissions to accounts, but the earlier flaw could allow one account to charge fees to another and potentially drain its balance. Both features were disabled in 2025.
The other three new proposals are Confidential MPT, which combines zero-knowledge proofs and elliptic curve cryptography to protect privacy for MPT balances and transfer amounts; Sponsored Fees and Reserves, which allows institutions to pay XRP fees and reserves on users’ behalf so users do not need to hold XRP to transact; and Dynamic MPT, which lets issuers modify certain token attributes after creation instead of issuing a new token.
Each amendment needs support from more than 80% of validators for two straight weeks before it can be activated.