3 Crypto Market Shakers You Can’t Afford to Miss This Week

Brace for impact—these seismic forces could send Bitcoin and altcoins soaring or cratering in the next seven days.

Regulatory tremors: Watch for bureaucrats to 'protect investors' by strangling innovation—again.

Whale alert: A single nine-figure trade could liquidate your portfolio before lunch.

Macro madness: When traditional finance sneezes, crypto catches pneumonia (but recovers faster).

Bonus cynicism: Meanwhile, Wall Street still can't decide if blockchain is a threat or their next fee-generating ETF wrapper.

Economic Events August 18 to 22

Thursday will see two purchasing managers’ index (PMI) reports released. The August S&P Global Manufacturing PMI and Services PMI indices are leading economic indicators used to gain timely insights into changing conditions.

There is also some existing home sales data released on Thursday, but real estate reports have very little impact on risk-on asset markets.

Last week’s mixed inflation and consumer data refueled uncertainty into the Fed policy outlook; therefore, Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on Friday is expected to instantly influence markets.

A dovish tone could boost markets and riskier investments such as crypto. In contrast, a hawkish stance that highlights inflation risks could trigger sharp corrections and volatility.

“Odds are that he will be more of an owl, waiting and watching, than either a hawk or a dove. In other words, he’ll say that a Fed rate cut is possible at the September meeting, but the Fed’s decisions are data-dependent,” stated Yardeni Research.

Key Events This Week:

1. Zelensky Meets With Trump In US – Monday

2. July Fed Meeting Minutes – Wednesday

3. August S&P Manufacturing PMI data – Thursday

4. August S&P Composite PMI data – Thursday

5. July Existing Home Sales data – Thursday

6. Fed Chair Powell Speaks -…

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 17, 2025

Investors expect the central bank to resume rate cuts in September, after holding off for months, and current futures markets predict an 84.6% probability of a cut to 4.0 to 4.25%.

Crypto Market Outlook

Digital asset markers have taken a dive this Monday morning in Asia, with total capitalization dropping back to the $4 trillion level, down almost 6% from last week’s all-time high.

Bitcoin was leading losses with a fall to $115,000 on Monday morning as it shed 2.5%. The asset is now 6.9% down from its peak price last week as the correction deepens.

Ethereum was also heading south, dropping to its lowest point for a week at $4,345, still 10% away from its 2021 all-time high.

Altcoins were mixed with losses for XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, and Sui while chainlink and Monero bucked the trend.