U.S. labor-market data is set to shape crypto market sentiment as September begins, with Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report serving as the week’s key economic event. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 in July, while May and June employment figures were revised down by a combined 103,000, increasing the significance of the August report.
ADP private payrolls and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) will offer earlier signals on employment conditions. A weaker-than-expected jobs report could reduce expectations for an interest-rate increase and put pressure on U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar. A rebound in hiring could support the opposite market reaction.
In crypto, Russia is beginning the first large-scale phase of its digital ruble rollout as the central bank’s consultation on ruble-denominated stablecoins concludes. In the U.K., a parliamentary inquiry into banking and payment restrictions affecting crypto companies ends one day earlier.
Crypto and Macro Events to Watch
All times are Eastern Time (ET).
Crypto Calendar
- Aug. 31: The U.K. Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group’s call for evidence on banking and payment restrictions affecting crypto businesses closes.
- Sept. 1: Feedback closes on the Bank of Russia’s proposed framework for ruble-denominated stablecoins. Russia also begins the first large-scale phase of its digital ruble rollout.
- Sept. 1–5: Kraken is scheduled to liquidate balances remaining in 21 delisted assets after withdrawals closed Aug. 27.
Economic Data and Central Bank Events
- Aug. 31, 9:45 p.m.: China RatingDog Manufacturing PMI for August (previously 50.9).
- Sept. 1, 9:05 a.m.: Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr speaks on the economic outlook and financial inclusion.
- Sept. 1, 10 a.m.: U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI for August, estimated at 55.3 (previously 55.6).
- Sept. 1, 10 a.m.: U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for July (previously 7.4 million).
- Sept. 2, 9:45 a.m.: Bank of Canada interest-rate decision (previously 2.25%).
- Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks on the economic outlook.
- Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. initial jobless claims for the period ending Aug. 29 (previously 203K); continuing jobless claims for the period ending Aug. 22 (previously 1778K).
- Sept. 3, 10 a.m.: U.S. ISM Services PMI for August (previously 54.1).
- Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m.: Japan household spending year over year for July (previously -3.3%).
- Sept. 4, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for August, estimated at 58K (previously -23K).
- Sept. 4, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. unemployment rate for August, estimated at 4.1% (previously 4.2%).
Crypto-Related Earnings
- Sept. 1: Cango Inc. (CANG), post-market, -$0.91.
- Sept. 3: Canaan (CAN), pre-market, -$0.14.
Token Governance Votes and Calls
- Helium: Voting on HIP-150 to increase token emissions for mobile data deployers ends Aug. 31.
- Compound: Voting on an upgrade to its Franchiser treasury-delegation system and a rebalancing of COMP voting power across delegates ends Aug. 31.
- Decentraland DAO: Voting on the reintegration of Land, Estates and L1 wearables into the new Shop experience ends Aug. 31.
- Cardano: Voting on updates to its Constitutional Committee, a reduction in minPoolCost and higher Plutus memory limits ends Sept. 1.
- Ethena: Voting on activation of its fee switch ends Sept. 2. The proposal would direct protocol revenue toward $ENA token buybacks based on USDe supply milestones.
- Arbitrum DAO: Voting on the launch of Fast Feed, a paid early-access transaction data stream, ends Sept. 3.
- Sushi: Voting on a tokenomics restructure and the deployment of protocol liquidity to Robinhood Chain ends Sept. 3.
- Lisk: Voting on shutting down its DAO, burning 100 million LSK tokens and enabling penalty-free unstaking ends Sept. 8.
Upcoming Token Unlocks
- Sept. 1: Sui (SUI) will unlock 0.33% of its circulating supply, valued at $10.23 million.
- Sept. 5: Ethena ($ENA) will unlock 1.92% of its circulating supply, valued at $28.39 million.
Token Launches
No confirmed major token launches.
Blockchain Conferences
- Aug. 31–Sept. 2: Origin Seoul 2026, Seoul, South Korea.
- Sept. 3–4: Global Blockchain Congress 2026, London, U.K.
- Sept. 4–5: Common S3nse, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- Sept. 4–6: FUTUREMODE, Taipei, Taiwan.
Source: cryptonews.net
