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The Greenback is Mostly Softer Amid Consolidation   north  
Overview: The corrective forces seen at work in the foreign exchange market yesterday are still intact today after the flurry around US President-elects pushback against reports of a narrower application of his tariff threat. Led by the Antipodean currencies that were so beaten up at the end [...]
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Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-01-07 11:10:00
The Greenback is Mostly Softer Amid Consolidation
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Dollar Pares Last Week's Gains but Yen Weakness Persists   north  
Overview: After rallying last week, the US dollar pulled back today, though is mostly consolidating within the range set last Thursday and Friday. The Japanese yen is the exception among the G10 currencies and is heavier against the greenback despite Bank of Japan Governor Ueda's reiteration [...]
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Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-01-06 11:10:00
Dollar Pares Last Week's Gains but Yen Weakness Persists
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January 2025 Monthly   north  
The turn of the year is at hand, but the forces shaping the business and investment climate remain familiar. One of the chief characteristics has been the outperformance of the US economy, fueled by an historically large budget deficit, productivity gains, and robust consumption. President- [...]
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Keywords: Macro

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-01-04 12:15:00
January 2025 Monthly
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Accelerating Adoption: IOTA’s Breakthroughs in 2024   north  
In 2024, the IOTA Foundation introduced IOTA Rebased to transform its ecosystem with programmability and utility while expanding through EVM-driv
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Source: IOTA Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Accelerating Adoption: IOTA’s Breakthroughs in 2024
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NEAR Infrastructure Committee: First Year Recap & 2025 Priorities   north  
NEAR is the network for a world reimagined. Through simple, secure, and scalable technology, millions are empowered to invent and explore new experiences. Business, creativity, and community are being reimagined for a more sustainable and inclusive future.
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Source: The Latest from NEAR ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-29 00:00:00
NEAR Infrastructure Committee: First Year Recap & 2025 Priorities
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2024 NEAR Year In Review   north  
2024 NEAR Year In Review blockchain for ai Year In Review
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Source: The Latest from NEAR ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-20 00:00:00
2024 NEAR Year In Review
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IOTA Rebased Welcomed by the Community   north  
We present the official results of the governance vote for the IOTA Rebased protocol upgrade proposal.
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Source: IOTA Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-19 00:00:00
IOTA Rebased Welcomed by the Community
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From Vision to Impact: Powering Real-World Change in 2024, From Celo Foundation President Rene…   north  
From Vision to Impact: Powering Real-World Change in 2024, From Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg“We shape our technologies at the moment of their conception, but from that point forward they shape us.” — Douglas Rushkoff, AuthorAs 2024 comes to a close, I continue to be amazed by the [...]
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Keywords: cryptocurrency, news, celo-blockchain

Authors: Celo Foundation ( top authors )
Source: The Celo Blog - Medium ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-16 14:30:27
From Vision to Impact: Powering Real-World Change in 2024, From Celo Foundation President Rene…
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Week Ahead: Fed to Cut, but Should it? BOJ and BOE to Stand Pat, but Should They?   north  
The Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Canada delivered 50 bp rate cuts last week, and the European central bank cut by a quarter-point. The monetary easing cycle looks set to carry into next year. The Reserve Bank of Australia remains on hold and a stronger than expected employment report [...]
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Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-14 12:15:00
Week Ahead:  Fed to Cut, but Should it?  BOJ and BOE to Stand Pat, but Should They?
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Japan's Tankan was Uninspiring and UK Disappoints with Contracting Economy in October   north  
Overview: The US dollar is mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies to finish out the week. Among the G10, sterling and the yen are the heaviest. Japan's Tankan survey was unimpressive and does nothing to reanimate speculation of a BOJ rate hike next week. Sterling has been dragged [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Banxico, China, Currency Movement, ECB, Fed, Tankan

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-13 11:10:00
Japan's Tankan was Uninspiring and UK Disappoints with Contracting Economy in October
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Gather to Build: Solana Foundation Events in 2025   north  
What you can expect from events in 2025.
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Source: News | Solana ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-13 00:00:00
Gather to Build: Solana Foundation Events in 2025
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SNB Slashes Policy Rate in Half   north  
Overview: The US dollar is mostly softer today, but the tone is mostly one of consolidation. The Swiss National Bank surprised with a 50 bp cut and the franc is the only G10 currency that has not edged up against the greenback today. Australia reported a stronger than expected employment [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Brazil, Canada, Currency Movement, ECB, India, Japan, Portfolio flows, SNB, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-12 11:10:00
SNB Slashes Policy Rate in Half
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Open Source Polygon Plonky3 Is Once Again the Fastest ZK Proving System   north  
With the latest publicly available benchmarking, Polygon Plonky3 is the fastest proving system, and powers important general purpose zkVMs Succinct Labs’ SP1 and Valida
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Source: Polygon Blog | Announcements, updates, and news ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-12 00:00:00
Open Source Polygon Plonky3 Is Once Again the Fastest ZK Proving System
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Greenback Bid Ahead of CPI   north  
Overview: The dollar is on fire. Ahead of today's US November CPI and tomorrow's anticipated rate cuts by the European Central Bank and the Swiss National Bank, the greenback is rising against all G10 currencies and nearly all emerging market currencies (but the Hong Kong dollar and the Indian [...]
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Keywords: $USD BOJ, Canada, China, Currency Movement, Norway, RBA, Sweden, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-11 11:10:00
Greenback Bid Ahead of CPI
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Dovish Hold Sends the Aussie Lower   north  
Overview: The US dollar is little changed against most of the G10 currencies today. The antipodean currencies are the main exception. A modest change in tone from the Reserve Bank of Australia, boosting the chances of a rate cut early next year sent the Australian dollar back toward [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Banxico, Canada, China, Currency Movement, EU, Japan, joint defense bonds, Mercosur, Productivity, RBA, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-10 11:10:00
Dovish Hold Sends the Aussie Lower
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Results from the Academic Grants Round 2022   north  
We firmly believe that information is a public good that should be freely shared within the community. In line with this philosophy, in 2022 we initiated a series of grants to support academic research to foster knowledge and further enhance the Ethereum ecosystem. The response we received was [...]
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Keywords: Ecosystem Support Program

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Results from the Academic Grants Round 2022
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US Dollar is Offered and China's Politburo Promises more Monetary and Fiscal Support   north  
Overview: The dollar is offered. Neither the 227k rise in nonfarm payrolls, nor the above 3% Q4 growth that the Atlanta Fed sees the economy tracking, or the uptick in November CPI expected to be reported on Wednesday has been sufficient to dampen speculation of a rate cut next week. The [...]
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Keywords: $USD, BOC, China, Currency Movement, ECB, Fed, Japan, RBA, SNB

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-09 11:10:00
US Dollar is Offered and China's Politburo Promises more Monetary and Fiscal Support
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Digital Repatriation   north  
Mulenga Kapwepwe, founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia posed a question in 2022 to a small group of younger tech enthusiasts in Zambia: Can something called “blockchain technology” offer any new usefulness for the preservation of history? She had started a new initiative aimed at [...]
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Keywords: Next Billion

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-09 00:00:00
Digital Repatriation
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Week Ahead: 4 G10 Central Banks Meet, Three to Cut, Brazil to Hike 75 bp and US CPI may hold Key to FOMC   north  
The US dollar advanced against all the G10 currencies last week but the Swiss franc but turned in a most mixed performance against emerging market currencies. The US 10-year yield fell for the third consecutive week and near 4.16%, it is around a dozen basis points below where it settled the [...]
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Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-07 12:15:00
Week Ahead:  4 G10 Central Banks Meet, Three to Cut,  Brazil to Hike 75 bp and US CPI may hold Key to FOMC
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Will a Solid US Jobs Report Dampen Expectation for a Fed Cut This Month?   north  
Overview: There are two broad developments in the G10 currencies ahead of the US jobs report. The euro, Swiss franc, sterling, Swedish krona, and the Canadian dollar are in tight ranges with a heavier bias. The others are off a 0.3%-0.7%. There have been various distortions, like storms and [...]
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Keywords: $USD, Canada, Currency Movement, ECB, EMU, India, Japan, Job, SNB, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-06 11:10:00
Will a Solid US Jobs Report Dampen Expectation for a Fed Cut This Month?
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Charizard Grail Auction is Live: Courtyard.io and Polygon Labs Usher in a New Era of Collecting   north  
The PSA 10-graded 1999 1st Edition Holographic Charizard Pokémon card is one of the most iconic trading cards in history, and Polygon Labs and Courtyard are teaming up for an onchain auction
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Source: Polygon Blog | Announcements, updates, and news ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-06 00:00:00
Charizard Grail Auction is Live: Courtyard.io and Polygon Labs Usher in a New Era of Collecting
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Fall of French Government Does Not Roil the Markets and a BOJ Dove did not Rule out Rate Hike this Month   north  
Overview: The US dollar is mostly softer today. The only G10 currency that has not gained on it today is the Swedish krona, which is nursing minor losses. Still, the tone is one of consolidation and this may persist through the North American session, ahead of tomorrow US employment report. [...]
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Keywords: $USD, BOJ, Canada, Currency Movement, France, Germany, RBA, Trade, US

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-05 11:10:00
Fall of French Government Does Not Roil the Markets and a BOJ Dove did not Rule out Rate Hike this Month
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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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The latest chapter for Ethereum & highlights from Devcon SEA   north  
Devcon has always been a living reflection of Ethereum’s growth, challenges, and community ambitions. It showcases the most pressing topics, the newest innovations, and the people building the future of decentralized technology. As Ethereum grows, so too does Devcon. Two years ago, right [...]
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Keywords: Events, Devcon

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2024-12-04 00:00:00
The latest chapter for Ethereum & highlights from Devcon SEA
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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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