🔎10 big things to watch this week

A compilation of crypto catalysts, airdrop strategies and alpha threads

Aug 04, 2025

GM friends.

Here’s what I’ll cover today:

10 crypto events to watch this week
All you need to know about Avail Nexus
6 alpha threads

Let’s dive in👇

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Crypto catalysts to watch this week

ChatGPT 5 release - ChatGPT-5 is expected to launch in early August
Coinbase's DEX integration - Coinbase's Base DEX integration is scheduled for this week. This could significantly increase the trading volume of DEXs on Base
Silo’s auto-leverage launch - Silo Finance will launch auto-leverage this month. This will enable one-click access to its leveraged high-yield strategies
Trump’s deadline on Russia - The US will impose new secondary sanctions on Russia starting Aug. 8 to try to force a deal between Ukraine and Russia
INFINIT’s airdrop details - INFINIT will publish the airdrop details for its upcoming token launch this week
DeFi App’s mobile app whitelist - Users can sign up for DeFi App’s Mobile Beta Whitelist until tomorrow. Early access will go live tomorrow
Trump’s new set of tariffs - The US will increase its tariffs on nearly all other countries on August 7
ENA token unlock - $106M worth of ENA will be unlocked on Aug. 5. This represents 2.7% of its circulating supply
Solana mobile release - Solana's new web3 smartphone called Seeker begins shipping today on Aug. 4

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