The cryptocurrency market ended last week lower as hawkish US economic data increased expectations of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. Bitcoin fell by over 3%, while altcoins recorded similar losses. The new-week calendar includes Ubpit’s delisting of STORJ and JASMY, Spark’s discontinuation of SparkLend on Gnosis Chain, the launch of The Standard Reserve, and GHST DAO on-chain voting. It also includes the start of voting on the Clarity Act in the US, Solana’s rollout of Transaction V1 on its mainnet-bet network, Pyra’s withdrawal deadline, the European Blockchain Convention, the ARC mainnet launch and a major VET Interstellar update. The SEC (U.S. securities regulator) and CFTC (U.S. derivatives regulator) are scheduled to release new rules, while the Standing Committee on Finance of the Indian Parliament will hold a session on virtual digital-asset regulation. The Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce its interest-rate decision at 21:00, followed by a press conference by FED Chairman Kevin Warsh at 21:30. US initial jobless claims are due at 15:30, with an expected reading of 209k versus 206k previously. The Bank of Japan will announce its interest-rate decision at 06:00, with expectations for a 25-basis-point increase. All times are given in UTC+3 Turkish time. The information is not investment advice.