Global markets are heading into a crowded event window from July 27 to Aug. 2, with central bank decisions, large-cap U.S. earnings, token unlocks, exchange notices, and a string of crypto project shutdowns all scheduled within the same week. In crypto, FTX is set to start roughly $900 million in fifth-round distributions on July 31, while a number of platforms, protocols, and networks are telling users to withdraw assets, close positions, or complete migrations before services end.
July 27: CME to launch single-stock futures, Tropykus frontend support ends
According to Jin10, the stock of Changxin Technology will list on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on July 27, 2026.
Market sources said CME Group will launch single-stock futures on July 27. CME said the lineup will include standard and micro contracts tied to more than 50 leading U.S. stocks, including 55 larger contracts and 22 micro futures contracts. Tradable underlyings will include Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, and SpaceX.
Bitcoin lending protocol Tropykus said on X that it will begin a gradual shutdown of its current version because its technical architecture cannot meet future security standards. Users have until July 27, 2026 to repay loans and withdraw funds. After that date, frontend support will end. Smart-contract withdrawals are already open, while deposits and borrowing have been permanently paused. The team said interacting with the contracts after frontend support ends will require technical knowledge.
July 28: Ionic Digital targets Nasdaq debut, Coinbase to halt ACX trading
Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital said its S-1 registration statement has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and its Class A common stock is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 28 under the ticker IOND. The company said the listing is a direct listing, that it is not selling any shares, and that it will not receive any proceeds from sales by registered shareholders. Ionic Digital describes itself as a digital infrastructure company providing data center solutions for AI and high-performance computing.
Coinbase Markets said on X that Coinbase will suspend trading in Across Protocol (ACX) on July 28, 2026 because the project team is gradually shutting down Across Protocol. The notice also referenced a proposal under which Across would shift its structure from a “DAO + token” model to a U.S. C-corp.
AI infrastructure project Vanar is set to begin its migration from Vanarchain to Base on July 28. Stakers were told to unstake as soon as possible, then wait for the cooldown period to end before claiming tokens.
July 29: Polygon hard fork on mainnet, Sony Bank to offer tokenized securities
Two-way conversion between SK Hynix American depositary receipts and its Korea-listed common shares is expected to become available after July 29. Korea Securities Depository confirmed on the 16th of this month that the newly issued Korean common shares are scheduled to list on the 29th, when the mutual conversion mechanism will formally open.
DeFi platform Dango said it will terminate the project and stop trading on July 29, with remaining positions to be closed at oracle prices. Dango said its L1 blockchain will stop operating on Aug. 13. Any deposits not yet withdrawn by then will be returned to users’ Ethereum deposit addresses. The team advised users to close positions and withdraw assets as soon as possible.
The Polygon Foundation said on X that the Ithaca hard fork, already deployed on the Amoy testnet, will go live on Polygon mainnet at block height 50,185,000, expected at 22:00 Beijing time on July 29. The upgrade is designed to improve payment reliability. The foundation said it introduces automatic failover during rare block producer stalls, adds protections against transactions that could slow or destabilize the network, and gives node operators clearer visibility into base-layer operations. All node operators were told to upgrade promptly. Binance separately said it will support the Polygon (POL) network upgrade and hard fork and expects to suspend token deposits and withdrawals on the Polygon network at 21:00 Beijing time on July 29, 2026.
According to NADA NEWS, Sony Bank will issue U.S. dollar-denominated tokenized securities on July 29 and open subscriptions. The proceeds will be invested into a music royalty portfolio established jointly by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC and Sony Music Group, with Sony Bank participating. The report said the securities are structured by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, sold by Sony Bank, and managed on private blockchain infrastructure provided by Securitize Japan.
On token unlocks, Falcon Finance (FF) will unlock about 102 million tokens at 21:00 Beijing time on July 29, equal to about 3.53% of circulating supply and worth about $6.2 million.
July 30: Fed and Bank of England decisions, Odos shuts down services
On the macro calendar, the Federal Open Market Committee will release its rate decision at 02:00 on July 30, followed by a monetary policy press conference at 02:30 by Fed Chair Waller. Later that day, at 19:00, the Bank of England will publish its rate decision, minutes, and monetary policy report, and Governor Andrew Bailey will hold a press conference at 19:30.
Meta, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are due to report earnings in the early hours of July 30 Beijing time.
DEX aggregator Odos said on X that its operating company is winding down. The Odos app moved to read-only mode on July 27, and all services will permanently close on July 30. The company said it disabled new account registration, new wallet creation, and new limit orders on July 23. Between July 27 and July 30, users can only view trade history and balances. After July 30, the team will no longer provide development, support, or maintenance. Users who created wallets through social login or email login were told to move funds to another wallet or export private keys before July 30.
Odos said the ODOS token exists independently of the operating company and that the company neither custodies nor market-makes the token, so the shutdown does not affect the token’s on-chain mechanics. It also said Odos DAO is separate from the company and will announce its own plans later. The project warned users about fake migration websites and airdrop scams and said they should not share seed phrases or sign suspicious transactions.
Decentralized derivatives exchange Grvt said on X that its GRVT token generation event has been delayed to July 30. Grvt said the TGE will go live at the same time across several major exchanges. The first batch of listings has already been confirmed, while more exchanges remain in the final stage of agreement execution, with names to be published after all documents are signed.
Kamino (KMNO) will unlock about 229 million tokens at 20:00 Beijing time on July 30, equal to about 2.97% of circulating supply and worth about $4.1 million.
July 31: FTX distributions begin, South Korea tightens margin rules for single-stock leveraged products
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said tougher base-margin rules for single-stock leveraged ETFs and ETNs will take effect earlier than planned, at the end of July. Starting July 31, individual investors who want to buy new positions or add to positions in single-stock leveraged ETFs or ETNs must hold at least 30 million won in cash in their accounts as base margin. The rule applies to products listed in South Korea and overseas.
FSC data show that the combined market capitalization of the 16 single-stock leveraged products on the market rose from 4.4 trillion won on May 27 to 11.9 trillion won on July 15, while turnover increased from 10.4 trillion won to 13 trillion won. Under the previous rule, investors needed 10 million won in base margin and could count converted asset values from stocks, ETFs, and bonds. Under the new rule, the threshold rises to 30 million won and only cash qualifies. The 30 million won cash rule also applies to additional purchases by existing investors, while sell orders are not subject to the margin requirement.
Apple and Amazon are due to report earnings in the early hours of July 31 Beijing time.
FTX said it will begin its fifth round of distributions on July 31 to eligible holders of “Convenience” and non-“Convenience” claims under the reorganization plan, with total payments of about $900 million. Eligible creditors are expected to receive funds from their chosen distribution service provider within one to three business days starting July 31. FTX also said eligible preferred shareholders will receive a second payment on July 31.
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy said it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 after the U.S. market close on July 30 Eastern time, which corresponds to 04:00 Beijing time on July 31, and will hold an online webcast at 17:00 Eastern time, or 05:00 Beijing time, to discuss the results.
Wormhole said on X that the Moonbeam network will shut down on July 31, 2026, with its parachain staying live beforehand as a transition period. Wormhole told users to bridge all external assets out of Moonbeam before that date, adding that after July 31 neither Portal nor Wormhole contributors will be able to help recover stuck assets. It also said the migration process and deadlines are set and operated by Moonbeam and may change at any time, and that users should verify steps through Moonbeam’s official portal and bear responsibility for their own transactions. A July 4 report had said Moonbeam will transition into an AI Agent communication and settlement network, with GLMR migrating to Base at a 1:1 ratio.
OCEAN co-founder Mark Artymko said SBI Crypto will shut down its bitcoin mining pool service on July 31. He thanked the SBI Crypto team for years of stable service to the Bitcoin network and invited SBI Crypto miners to move to the OCEAN pool.
Pingu Exchange said it will shut down permanently on July 31, 2026. The decentralized derivatives platform said it launched on Arbitrum in January 2024, generated about $2.4 billion in cumulative trading volume from roughly $270,000 in starting capital, and distributed about $650,000 in ETH and USDC to stakers. The team later shifted its focus to Monad mainnet, but said trading volume totaled only about $80 million over roughly six months after migration. The team added that it has not paid itself since February to avoid draining the treasury.
Pingu said it will return 64.46 ETH to users who bought and still hold the token on Arbitrum from 2024, using concentrated limit orders in the PINGU/ETH pool on Arbitrum. The eligibility window is open immediately through July 31, and 57% of treasury-held tokens will not participate in the exit. The project urged users to close derivatives positions and withdraw LP funds early, and said it could not fairly compensate Monad-side points activity because the treasury mainly came from Arbitrum.
Yield Guild Games co-founder Gabby Dizon said YGG will shut down its game publishing arm YGG Play, affecting 35 roles. During the transition, YGG will provide departing employees with an additional eight weeks of pay and help them look for new jobs. The YGG Play platform and games including LOL Land and Waifu Sweeper will go offline after July 31. GIGACHAD BAT will move to delabs Official, while Ragnarok Breaker will continue to be operated by Planetarium HQ.
Ethereum Layer 2 network Zero Network said it is shutting down after operating for a year and a half. The network, focused on gasless transactions, launched in November 2024. The team said the vision for a gasless rollup remains valid, but maintaining a standalone blockchain is not the right path to achieve it, so resources will be redirected to Zerion’s API and wallet services. The team said user assets remain safe, but users must bridge out NFTs, ETH, and other tokens by the end of July. Deposits have already been paused.
AngelList said on its official help page that it will stop supporting crypto-funded investments on its platform starting July 31, 2026 because its third-party crypto payment provider is ending the related service. The change affects new investments, fundraising, and rolling fund subscriptions using USDC, USDT, DAI, and ETH. ACH transfers and wire transfers are not affected.
AngelList said investments completed on or before July 31, 2026 are not affected and users do not need to take action. After that date, users must switch to ACH or wire transfers. For outstanding capital commitments that were originally planned in crypto, AngelList advised investors either to move the relevant crypto assets into their AngelList accounts by July 30 or complete future contributions by wire or ACH. The company said it is evaluating whether crypto funding support can be restored through a new service provider, but there is no timetable.
Aug. 1: Minnesota opens the door to crypto custody, Oxium and Exchange Art to stop operations
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a virtual currency bill allowing state-chartered banks and credit unions to provide regulated crypto custody services starting Aug. 1. The law sets rules for digital-asset custody, requires segregation of customer assets from institutional assets, and requires institutions to submit risk management and cybersecurity plans to the state commerce commissioner 60 days in advance. Minnesota is described as the first state in the Midwest to establish a unified digital-asset security framework for banks and credit unions.
Minnesota also signed another bill that will ban crypto ATMs statewide starting Aug. 1. Lawmakers said the machines have become tools used by scammers to target vulnerable groups.
Oxium, a DeFi lending platform in the Sei ecosystem, said it will cease operations because a prolonged unfavorable market environment pushed revenue too low for the business to remain financially sustainable. Oxium said user assets deposited on the platform remain intact and under users’ control, but urged users to plan orderly withdrawals. Its frontend is scheduled to close on Aug. 1, 2026. Users were advised to cancel all open orders, close existing positions, and withdraw assets from the platform.
According to the Google Developers Blog, the Chrome Web Store has updated its developer program policies and will enforce them strictly starting Aug. 1, 2026. The new rules classify prediction markets as regulated goods and prohibit extensions that support real-money trading on prediction outcomes. Extensions may collect user data only for a single disclosed purpose and may not repurpose that data. All data collection must be prominently disclosed to users, and developers must proactively notify users if data-handling practices change after installation. The update also adds a clause prohibiting extensions that bypass protections such as AI service safety controls or usage restrictions. Violating extensions may be removed or face other enforcement measures.
Solana-based NFT art platform Exchange Art said it will formally cease operations on Aug. 1, 2026. The platform said it made the decision because the on-chain art market has remained weak and it could not find a sustainable financial path. Users were told to access their accounts and retrieve necessary information before the shutdown. All artworks and funds held in the platform’s sales and custody contracts will be released to their owners before closure. The company added that all artworks have already been minted on Solana and can be imported into other marketplaces, so artists and collectors do not need to take extra steps to keep the works safe.
On token unlocks, Sui (SUI) will unlock about 13.72 million tokens at 08:00 Beijing time on Aug. 1, equal to about 0.34% of circulating supply and worth about $9.9 million. EigenCloud (EIGEN) will unlock about 36.82 million tokens at 12:00 Beijing time on Aug. 1, equal to about 5.79% of circulating supply and worth about $7.6 million.
Aug. 2 and timing to be set: ENA unlock and a possible Senate vote on Clarity
Ethena (ENA) will unlock about 40.63 million tokens at 15:00 Beijing time on Aug. 2, equal to about 0.47% of circulating supply and worth about $3.5 million.
On the policy side, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to hold a vote on the Clarity Act as early as next week, even if no agreement is reached with Democrats.