A week after the inauguration of Donald Trump, the crypto markets were boosted, also with good performances on the stock market. And what’s next? At the end of the month, we expect several results from large companies for the 4th quarter, as well as monetary policy decisions from central banks. Focus on the dates to remember this week.
Tuesday January 28 – Unlock of WLD, NEAR, MAV, results of LVMH, Boeing, General Motors
Several notable cryptocurrency unlocks are expected this Tuesday, starting with Worldcoin (WLD). Sam Altman's project will in fact release 3.4 million WLD tokens, or $6.30 million at the current price. The same day, we also noted an unlock on the side of Near Protocol (NEAR). The equivalent of $1.15 million in NEAR tokens will be released.
Finally, we can also mention the unlock of the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maverick Protocol. Nearly 37 million MAV tokens will be released this Tuesday, which corresponds to 4.5 million dollars. This is 1.85% of the total MAV supply.
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On the stock market side, we should expect markets to be closed in South Koreauntil Thursday inclusive. The country is indeed celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Pseveral 4th quarter results are also expected from large companies this Tuesday. With in France, Aramis, Christian Dior and even LVMH. Internationally, the results of Boeing, General Motors and Starbucks will also be published.
Wednesday January 29 – monetary policy decisions in the United States & Canada, results from Microsoft, Meta, Tesla
This Wednesday, several central banks will make known their monetary policy decisions. In the United States, the “Fed” will be particularly monitored, as a new Trump era has opened. Canada, Sweden and Brazil will also announce their decision that same day.
On the stock market side, the 4th quarter results of several Tech giants will be published. This is the case for IBM, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, as well as Tesla.
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Regarding cryptocurrencies, we note 2 notable unlocks. Firstly on the side of the video game development protocol Echelon Prime, which releases $7.7 million in PRIME, or 0.82% of its supply. Then on the Illuvium side: the blockchain video game releases $1.1 million in ILV, or 0.39% of its supply.
Thursday January 30 – GDP in France, Germany, euro zone, results from Mastercard, Visa
This Thursday, these are the GDP figures which will be published in France (first estimate for the 4th quarter). This will also be the case in Germany as well as for the euro zone. Furthermore, we will know the consumer spending for the month of December in France.
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On the stock market, the results for the 4th quarter of 2024 from Deutsche Bank, Intel, Mastercard, Sanofi, as well as Visa will be published.
We can also mention an unlock on the Optimism side for this Thursday. Layer 2 will release $24.1 million from OP, or $33 million at the current price. This corresponds to 0.5% of its supply.
Friday January 31 – inflation in France & the United States
This Friday, we will know the evolution of inflation in Francewith a first estimate for the month of January. As a reminder, inflation had slowed to 1.3% year-on-year for the month of December, the same figure as in November.
The United States will also see the first estimate of January inflation. It had a tendency to increase again as winter approached (+2.7% in November and +2.9% in December).
Also to watch this week…
The arrival of a new version of Uniswap. Version 4 of the decentralized finance protocol will complete deployment this week. It notably marks the arrival of more customization options for cryptocurrency pools.
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The price of Bitcoin (BTC), which reached an absolute record a week agoexceeding $109,000. Buoyed by the inauguration of Donald Trump, the cryptocurrency could once again arouse enthusiasm if a Bitcoin reserve announcement is made.
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Journalist at Cryptoast since 2017, I am passionate about the issues of decentralization, privacy and regulation. I specialize in traditional economics and finance by analyzing how news in this sector influences the cryptocurrency industry, providing a unique and informed perspective to Cryptoast readers.
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