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The first full crypto-trade week of May compresses five heavy catalysts in four days, each ready to swing liquidity, sentiment and ratings about the digital asset spectrum.
#1 Bitcoin and Crypto Market is waiting for FOMC decision (May 8)
The Federal Open Market Committee is almost universally expected to leave the target range at 5.25 – 5.50 percent for a third consecutive meeting. Nevertheless, after the decision, chairman Jerome’s press conference will be dissected for each hint that mitigating data can already speed up a first -class reduction in June or July.
“Our obligation is to keep the inflation expectations properly anchored in the longer term and to be sure that a one -off increase in the price level will not be a constant inflation problem,” Powell reporters recalled on April 16, warning, even if rates threaten to increase unemployment.
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Governor Chris Waller has tightened the message: “I don’t think you’re going to happen enough in the real data in the coming months, until you are last July.” Public lobbying by President Donald Trump and Finance Minister Scott Bessent for immediate relaxation has not let the committee wave, but any rhetorical softening on Wednesday would return via the Real-rate-sensitive markets of Bitcoin.
#2 Ethereum Pectra Upgrade (May 7)
At 10:05 UTC, EPOC 364 032, Ethereum Pectra, an Elf-Eip Hard Fork that adheres to last year’s Dencun-Basis Work in a much richer substance. EIP-7702 leaves external ownership of accounts of Smart contract code, which makes transaction batching, gas sponsorship, passkey authentication and revocable control control possible without leaving existing addresses.
EIP-7251 multiplies the maximum effective validator balance from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH, which means that native reward connections and validator consolidation are possible that will reduce network tire width. In the field of data, EIP-7691 Blob transmission doubles to an average six blobs per block (nine by peak), while EIP-7623 caps the worst case is block size to compensate for the bandwidth pressure.
Deposit-queue latency and artifact of the pre-Merge Pow-Reorg risk fall from approximately nine hours to thirteen minutes under EIP-6110. In the Foundation’s own words Pectra “Ethereum accounts increases, the Validator experience improves, supports L2 scale and more”, so that the rails are laid for future data insurance sample.
#3 Sonic Summit (6-8 May)
Vienna organizes Sonic Summit 2025, the annual showcase of Sonic Labs for builders, capital allocators and researchers. Chief Executive Michael Kong, Chief Research Officer Dr. Bernhard Scholz and Engineering Leads will alternate keynotes with partners of Chainlink Labs, Vertex and the Pyth Data Association, mapping interoperability folders and zero-knowledge tooling.
Organizers promise “technical deep dives, networks and hands-on sessions” against the baroque background of the Austrian capital. With the financing landscape of 2025 much slimmer than the exuberant volumes of 2021 – 22, attendees will measure success through concrete milestones instead of marketing gloss.
#4 Hyperliquid Fee Revision (May 5)
Hyperliquid Today splits Spot and Perpetual-Futures Fee schedules and started counting the spot revenue double in the direction of the rolling fourteen day volumel layers of the traders. Strikers now earn a maximum of 40% if they own 50 million hype, a threshold that is again calculated daily.
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The location emphasizes that “all reimbursements” build up for the community and contrast with more centrally controlled competitors. Maker discounts reach 0.015% for the notional volume above $ 70 million, but only if the release of stimuli in addition to the liquidity can exist that high-frequency market makers deliver. The upcoming sessions will test whether the design lures depth without smother activities.
#5 Coinbase -win call (May 8)
Coinbase Global Reports first quarter results immediately after the conclusion of American equity. Consensus predicts between $ 2.09 and $ 2.15 in adapted profit per share, so that a sharp rebound is marked in profitability. With milestone disputes that still move through federal courts, analysts will focus on legal provisions, international expansion and the turnover mix between trading costs and subscription products.
Management guidelines for the operational margin under an evolving American regime regime will probably set the tone for price action after the hours and, by extension, beta of crypto-equity for the rest of the quarter.
At the time of the press, Bitcoin traded at $ 94,777.
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