The cryptocurrency market faces a potentially volatile week as traders track major central bank decisions and a wave of token unlocks. Between October 26 and November 1, roughly $145 million worth of tokens across 16 altcoins are scheduled to be released, according to Bitcoinsistemi. GateToken (GT) accounts for the largest nominal unlock at $65.40 million, equivalent to 6.37% of its $1.03 billion market value, on October 26 at 03:00 UTC+3.
Other high-profile unlock events include Grass (GRASS) with $21.54 million (4.51% of market value) on October 28, Falcon Finance (FF) with $19.65 million (8.44%) on October 29, and Kite (KITE) with $12.19 million (4.25%) on November 1. The schedule also shows outsized relative unlocks for smaller-cap tokens: Vultisig (VULT) will release tokens worth about 40.07% of its market value, while Sign and Corn face double-digit unlock-to-market-value ratios.
The macro calendar is led by the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on October 28, with consensus expecting rates to remain unchanged at 3.75%–4.00%. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference will be key for December policy signals. The European Central Bank, Bank of Canada, and Bank of Japan also hold policy meetings this week. On Thursday, U.S. third-quarter GDP and September PCE inflation data could influence risk appetite across crypto markets.
Corporate earnings add another catalyst: Coinbase, Strategy, Robinhood, and Galaxy Digital are scheduled to report, alongside PayPal and Mastercard. Bitcoin enters the week recovering from a five-week low near $79,100 to around $80,000, while Unichain’s sequencer handoff to the Optimism Foundation is planned for October 29 and Balancer proceeds with wind-down fee changes. Additional unlock events include Collector Crypt’s roughly $20.9 million CARDS release on October 29 and MemeCore’s $50.34 million schedule on November 1.
