The final week of January 2026 is poised to be a pivotal period for the cryptocurrency market, featuring a blend of major project launches, technical upgrades, and significant global events. Market analyst The DeFi Investor highlighted a series of key developments scheduled between January 26 and January 30 that could shape market dynamics.
Jupiter (JUP) is set to conduct its highly anticipated "Jupuary" airdrop on Friday, January 30. The Solana-based DEX aggregator plans to distribute 70 million JUP tokens to its dedicated users, with a snapshot for the airdrop scheduled for that date.
Mantle (MNT), an Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution, is preparing for a significant network upgrade on Tuesday, January 27. This technical update involves transitioning from a Validium configuration to adopting Ethereum blobs as its primary data availability layer, marking a move toward a full zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup infrastructure.
Lighter (LIT), a decentralized perpetual exchange, has teased multiple important announcements for the week, though specific details remain undisclosed. This follows the platform's recent launch of a staking product for its native LIT token on January 14.
Fluid (FLUID) is launching its Fluid DEX V2 upgrade this week. The update aims to address challenges for liquidity providers (LPs) by reducing permanent loss caused by automatic rebalancing in volatile markets. New features include oracle buffer zones, flexible fees, and support for asymmetric liquidity provider positions.
Infinex (INX) is preparing for its Token Generation Event (TGE) on Friday, January 30. The cross-chain, self-custodial trading platform recently completed a private token sale, raising $721.4 million USDC from 869 investors, and plans to list the INX token on major public exchanges.
In broader market events, the Federal Reserve's FOMC will announce its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, January 28, an event expected to significantly influence Bitcoin (BTC) price movements. Additionally, decentralized perpetual trading platform Paradex will roll out its 'S2 points program' airdrop initiative on January 30.
Concurrently, several major global conferences are taking place. These include Open Source Village Brussels (Jan 26-Feb 7), WallStreetBets Live 2026 in Miami (Jan 28-31), the BCNL x Deloitte Stablecoin Summit 2026 in Amsterdam (Jan 29), Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2026 (Jan 30-31), and the flagship Plan ₿ Forum El Salvador 2026 in San Salvador (Jan 30-Feb 1), featuring speakers like Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and Jan3 CEO Samson Mow.
