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Events Watchlist | Issue #2

By CoinMarketCal

Market pulse

key market numbers

Catalysts landing next 7 days

Jul 22 · Release · Impact 8.0 (HIGH) · STRONG SETUP

Price: -95% vs ATH At its 3-month low 30d -3%
Sector: Layer 1 (L1) 30d +4%
Why it matters: POLYX has a real product event, with EVM support and account changes that could widen its use, but the market is treating it as a wait-and-see launch. At a 3-month low, it likely needs signs of activity after mainnet, not just the upgrade going live.

Jul 20 · Staking/Farming · Impact 8.0 (HIGH) · STRONG SETUP

Price: -96% vs ATH At its 3-month low 30d -12%
Sector: Layer 1 (L1) 30d +4%
Why it matters: FLR’s reward weighting change is a token-economics event more than a growth event, so its market effect may stay narrow unless staking behavior shifts quickly. With FLR at a 3-month low and only a small 7-day lift, the change looks more defensive than enough to change sentiment.

Jul 20 · Release · Impact 6.5 (MEDIUM) · STRONG SETUP

Price: -90% vs ATH Mid-range over 3 months 30d -8%
Sector: Layer 1 (L1) 30d +4%
Why it matters: NEAR’s upgrade is technically meaningful, especially with resharding and post-quantum signing, but mid-range pricing says the market already gives it more credit than most names on this list. That makes relevance depend less on launch day and more on whether the changes improve network use or developer interest.

Jul 20 · Release · Impact 6.5 (MEDIUM) · STRONG SETUP

Price: -98% vs ATH At its 3-month low 30d -6%
Sector: Proof of Work (PoW) 30d +2%
Why it matters: Dash’s privacy overhaul is a clear identity event for the asset, but privacy upgrades can also limit broad market appeal if exchange or compliance concerns come back into focus. At a 3-month low, this still looks like a niche catalyst unless adoption data improves after launch.

Jul 20 · Other · Impact 6.5 (MEDIUM) · STRONG SETUP

Price: -95% vs ATH At its 3-month low 30d -7%
Why it matters: ENS activating a Security Council is mainly a governance risk reduction move, which should help confidence but is unlikely to drive a large market reaction on its own. The recent 7-day bounce shows some interest, but with ENS still at a 3-month low, this reads as a trust fix, not a growth trigger.

more events to watch

Jul 29 - STX: Bitcoin Staking Fork - HIGH. STX has a longer runway than the day-zero events here, and that usually means attention will build only if voting shows clear support for Bitcoin Staking. With price still at a 3-month low and the sector slightly weak, this looks like a catalyst for later, not one the market is paying for yet.
Jul 31 - SERV: SERV v2 Launch - HIGH. SERV v2 gives OpenServ a sharper enterprise pitch, but product positioning alone rarely offsets a 24% monthly drop when the wider alt market is flat. The 7-day bounce shows some interest, yet this likely stays speculative until the launch shows real user demand or partnerships.
Aug 1 - ACX: Exchange Portal Live - HIGH. ACX’s exchange portal matters because it gives holders a defined path to equity or cash, which makes the token’s value proposition more concrete than many roadmap items. But with timing still broad and price only in the lower part of its range, the market seems to want firm launch details before reacting.