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Company signals · Consulting

Blockchain.com

2 signals in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 110 (Hot) — up 11.7 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is rising (+1.7pts).

Blockchain.com: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 1 across 40 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 27 days.

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