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The total crypto market cap stands near $2.80T, with Bitcoin dominance at roughly 59.1% — a reminder that BTC, alongside ETH, USDT, BNB, XRP, USDC, SOL and TRX, still anchors the broader market. Against that backdrop, the calendar ahead leans heavily toward incentives and protocol-level decisions rather than single headline events. Late August brings the sUSDD incentives launch (PENDLE) and the close of an RWA campaign (ASTER, WLFI), while September features a 90-day DeFi incentives program (STX), Solana's Harmonia RFP, the end of offchain support (ZRO), grid trading rewards (ASTER), and an HTX committee election vote. October shifts toward staking and governance: rewards boosts and new staking programs (POL, BTW), a Season 3 APR boost (JST, SUN, TRX), STX's second bonding period, and closely watched votes on NEAR issuance and HTX election results.