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Busy Wednesday: French Confidence Vote, Fed's Powell Speaks, ADP Jobs Estimate, and Beige Book   north  
Overview: The dollar is mixed on what will start critical second half of the week. France holds its confidence vote in a few hours. Fed Chair speaks at a moderated discussion at the New York Times around 1:40 ET. The US data focus shifts to the labor market with the ADP estimate today and the [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Canada, Currency Movement, EMU, Federal Reserve, PMI, RBA, SKorea, UK, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-04 11:10:00
Busy Wednesday:  French Confidence Vote, Fed's Powell Speaks, ADP Jobs Estimate, and Beige Book
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US-China Exchange Export Restrictions, Yuan is Sold to New Lows for the Year, while the Greenback Extends Waller's Inspired Losses   north  
Overview: The US dollar has extended the losses scored late yesterday when Federal Reserve Governor Waller indicated he was still leaning toward a December rate cut. The odds of a rate cut rose to around 76% from about 66% at the end of last week. The odds are slightly lower today, around 72%. [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Currency Movement, ECB, Federal Reserve, France, Japan, Mexico, PBOC, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-03 11:10:00
US-China Exchange Export Restrictions, Yuan is Sold to New Lows for the Year, while the Greenback Extends Waller's Inspired Losses
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Allocation Update - Q3 2024   north  
Curious about the projects and community initiatives that were funded last quarter? Explore the Q3 grantees and their impactful work below:...
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Keywords: Ecosystem Support Program

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-03 00:00:00
Allocation Update - Q3 2024
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French Government on Precipice, Presses Euro Lower   north  
Overview: The US dollar is beginning the new week and month on a firm note. It is rising against all the G10 currencies and nearly all the emerging market currencies. US-President-elect Trump's threat to BRICS if they abandon the dollar is symbolic than substantive, as we have argued, despite [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Canada, China, Currency Movement, EMU, Federal Reserve, Germany, Mexico, Plaza, PMI, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-02 11:10:00
French Government on Precipice, Presses Euro Lower
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The ETH Rangers Program   north  
The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the ETH Rangers program to help incentivize Public Goods Security Work for the Ethereum Ecosystem....
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Keywords: Research & Development

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-02 00:00:00
The ETH Rangers Program
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December 2024 Monthly   north  
The trends were already entrenched before the US election and continued through most of last month. The trend toward higher rates and higher equities stalled, while the dollar remained strong. Investors and business continue to wrestle with the implications of the Republican sweep in the US [...]
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Keywords: Macro

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-30 12:15:00
December 2024 Monthly
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Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation   north  
Overview: The US dollar has a softer profile today. All the G10 currencies are higher, led by 1%+ surge in the yen amid heightened speculation of a rate hike next month, while the US 10-year yield is near 4.25% today, the lowest since the election. Although the Reserve Bank of New Zealand [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Australia, Canada, Currency Movement, EMU, Inflation, Japan, Mexico, PMI, Tokyo CPI, UK, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-27 11:10:00
Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation
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Trump's Tariff Talks Wobble Forex Market, Close Neighbors Suffer Most   north  
Overview: As some market pundits were debating about a possible grand deal between the US and China. In exchange for a lighter tariff regime, Beijing would accept yuan appreciation. As far-fetched as such scenario may be, it was predicated on ideas that people like the Bessent, the Treasury [...]
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Keywords: $USD, BOJ, Currency Movement, Federal Reserve, France, Germany, Japan, RBA, RBNZ

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-26 11:10:00
Trump's Tariff Talks Wobble Forex Market,  Close Neighbors Suffer Most
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Next Billion Fellowship Program Applications Now Open!   north  
We’re excited to announce that applications for the Next Billion Fellowship Program are now open!...
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Keywords: Next Billion

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Next Billion Fellowship Program Applications Now Open!
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Markets do Cartwheels in Response to Traditional Pick for US Treasury Secretary   north  
Overview: The selection of Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager as next US Treasury Secretary was greeted euphorically in the capital markets: one of their own and, arguably, like many of new economics team could have been picked in any Republican administration. Risk appetites have been [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Banxico, BOJ, Canada, CPI, Currency Movement, ECB, EMU, FOMC, RBA, RBNZ, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-25 11:10:00
Markets do Cartwheels in Response to Traditional Pick for US Treasury Secretary
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Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live   north  
The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon with a reward pool of $1,500,000, hosted by Immunefi. The attackathon runs between November 25th and January 20th [...]
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Keywords: Research & Development

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-25 00:00:00
Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live
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Week Ahead: Little to Stop the Surging Dollar   north  
The dollar's Q4 rally continued last week. The Dollar Index has risen in the first eight weeks of the fourth quarter, gaining a little more than 7%. Half of the G10 currencies (the euro, the Swedish krona, the Norwegian and Danish krone, and New Zealand dollar) fell to new lows for the year [...]
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Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-23 12:15:00
Week Ahead: Little to Stop the Surging Dollar
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Trump Picks Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary   north  
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Wall Street titan Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary, Trump Treasury Secretary, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, Lutnick crypto, Cantor Fitzgerald crypto, tether, Scott Bessent

Authors: Helene Braun ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 23:28:24
Trump Picks Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
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Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February   north  
Another Democratic commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission is following Chair Gary Gensler out the door in January, leaving the agency with a Republican majority as it weighs a likely course shift under the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, Donald Trump

Authors: Jesse Hamilton ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 18:09:15
Another SEC Democrat to Drop Out, Leaving Republicans Running Agency by February
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Dogecoin Jumps on Fresh X Payments Speculations After Elon Musk Tweet   north  
Dogecoin has a history of moving on Musk comments or payments-related developments of his companies.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Markets, Dogecoin, Elon Musk, Joe rogan, dogecoin, dogecoin price, doge price, elon musk

Authors: Krisztian Sandor ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 17:58:41
Dogecoin Jumps on Fresh X Payments Speculations After Elon Musk Tweet
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Bitcoin Going to $140K Says Trio of AIs Managing $30M Investment Fund   north  
Intelligent Alpha’s investment committee is composed of three AIs, and the fund's CEO tries to stay out of their way.
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Keywords: Markets, news, AI, Bitcoin, investment fund

Authors: Tom Carreras ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 17:50:53
Bitcoin Going to $140K Says Trio of AIs Managing $30M Investment Fund
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Coinbase App Gets Left Behind as Memecoin Craze Drives Traders On-Chain   north  
Phantom, a crypto wallet with a steeper learning curve, is way ahead of exchange giant Coinbase in the Apple App Store rankings.
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Keywords: Finance, news, Phantom, Coinbase, memecoins

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 17:48:18
Coinbase App Gets Left Behind as Memecoin Craze Drives Traders On-Chain
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How to Talk About Crypto With Your Family This Thanksgiving   north  
Need to explain BTC’s rally and significance for the future? CoinMarketCap’s Jonathan Isaac has some useful talking points.
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Keywords: Opinion, opinion, Opinion

Authors: Jonathan Isaac ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 15:30:23
How to Talk About Crypto With Your Family This Thanksgiving
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Polymarket Blocks French Users Amid Gambling Inquiry   north  
The new ban means French traders can no longer access the crypto powered prediction markets juggernaut.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Polymarket

Authors: Danny Nelson ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 14:41:10
Polymarket Blocks French Users Amid Gambling Inquiry
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First Mover Americas: Rotation to Altcoins Has Started With Gensler's Exit Date Set   north  
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for November 22, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Bitcoin, Ether, First Mover, XRP, Cardano, Solana, altcoin, bitcoin, xrp, solana, cardano

Authors: Krisztian Sandor, Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 13:24:56
First Mover Americas: Rotation to Altcoins Has Started With Gensler's Exit Date Set
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Euro and Sterling are Trying to Stabilize after Sharp Drop on Back of Disappointing Flash PMI   north  
Overview: Weak preliminary PMI readings in Europe, Japan, and Australia, underscore the apparent divergence with the US, sending the dollar broadly higher. The euro is currently recovering from the sell-off that took it to $1.0335 and sent sterling below $1.25. Only the yen, among the G10 [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Canada, Currency Movement, EMU, Japan, Mexico, PMI, UK, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 11:10:00
Euro and Sterling are Trying to Stabilize after Sharp Drop on Back of Disappointing Flash PMI
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Crypto, Staking, UK, crypto and staking

Authors: Camomile Shumba ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 10:30:48
UK to Draft a Regulatory Framework for Crypto, Stablecoins Early Next Year
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Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’   north  
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, says it expects to have 645 full-time compliance employees on staff by the end of the year — a 34% increase from last November — as it continues to rapidly build out its compliance department.
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Keywords: Policy, news, Regulations, Binance, Compliance

Authors: Cheyenne Ligon ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 10:00:00
Binance Boosts Compliance Staff by 34% Year-Over-Year, Citing Industry’s ‘Rapid Maturation’
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Cardano's ADA Leaps to 2.5-Year High of 90 Cents as Whale Holdings Exceed $12B   north  
On-chain activity shows the involvement of large investors and institutions, indicating that the price surge could have staying power.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Cardano, ADA, Whales, Markets, Cardano, Whales, Markets, ADA

Authors: Omkar Godbole ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 08:43:32
Cardano's ADA Leaps to 2.5-Year High of 90 Cents as Whale Holdings Exceed $12B
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Bitcoin Nears $100K, With Crypto Market Cap at Record $3.4T   north  
Strength in BTC is leading to a rotation in other major tokens ahead of the weekend, buoyed by renewed bullish hopes about a crypto-friendly Trump administration that takes office in January.
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Keywords: Markets, news, Trading, Markets

Authors: Shaurya Malwa ( top authors )
Source: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ( active sources )
Published: 2024-11-22 06:35:45
Bitcoin Nears $100K, With Crypto Market Cap at Record $3.4T
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