Crypto calendar for week of July 27–August 2, 2026 lists major protocol upgrades (Stacks PoX-5, Polygon Ithaca), token launches (GRVT TGE), partnerships (HashKey–Morpho), mergers (Aerodrome–Velodrome), and significant token unlocks including SUI, EIGEN, and ZETA.
Regulation & Gov ·
The week of July 27–August 2, 2026 brings a cluster of protocol upgrades, token events, and partnership announcements across the crypto ecosystem. On July 29, Stacks will execute its PoX-5 hard fork alongside the launch of its first cycles, while Polygon deploys its Ithaca hard fork. July 30 marks the token generation event for GRVT and a merger between Aerodrome and Velodrome with an Ethereum mainnet expansion. Keeta Network plans to launch support for nine stablecoins on July 31, and August 1 will see token unlocks totaling approximately $21–25M for BEAT, $7–8M for EIGEN, $6M for KITE, and $9–10M for SUI.
Earlier in the week, HashKey Group and Morpho announced a partnership on July 28, the same day Plasma's XPL token unlock approaches 10% of its supply ahead of a major U.S. public sale. Zcash will reach end-of-life for Zcashd on July 28, while Qubic brings outsourced computations live on July 29. Other events scheduled include Solstice Finance's Season 2 campaign on August 1, Digibyte's DigiDollar release, Jito's FireBAM mainnet launch, and DTCC trades on Canton Network.
The calendar runs concurrent with U.S. macroeconomic data releases and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on July 28–29, with consensus expecting the Fed to hold rates at 3.50–3.75%. Several token unlock amounts and exact timing for ZETA remain unspecified in available details.