Key Forecast for Next Week
May 11
Circle will release the Q1 2026 financial report on May 11;
May 12
The United States will announce April CPI data on May 12;
May 14
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a voting hearing on the CLARITY Act on May 14;
May 15
Binance's USD1 holding subsidy event will be extended to May 15;
Others (specific timing not yet determined)
From May 11 to May 17, here are more notable industry event forecasts.
May 11
Circle will release the Q1 2026 financial report on May 11
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Circle will release the Q1 2026 financial report on May 11, and a conference call will be held at 20:00 that evening.
May 12
The United States will announce April CPI data on May 12
According to Odaily Planet Daily, at 20:30 Beijing time on May 12, the United States will announce April CPI data.
Ronin will migrate to Ethereum Layer2 on May 12, and the RON inflation rate will drop below 1%
According to Odaily Planet Daily, the gaming public chain Ronin announced it will migrate to Ethereum Layer2 on May 12, using OP Stack for the underlying and connecting to EigenDA as a data availability layer. During the migration, on-chain operations are expected to be paused for about 10 hours. The team recommends users to unstake RON in advance or let the system handle it automatically after migration is complete.
After this upgrade, RON's annual inflation rate will drop from over 20% to below 1%, and treasury revenue will include the new staking income, Sequencer net income, and Marketplace fees. In addition, Ronin will launch a “Proof of Distribution” incentive mechanism based on the “Builder Score,” distributing RON rewards monthly to ecosystem builders.
May 13
The Ethereum Foundation's EPF7 is open for applications, with a deadline of May 13
According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Ethereum Foundation has announced that applications for the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 7 (EPF7) are now open, with a deadline of May 13.
The program aims to cultivate engineers who can participate in the development of the Ethereum core protocol, focusing on core network attributes including anti-censorship, open-source, privacy, and security, with emphasis on client implementation, protocol specification, testing, and cutting-edge research.
The independent network upgrade “Base Azul” is expected to launch on the main net on May 13
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Base has announced that the independent network upgrade “Base Azul” will launch on the main net on May 13, 2026. Azul has gone live on the testnet, aiming to enhance security, performance, and developer experience, with main updates including:
1. Activation of a multi-proof system (combining TEE and ZK proofs) to advance Stage 2 of decentralization, achieving completion of withdrawals within a day at the fastest;
2. Integration into a single high-performance client stack base-reth-node and base-consensus, reducing the number of empty blocks from about 200 per day to about 2, maintaining a burst throughput of 5000 TPS multiple times;
3. Alignment with Ethereum Osaka execution layer specifications.
May 14
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a voting hearing on the CLARITY Act on May 14
According to Odaily Planet Daily, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee has announced it will hold a voting hearing on the 2025 Digital Asset Market Transparency Act (Clarity Act) at 10:30 on May 14. This bill has been stagnant due to disputes over clauses regarding stablecoin yield. Recently, Senator Thom Tillis and Angela Albrooks reached a compromise, proposing to prohibit yield on static stablecoin reserves but allow rewards for active stablecoins.
Although industry groups like the American Bankers Association still express concerns about the text and suggest amendments, the committee's schedule shows that the legislative process will continue. Additionally, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand suggested adding an ethical clause to the bill, prohibiting government officials from profiting while regulating the crypto industry.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Solana ecosystem DeFi protocol Carrot announced that due to the impact of the Drift vulnerability incident, its ongoing operation has been severely affected, and Carrot will go offline.
May 14 is the deadline for withdrawing remaining funds from Boost, Turbo, and CRT, after which a deleveraging process will begin, and all leverage will be reduced to zero to release all liquidity for CRT redemption.
May 15
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Powell's term as Federal Reserve Chairman will expire on May 15, but he stated last week that he would continue to serve as a board member until 2028.
Federal Reserve Governor Bramigi stated in a media interview on Friday that he hopes Powell's stay will "only be a transitional period, with no sinister plot involved."
Meanwhile, Walsh's assumption of the role of Federal Reserve Chairman is still pending Senate confirmation.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, Binance officially posted on X that the USD1 holding prize pool event will be extended to 08:00 Beijing time on May 15, and eligible USD1 holding users will share a $15 million WLFI prize pool, which will still be distributed every Friday.
According to Odaily Planet Daily, a notice has been made that the decentralized email project Dmail Network will gradually cease all services starting May 15, 2026. Users must export their email content and apply to cancel their accounts before then. All data will be completely deleted afterwards. Dmail stated that due to high costs of decentralized infrastructure, unproven commercialization pathways, lack of actual use cases for tokens, and personnel loss in the core team, the project cannot achieve healthy and sustainable operation.
May 16
According to Odaily Planet Daily, U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant stated that it is uncertain whether Fed chair nominee Walsh will be confirmed before May 16. (Jin Ten)
May 17
None
Others (specific timing not yet determined)
According to Odaily Planet Daily, sources told The Wall Street Journal that Iran and the U.S. are pushing to finalize a one-page memorandum with 14 items through mediators, establishing a framework for a month-long negotiation aimed at ending the war. These discussion points will become the core content of the next round of negotiations, which may resume as soon as next week in Islamabad. Sources also indicated that Iran has expressed willingness to discuss its nuclear program, showing a softening of its previous stance. Issues regarding the timeframe for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, whether highly enriched uranium will be taken out of the country, and Iran's insistence on retaining a permanent supervisory role in the Strait of Hormuz remain unresolved, which is expected to complicate final negotiations. Additionally, the timing and scope of sanctions relief may also hinder the talks. Sources stated that if progress is made in the negotiations, this month-long negotiation period could be extended with mutual agreement. A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that Iran is reviewing the proposal put forward by the U.S. and will communicate Iran's stance to the U.S. side through Pakistani mediation after completing the evaluation. (Jin Ten)
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