Crypto Events August 2026: 5 Key Dates to Track

Five August 2026 Crypto Events to Track Crypto events August 2026 bring a mix of network upgrades, an exchange portal launch, and a platform shutdown. Each one carries a fixed date, so users need to act or update before the deadline passes. This preview covers five confirmed dates: an EGLD mainnet upgrade, the ACX exchange portal, LayerZero's chain wind-down, Zano's sixth hard fork, and BitMart's trading shutdown. For a broader look at where prices stand this week, check our crypto market today daily wrap. As of July 31, 2026, all five dates below come from official project channels. We will update this preview if there are any schedule changes. Event Essentials: Five Dates for August 2026 Event Project Date (2026) Action Needed Mainnet upgrade v1.11.10.0 MultiversX (EGLD) August 6 Validators update nodes ACX Exchange Portal live Across Protocol Expected August Holders can exchange or sell ACX Offchain support ends for five chains LayerZero August 24 Stargate users redeem Hydra assets Hard Fork 6 activation Zano Between August 25 and 27 Users update wallet before block 3,833,000 Trading fully discontinued BitMart August 26, 01:00 UTC Withdraw funds, close positions MultiversX Mainnet Upgrade Lands August 6 MultiversX's official update channel confirmed mainnet upgrade v1.11.10.0, which brings improvements to the virtual machine side. The activation epoch for the fixes is set to 2198, expected on Thursday, August 6. Source:Official Post Validators and node operators need to upgrade ahead of that epoch to stay in sync with the network. Full release notes are published on theMultiversX releases page. ACX Exchange Portal: A Later Launch Window Across Protocol had initially aimed for its ACX Exchange Portal, which lets holders exchange ACX for equity or sell it for cash, to go live by July 3. According to the project's official update, that portal is now expected to go live later, most likely by the end of July or during August 2026. Source: X Post The team says the remaining work is legal and operational, and it wants to complete that diligence before launch rather than rush it. LayerZero Winds Down Support for Five Chains LayerZero announced it is winding down off-chain support for chains with minimal activity. Once support ends, LayerZero's DVN and Executor services will no longer work on Botanix, Canto, Moonriver, Moonbeam, and Nexera. The change takes effect within 30 days of the July 25 announcement, which places the cutoff around August 24. Source:LayerZero Post Stargate users holding Hydra assets (USDC.e, wETH, and Hydra USDT) on these chains need to redeem them before then, since funds left behind after full deprecation may become inaccessible. Zano Hard Fork 6 Brings Gateway Addresses Zano confirmed its sixth hard fork will activate at block 3,833,000, expected between August 25 and 27.