U.S. Inflation Report and BNB Smart Chain Hard Fork: Crypto Week Ahead

MEVictim · 2026-01-12T12:20:12+00:00

![image](https://img-cdn.gateio.im/social/moments-a3783d0a83-0117c57dac-8b7abd-e2c905)Source: CryptoNewsNetOriginal Title: U.S. inflation report, BNB Smart Chain’s hard fork: Crypto Week AheadOriginal Link: https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32261826/The most influential economic report of the week comes Tuesday, when U.S. consumer inflation data are published. Prices are estimated to have increased 2.7% in December, the same pace the previous month.That's the same day BNB Smart Chain activates its Fermi hard fork. The upgrade focuses on making the network faster and more responsive, cutting block times by 40%.## What to Watch(All times ET)### Crypto* Jan. 13, 1 p.m.: Hedera (HBAR) to upgrade its mainnet to v0.68.* Jan. 13, 9:30 p.m.: BNB Smart Chain's Fermi hard fork upgrade activates, reducing block times to 450 ms from 750 ms.* Jan. 14, 2 a.m.: Mantle (MNT) mainnet upgrade (v.1.4.2) is focused on supporting all features of Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade.* Jan. 15 (est.): RVN second block-reward halving at block 4,200,000, cutting the mining reward from 2,500 RVN to 1,250 RVN per block.* Jan. 15: U.S. Senate Banking Committee markup on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.### Macro* Jan. 13, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Dec. consumer price inflation. Headline rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%; Core rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%.* Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Nov. PPI. Headline rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%; Core rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.2%.* Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Jobless Claims. Initial (for week ended Jan. 10) (Prev. 208K); Continuing (for week ended Jan. 3) (Prev. 1914K).### Earnings* Nothing scheduled.

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2026-01-12 12:20:12

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: U.S. inflation report, BNB Smart Chain’s hard fork: Crypto Week Ahead Original Link: https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32261826/ The most influential economic report of the week comes Tuesday, when U.S. consumer inflation data are published. Prices are estimated to have increased 2.7% in December, the same pace the previous month.

That’s the same day BNB Smart Chain activates its Fermi hard fork. The upgrade focuses on making the network faster and more responsive, cutting block times by 40%.

What to Watch

(All times ET)

Crypto

Jan. 13, 1 p.m.: Hedera (HBAR) to upgrade its mainnet to v0.68.
Jan. 13, 9:30 p.m.: BNB Smart Chain’s Fermi hard fork upgrade activates, reducing block times to 450 ms from 750 ms.
Jan. 14, 2 a.m.: Mantle (MNT) mainnet upgrade (v.1.4.2) is focused on supporting all features of Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade.
Jan. 15 (est.): RVN second block-reward halving at block 4,200,000, cutting the mining reward from 2,500 RVN to 1,250 RVN per block.
Jan. 15: U.S. Senate Banking Committee markup on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act.

Macro

Jan. 13, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Dec. consumer price inflation. Headline rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%; Core rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%.
Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Nov. PPI. Headline rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%; Core rate YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.2%.
Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. Jobless Claims. Initial (for week ended Jan. 10) (Prev. 208K); Continuing (for week ended Jan. 3) (Prev. 1914K).

Earnings

Nothing scheduled.

BNB2,19%

HBAR1,25%

MNT1,48%

RVN-0,31%

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