Crypto Week Ahead (Aug 18-22, 2025) 1. Jackson Hole Economic Symposium — Aug 21–23 (Powell speaks Aug 22) The year’s most market-moving macro speech often resets rates narrative; risk assets, including crypto, tend to react. 2. U.S. ‘flash’ PMIs — Aug 21 Growth/price signals that can nudge yields, the dollar, and risk appetite impacting crypto. 3. CFTC comment deadline on listing spot crypto on Designated Contract Markets — Aug 18 Last day for industry input to the CFTC’s initiative; policy direction here is consequential for U.S. spot-market structure. 4. Wyoming Blockchain Symposium — Aug 18–21 Policy/industry cross-talk; SEC Chair Atkins is slated for a fireside chat on Aug 19. 5. FOMC Minutes (July meeting) — Aug 20 Fresh detail on how close the Fed is to cuts; tone can swing dollar/liquidity and BTC/ETH beta.