U.S. Inflation and Coinbase-Deribit Move Take Center Stage in Crypto Week

Here’s a look at the key developments expected during the week beginning Sept. 7.

U.S. inflation figures are likely to be a major driver for crypto markets during the holiday-shortened week. Producer price data is due Thursday, followed by consumer price figures on Friday. Both reports will be among the last major inflation indicators available before the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting.

The European Central Bank is also scheduled to announce its interest-rate decision this week, with the Bank of Russia set to follow. In the crypto sector, Coinbase plans to move the venue supporting perpetual-futures trading on its app and website from Coinbase International Exchange to Deribit, the derivatives platform it acquired in August 2025.

GameStop and bitcoin miner Canaan are also due to release quarterly results. Meanwhile, Blockstream is expected to make public the source code associated with security fixes introduced in Core Lightning 26.06.7.

What to Watch

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Crypto

Sept. 9: Coinbase is expected to transition the venue supporting perpetual futures on its app and website from Coinbase International Exchange to Deribit.

Sept. 11: Blockstream plans to release the source code for the Core Lightning 26.06.7 security fixes.

Macro

Sept. 7: U.S. stock markets will remain closed for Labor Day.

Sept. 10, 8:15 a.m.: European Central Bank interest-rate decision, expected at 2.65%, compared with 2.4% previously.

Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. producer price index for August. Monthly PPI is expected at 0.3%, versus 0.0% previously, while annual PPI is forecast at 4.5%, compared with 4.7%.

Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.: Core PPI for August is projected at 0.3% month over month, unchanged from the previous reading of 0.2%. The annual figure is expected at 4.1%, versus 4.2%.

Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.: Initial jobless claims for the week ending Sept. 5 are expected at 209,000, up from 206,000. Continuing claims for the week ending Aug. 29 are forecast at 1.79 million, compared with 1.779 million previously.

Sept. 11, 6:30 a.m.: Bank of Russia interest-rate decision, with rates expected at 14%, unchanged from the previous 14%.

Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. consumer price index for August. Monthly CPI is forecast to rise 0.4%, compared with 0.1% previously, while the annual reading is expected at 3.4%, unchanged.

Sept. 11, 8:30 a.m.: Core CPI is projected to increase 0.2% month over month, matching the previous reading. The annual core rate is expected at 2.4%, down from 2.5%.

Sept. 11, 10 a.m.: Preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment for September is expected at 51.5, compared with 51.7 previously.

Earnings

Sept. 8: GameStop (GME), after the market close, with earnings estimated at $0.06.

Sept. 8: Canaan (CAN), before the market opens, with earnings expected at -$0.14.

Token Events

Governance Votes and Calls

Equilibria Finance: A vote on a wind-down distribution framework that would allocate PENDLE tokens and yields between ePENDLE and EQB holders. Voting ends Sept. 7.

ENS DAO: A proposal to provide Nomentum Labs with $500,000 in USDC for marketplace development. Voting closes Sept. 7.

Lisk: A proposal to shut down the DAO, burn 100 million LSK tokens and allow penalty-free unstaking. Voting ends Sept. 8.

Compound: A vote on deploying a security patch for the Ethereum-based WETH and wstETH lending pools on Compound v3. Voting closes Sept. 8.

Token Unlocks

Sept. 7: Stable (STABLE) is scheduled to unlock 3.42% of its circulating supply, worth approximately $25.48 million.

Sept. 11: Aptos (APT) is set to unlock 1.32% of its circulating supply, valued at roughly $6.57 million.

Sept. 11: Pump (PUMP) is scheduled to unlock 1.74% of its circulating supply, worth approximately $30.15 million.

Token Launches

There are no major confirmed token launches scheduled for the week.

Conferences

Sept. 8–10: Boston Blockchain Week — Massachusetts

Sept. 9–10: Stablecon USA — Washington, D.C.

Sept. 9–10: Crypto Expo Dubai — Dubai

Sept. 10: Web3 Warsaw — Warsaw

Sept. 11–12: ChainCamp — Ostrava, Czech Republic

Sept. 13–14: ETHTaipei — Taipei

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