Dollar Slumps while European Rates Surge north Overview: Talk emerged yesterday that the dramatic losses US equities amid recession fears in light of the rash of tariff announcements and threats would draw the new administration's attention. Commerce Secretary Lutnick suggested yesterday that President Trump may consider a compromise on [...]
Sepolia Pectra Incident Update north At 7:29 UTC today, on epoch 222464, the Pectra network upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet. Unfortunately, an issue with Sepolia's permissioned deposit contract prevented many execution layer clients from including transactions in blocks. The root cause was identified within minutes, and [...]
Devconnect 2025 - An “Ethereum World’s Fair” in Buenos Aires north We’re excited to announce that the next Devconnect will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 17th to the 22nd, 2025! This year, we are aiming for something bigger than just Devconnect: We want to support an effort that the local community has already started — bringing Argentina...
Is crypto’s ‘Trump effect’ short-lived? north A post-inauguration cooldown wasn’t unexpected, one analyst told Cointelegraph, but if Trump’s promises stall, “market sentiment will dampen further.”
Dollar Mostly Softer as Tariffs Implemented north Overview: The postponed US tariffs on Canada and Mexico have gone forward and China faces its second 10% tariff increase in two months. The dollar is mixed. The Swiss franc and Japanese yen are the strongest of the G10 currencies, up around 0.45%-0.60% in late European morning turnover, but [...]
Asia and Europe Seem Less Keen about the Dollar than North America north Overview: The dollar rallied in the second half of last week even as interest rates fell amid a new growth scare. The 25% tariffs on Canada (10% on energy) and Mexico that were postponed a month ago, could be implemented as early as tomorrow. The only tariffs that have been imposed so far were [...]