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Delayed U.S. Jobs Report, Zcash Network Upgrade: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Nov. 17.

Updated Nov 18, 2025, 2:50 p.m. Published Nov 17, 2025, 10:32 a.m.
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U.S. jobs data delayed by the government shutdown is due out this week. (Ernie Journeys/Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

What to know:

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What to Watch

  • Crypto
  • Macro
    • Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m.: Canada Oct. Inflation Rate. Headline YoY (Prev. 2.4%), MoM (Prev. 0.1%). Core YoY (Prev. 2.8%), MoM (Prev. 0.2%).
    • Nov. 17, 8:30 a.m.: Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Nov. NY Empire State Manufacturing Index Est. 6.1.
    • Nov. 17: 9:30 a.m.: Fed Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson speech on "Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy."
    • Nov. 17, 3:35 p.m.: Fed Governor Christopher J. Waller speech on "Economic Outlook." Watch live.
    • Nov. 18, 8:15 a.m.: ADP Employment Change Weekly (Prev. -11.25K).
    • Nov. 18: 10:30 a.m.: Fed Governor Michael S. Barr speech on "Bank Supervision." Watch live.
    • Nov. 19, 2 p.m.: FOMC Minutes for meeting held Oct. 28-29.
    • Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: Canada Oct. PPI. Headline YoY (Prev. 5.5%), MoM (Prev. 0.8%).
    • Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: Nov. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Est. -2.
    • Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m.: The delayed U.S. Sept. jobs report is expected to be released.
    • Nov. 20, 10 a.m.: U.S. Oct. Existing Home Sales Est. 4.06M.
    • Nov. 20, 11 a.m.: Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook speech on "Financial Stability." Watch live.
    • Nov. 21, 8:45 a.m.: Fed Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson speech on "Financial Stability." Watch live.
    • Nov. 21, 9:45 a.m.: S&P Global U.S. Nov. PMI. Manufacturing (Prev. 52.5), Services (Prev. 54.8), Composite (Prev. 54.6).
    • Nov. 21, 10 a.m.: University of Michigan's Final Nov. data. Consumer sentiment index Est. 50.3, 5-Year Inflation Expectations Est. 3.6%.
  • Earnings (Estimates based on FactSet data)
    • Nov. 18: KULR Technology (KULR), post-market, N/A.
    • Nov. 18: Solana Company (HSDT), post-market, N/A.
    • Nov. 19, Bullish (BLSH), pre-market, $0.10.
    • Nov. 19: Nvidia (NVDA), post-market, $1.25.
    • Nov. 20: Webull (BULL), post-market, $ 0.02.

Token Events

  • Governance votes & calls
    • Convex Finance is voting to add new sfrxUSD yield strategies, including $10M for USDS/sUSDS, $3M for a USDf Curve pool, and $10M for short-maturity Pendle markets. Voting ends Nov. 16.
    • Extra Finance DAO is voting to set lending emission allocations for Epochs 123-126, with veEXTRA holders using weighted votes to distribute rewards among six eligible, high-TVL pools. Voting ends Nov. 17.
    • Usual DAO is voting on a major reform to cut max supply by 25% and future inflation by 50%, aiming to slash sell pressure by 85% by eliminating key lending and LP rewards. Voting ends Nov. 18.
    • CCMOON DAO is voting on establishing a legal non-profit LLC (CCIP-122) and authorizing officers to approve minor advertising partnerships that support MOON utility (CCIP-123). Voting ends Nov. 18.
    • Arbitrum DAO is voting to reduce L2 gas spikes by replacing its single, fast-reacting gas target with multiple, slower-adjusting ones. Voting ends Nov. 20.
    • ZKsync DAO is voting to upgrade the ZK token to ZKTokenV3, adding public and role-gated burn functions as a foundational step for the ZKnomics vision of linking protocol fees to token burns. Voting ends Nov. 20.
  • Unlocks
    • Nov. 19: to unlock 12.5% of its circulating supply worth $49.44 million.
    • Nov. 20: to unlock 7.29% of its circulating supply worth $37.53 million.
    • Nov. 23: Soon (SOON) to unlock 4.33% of its circulating supply worth $30.42 million.
  • Token Launches

Conferences

UPDATE (Nov. 18, 14:50 UTC): Adds Bullish earnings report.

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Robinhood misses Q4 revenue estimates as fourth-quarter results dinged by crypto slump

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Crypto revenue fell 38% year over year to $221M, even as the company expanded token listings and crypto features across its platform.

What to know:

  • Robinhood’s fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.66 topped estimates for $0.63, but revenue of $1.28 billion fell shy of forecasts for $1.33 billion.
  • The crypto slump paid a large part in the miss, with crypto revenue falling 38% from a year earlier to $221 million.
  • Robinhood’s results mirror broader crypto-market weakness, which is also expected to weigh on rival Coinbase (COIN), and HOOD shares fell about 7% in post-market trading after the earnings release.