Crypto Week Ahead: FTX Payouts, U.S. Jobs, and Arbitrum ETH Vote – Sept. 29, 2025
This week, crypto markets will track a mix of macroeconomic and blockchain-specific developments.
U.S. nonfarm payrolls are due Friday, with an expected 39,000 gain, a key gauge of economic health that could influence risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.
Creditors of the bankrupt exchange FTX will receive the third tranche of payouts totaling $1.6 billion, continuing the phased distribution from the 2021 collapse.
Meanwhile, Arbitrum, the largest Ethereum layer-2 network, is voting on deploying its idle ETH holdings ($4,115.05) to earn staking rewards, signaling potential network activity.
The week promises to be closely watched as macro data and crypto developments converge.
