Fed policy, U.S. GDP and PCE data, Coinbase and Strategy results, and Deribit options expiry compress major macro and crypto catalysts into a two-day window; the July 30 calendar also listed EU GDP, a Bank of England decision and an Ether.fi analyst call in Korea time.
Bitcoin is entering a dense 48-hour stretch of macroeconomic and crypto-specific catalysts, with Kraken saying traders may need to process several competing signals in quick succession. The Federal Reserve’s rate decision and Federal Open Market Committee statement are due Wednesday afternoon U.S. time, followed by Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference, while Thursday brings the first estimate of U.S. second-quarter GDP, June personal consumption expenditures inflation data and initial jobless claims. Coinbase and Strategy are scheduled to report Q2 earnings after U.S. markets close, and monthly BTC and ETH options on Deribit expire Friday morning UTC. A July 30 events calendar cited the same Fed, GDP and PCE releases in Korea time and also listed an EU preliminary GDP reading, a Bank of England rate decision and an Ether.fi analyst call.