Key Forecast for Next Week
August 31
- The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting will be held in Asheville, North Carolina;
- Revolut announces removal of USDT on August 31, signaling increased regulatory tightening in Europe;
September 1
- The Central Bank of Russia will restrict retail crypto trading starting September 1, limited to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT;
- Vietnam issues new regulations for penalties on cryptocurrency assets, with fines up to 200 million Vietnamese Dong, effective September 1;
September 4
September 5
Others (exact time not yet determined)
From August 31 to September 6, the industry has more noteworthy upcoming events as detailed below.
August 31
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the first policy communication node in the market next week is the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina from Monday to Tuesday.
In the past few days, global central bank governors gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to participate in the Federal Reserve's annual symposium, and now they will shift to Asheville in the southeast, making the importance of this G20 meeting evident; this is also another concentrated appearance for global central bank governors following their gathering in Jackson Hole, whose joint judgment regarding inflation trends and policy stance deserves attention.
Revolut announces removal of USDT on August 31, signaling increased regulatory tightening in Europe
Odaily Planet Daily reports that digital banking and fintech platform Revolut has notified some users that it will officially remove the US dollar stablecoin Tether (USDT) after August 31, 2026, and will automatically convert remaining user holdings into their base fiat currency at the prevailing exchange rate on that day.
HIP-3 DEX HyENA announces shutdown, will delist a project every hour from August 31 to September 2
Odaily Planet Daily reports that HyperliquidNews posted on the X platform saying that HIP-3 DEX announced its shutdown and will delist a project every hour from August 31 to September 2.
NFT collateral lending platform NFTfi will close its front end and cease operations on August 31
Odaily Planet Daily reports that NFT collateral lending platform NFTfi officially announced on the X platform that due to a decline in the NFT market resulting in potential revenue unable to cover operational costs, it has decided to gradually shut down the project over the coming months.
Starting today, the platform will no longer support initiating new loans, and existing loans can be refinanced by July 31. Borrowers can repay loans at any time before August 31, and all existing loans will be executed according to the original terms. NFTfi will cease operations and take down its front-end website on August 31, 2026, while smart contracts will continue to operate autonomously on-chain, and users can thereafter repay loans directly through contracts and claim collateral. The official will release detailed instructions for direct interaction with smart contracts before shutdown, and Discord will remain open during this period to provide support.
Token deployment platform Printr will cease operations on August 31 due to lack of funding support
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the one-stop token deployment platform Printr announced it will initiate the shutdown process, with all operations ceasing on August 31, 2026. The team stated that over the past three months, they have attempted all feasible solutions but due to the current market environment, they lack funding and distribution support, and the project is no longer sustainable. From August 18, all on-chain staking positions and staking rewards will be automatically unstaked and returned to the original deposit address, and the staking function will be suspended thereafter. Due to the project shutdown, the originally planned token generation event and airdrop will be canceled. After August 31, the Printr application interface will be taken offline, but tokens issued through the platform will continue to exist as independent on-chain assets. The team expresses regret for failing to fulfill airdrop commitments.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Lazy Summer Protocol was attacked on July 6, and the Summer.fi team announced the closure of both Summer.fi and its Labs company. The attackers manipulated the prices of two USDC Vault shares on the Ethereum mainnet, stealing approximately $6.04 million in deposits in a single transaction, resulting in damage to the protocol and the team's own funds, exhausting operational capital. In the context of overall pressure on DeFi following the Stream Finance incident in October 2025, the team stated that there is no viable restructuring path, and will maintain the availability of the Summer.fi front end until August 31.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the sentencing hearing for Andrew Left, founder of short-selling firm Citron Research, is set for August 31, 2026, with a theoretical maximum sentence of 265 years, although the final sentence will be determined by the court based on specific circumstances.
The prosecution alleges that Left frequently used short-term options expiring within 0 to 5 trading days to bet on stock price fluctuations shortly after the release of reports or tweets, and often set limit orders ahead of time, with exit prices frequently distant from the target prices claimed by Citron, involving stocks including Nvidia, Tesla, Facebook, General Electric, and Luckin Coffee. (Lawstreetmedia)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the South African Revenue Service (SARS) recently issued a draft guideline on cryptocurrency taxation, and public comments on this guideline must be submitted by August 31, 2026. The guideline covers the legal and tax nature of cryptocurrency assets, their various uses, and the related income tax consequences (including donations). Additionally, the guideline provides guidance on compliance, record-keeping, estimated tax payments, income tax declarations, and disclosure obligations. In order to enhance regulation of the digital economy, SARS has established a dedicated department for cryptocurrency income supplementation. In recent years, SARS has also set up other departments to help track and audit specific markets, with digital asset transactions now a key focus area. (Business Tech)
Zhitu included in MSCI China Index
Odaily Planet Daily reports that MSCI has announced the results of the August 2026 index review of the MSCI equity index. In this adjustment, 33 stocks including Zhitu, Ding Tai Kao Ke, Kailai Ying, Huafeng Measurement Control, Yan Dong Micro, and International Composite Materials have been added to the MSCI China Index, while 32 stocks including Vanke A and Zhifei Biological have been removed. The adjustment will take effect after the market closes on August 31. (China Securities Journal)
September 1
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Central Bank of Russia (Bank of Russia) will restrict retail investors from trading cryptocurrencies on regulated exchanges starting September 1, with trading limited to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT.
Non-qualified investors have an annual purchasing limit of 300,000 rubles, approximately $3,600, through a single intermediary; there is no upper limit for qualified investors. The relevant rules further clarify the legislative content passed in July, but cryptocurrency payments within the Russian Federation remain prohibited by current law. (CoinDesk)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Vietnamese government has issued Decree No. 284/2026/NĐ-CP, which systematically specifies administrative violations, fines, and enforcement responsibilities concerning cryptocurrency assets and their markets. The decree covers token issuance, exchange operation, service provider obligations, investor trading behaviors, cross-border fund transfers, data misuse, as well as violations related to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, with penalties of up to 200 million Vietnamese Dong for organizations and 100 million Dong for individuals, along with additional measures like business suspension, license revocation, and confiscation of illegal gains. This decree will take effect within the framework of a cryptocurrency pilot market starting September 1, 2026, and will be implemented in conjunction with related anti-money laundering and digital industry laws. Key points include:
Maximum penalties: organizations 200 million Dong (approximately 54,000 RMB), and half for individuals;
Unauthorized provision of trading services or marketing: fines of 180 to 200 million Dong, confiscation of tools, dismantling systems, and remittance of illegal gains;
Unauthorized token issuance: fines of 150 to 200 million Dong, compulsory cancellation of issuance and full refunds;
Domestic investors trading outside licensed platforms: fines of 30 to 50 million Dong;
Anti-money laundering violations (anonymous accounts, concealing suspicious transactions, etc.): fines up to 200 million Dong, and possible business suspension for 6 to 12 months.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Franklin Templeton has applied to the SEC to launch two ETFs that will automatically reinvest stock dividends into Bitcoin, namely the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF, expected to take effect as early as September 1, 2026.
These two ETFs will track the VettaFi US Large-Cap 500 Bitcoin DRIP Index and related innovation indices, with an initial allocation of 95% in US large-cap stocks and 5% in Bitcoin. At quarterly rebalancing, if the Bitcoin allocation exceeds 5%, it will be adjusted to 4.5%, with a maximum Bitcoin allocation of no more than 20%. Bitcoin exposure will be achieved through spot Bitcoin ETPs, futures, options, and other instruments.
Secret Network plans to migrate to Arbitrum ecosystem, with asset snapshot scheduled for September 1
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the privacy public chain Secret Network announced its migration to the Arbitrum ecosystem, with SCRT tokens being converted to ERC-20 tokens on Arbitrum. The migration is scheduled for a snapshot on September 1, 2026, with native SCRT and staked SCRT automatically migrating, but sSCRT, SCRT in contracts or liquidity pools, SCRT cross-chain to other chains, and IBC bridge tokens are not within the migration scope and must be converted to native or staked status before September 1. After the migration, SCRT will remain a governance token, and the team proposes to reduce the inflation rate from 9% to 5%. After the migration is completed, SCRT Labs will stop maintaining Secret Network and open-source all code. This proposal requires community governance voting approval.
Ethos Network will launch WHUF token auction on September 1
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ethos Network will launch the WHUF token auction on September 1. The auction of WHUF will include 20% of the total supply, with a starting FDV of $1 million and a cap of $99 million, providing an 85% price guarantee. Contributors’ XP and referred users can receive additional rewards, and users can currently register to participate. The Ethos Network whitepaper states that the team and early supporters hold a distribution of 40%, while the community holds 60%. Community distribution includes 20% token sales, 2% XP reward pool, 5% ecosystem development, 10% foundation treasury, 5% bug bounty, and 18% contributor rewards. The lock-up period for early supporters' tokens is 24 months, with a cliff period of 6 months; the team's token lock-up period is 4 years, with a cliff period of 1 year.
Cosmos ecosystem wallet Cosmostation will cease services starting September 1
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Cosmos ecosystem wallet Cosmostation will officially stop wallet services. Starting September 1, 2026, the iOS, Android, and Chrome extension versions will retain only the "Export Mnemonic" and "Export Private Key" functions, while other functions will be phased out.
As this wallet is a non-custodial wallet, user assets are still stored on their respective blockchains, and holding the mnemonic or private key allows users to import the wallet into other compatible wallets for continued use. The official strongly advises users to complete the secure backup of their private keys or mnemonics before September 1.
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Toncoin officials announced that their cross-chain bridge and Token Bridge (bridge-v3.ton.org) will be permanently closed on September 1, 2026. During the transition period before closure, all cross-chain fees will be waived. The official reminds users who have used the bridge to check their wallets promptly and complete the extraction of any unprocessed or unrecovered assets before the deadline. After September 1, 2026, this cross-chain bridge will stop all transfer functions.
If users hold Wrapped TON in Ethereum or BNB Smart Chain, they should bridge it back to the TON network before the deadline; if holding jUSDT, jUSDC, jDAI, jWBTC, and other j-tokens, they need to bridge back to the Ethereum network.
All submitted transfers have been processed, and on-chain fees for executed but unclaimed transfers have been covered and settled by the system. Starting from June 2026, the bridging oracle will exit staking but will continue to operate until final closure. Users must complete all asset migration before the deadline to avoid being unable to operate assets cross-chain.
September 2
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Washington State Court in the United States has issued a final ruling requiring the prediction market platform Kalshi to stop providing event contracts related to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology, science, and “person mentions” to residents of the state, and prohibiting the promotion of related products to consumers in the state. Kalshi must implement geographic restrictions through IP addresses and user residence locations by August 19 and upgrade to a multi-source geofencing system by September 2. Contracts related to commodities, climate, economy, and finance are not covered by this ban. Kalshi previously applied to delay the enforcement of the related ban but was denied by the Washington State Court of Appeals.
September 3
Binance will delist ICX, SCRT, STORJ on September 3, 2026
Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to an official announcement, Binance has decided to stop trading and delist all spot trading pairs for ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) at 03:00 (UTC) on September 3, 2026. Related trading robot services will also be terminated, and contracts will automatically be settled at 09:00 (UTC) on August 26. Regarding deposits and withdrawals, deposits will be stopped after 03:00 (UTC) on September 4, while withdrawals will cease by 03:00 (UTC) on November 3.
Pending airdrops for CUDIS Ring holders will unlock on September 3
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the unlock date for pending airdrops for CUDIS Ring holders is September 3, 2025, which requires reaching 56,000 points in the CUDIS application.
September 4
The United States will release August non-farm payroll data on September 4
Odaily Planet Daily reports that on September 4 (Friday) at 20:30, the United States will announce the unemployment rate for August, the seasonally adjusted non-farm payroll employment figures for August, and the year-over-year and month-over-month changes in average hourly wages for August.
September 5
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Pakistan's Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal. Enterprises that provided virtual asset services on or before March 5 must apply for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by September 5, or they must cease operations; operating without submitting an application after the deadline will constitute a violation.
The new regulations cover exchanges, custody, brokerage trading, lending, derivatives, asset management, token issuance, and mining-related services. Service providers can first apply for a NOC or enter product testing under the PVARA-regulated sandbox before applying for a full license.
Licensed institutions must separate client assets from their own assets, must not lend or pledge without written consent, and must meet governance, market behavior, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements. PVARA has issued NOCs to companies such as Binance and HTX. (Cointelegraph)
September 6
Hyperliquid expects to unlock $589 million HYPE on September 6
Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Hyperliquid ecosystem project HyperLabs has unlocked 433,025 HYPE tokens worth approximately $23.46 million, and continues to deposit tokens into trading platforms, including Flowdesk and OKX. Tracking data shows that an additional 9.92 million HYPE is expected to be unlocked on September 6, estimated to be worth about $589 million at $59.39.
Hyper Foundation announces the monthly amount of tokens unlocked around the 6th, with only 173,217 HYPE actually unlocked in March, lower than the planned 99,200. Tokenomist data shows that the aid fund has repurchased 11.9 million HYPE tokens from the unlock plan, accounting for about 14%, and repurchased tokens will be destroyed, reducing the total supply to 955.3 million.
Others (exact time not yet determined)
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Arthur Hayes posted on the X platform stating to continue allowing your agents to create their unique DID keys on Technocore.chat. Next week, methods for agent cooperation and obtaining additional FLOP airdrop allocation eligibility will be announced.
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