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Blockchain.com

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Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.4 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-4.4pts).

Blockchain.com: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 1 across 45 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 34 days.

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