The monthly rate of CPI in the euro area in January was -0.3%, expected to be -0.3%, and the previous value was -0.30%.
Crypto asset custodian technology provider Fireblocks has announced that it will support Sony's blockchain network Soneium. The network is a joint venture between Sony and Singapore's Startale Labs, built on Optimism's OP Stack and designed to support gaming, financial and entertainment applications. Soneium went live in January this year and is currently locked up at $33.6 million. Fireblocks' support will provide institutional investors with the necessary hosting infrastructure to enter the So...
AEON, a payment protocol, announced a strategic partnership with Viction, a high-performance blockchain platform. AEONPay now supports the application of Viction's native assets ($VIC, $C98 and stablecoins) in offline consumption scenarios. Users can use AEONPay to scan the code to pay $VIC, $C98 and stablecoins in the Viction ecosystem at millions of merchants in South East Asia and around the world, covering a variety of offline consumption scenarios such as shopping and dining.
The monthly rate of retail sales in the euro area in December was -0.2%, and expectations were -0.1%. The previous value was revised from 0.10% to 0%.
The European Central Bank's main measure of future wage growth in the eurozone continues to show a sharp slowdown in salary growth in 2025, lending support to hopes of a further pullback in inflation that would allow for further interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank's wage tracker, released on Wednesday, forecasts that eurozone wages will grow by 1.5% a year through the fourth quarter of 2025. While that is up from the 1.4% forecast in December, it is also well below the 5.3% peak record...
A number of blockchain concept stocks in the United States fell sharply before the market, with Hut 8 falling more than 9%, Canaan Technology (CAN. O) falling more than 8%, MicroStrategy (MSTR. O) falling more than 7%, and Coinbase (COIN. O) falling more than 7%. (Jin Ten)
The final value of the manufacturing PMI in the euro zone in January was 46.6, compared with the previous value of 46.1.
The final eurozone manufacturing PMI hit an eight-month high of 46.6 in January, while the eurozone's manufacturing PMI output index hit an eight-month high of 47.1.
According to Bithumb's announcement, due to the suspension of IoTeX (IOTX) network block generation (computer failure), Bithumb will suspend IOTX recharge and withdrawal at 18:45 on January 31, 2025. The recharge and withdrawal service will resume after the network is stable, and the specific time will be notified separately. During the suspension period, users can still trade normally, but pay attention to the risk of market volatility.
The unemployment rate in the euro zone was 6.3% in December, compared with expectations of 6.3%. The previous value was revised from 6.30% to 6.2%.
Eurozone GDP in the fourth quarter was initially 0.9%, expected to be 1%, and the previous value was 0.90%.
The Eurozone's January industrial sentiment index was -12.9, expected to be -13.8, and the previous value was -14.1.
The Eurozone's economic sentiment index for January was 95.2, with expectations of 94.1 and a previous value of 93.7.
The preliminary value of the Eurozone Consumer Confidence Index in January was -14.2, expectations were -14.2, and the previous value was -14.2.