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| Coin | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|
|
BTC
Bitcoin
|
$78,135 | +0.56% |
|
ETH
Ethereum
|
$2,455.78 | +0.61% |
|
SOL
Solana
|
$104.97 | +0.87% |
|
BNB
BNB Chain
|
$694.2 | +0.42% |
|
XRP
XRP Ledger
|
$1.39 | +0.32% |
|
DOGE
Dogecoin
|
$0.0850 | -0.29% |
|
ADA
Cardano
|
$0.2007 | -0.55% |
|
AVAX
Avalanche
|
$7.3 | -0.14% |
|
DOT
Polkadot
|
$0.8429 | -0.07% |
|
LINK
Chainlink
|
$11.38 | +0.00% |
Greed
Market Sentiment
Block reward halving event
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
92 million ARB released
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
Team and early investor shares released
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
Bitcoin Season
| # | Coin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
|
$78,135 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
$2,455.78 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
|
$104.97 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
|
$694.2 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
|
$1.39 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
$0.0850 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
|
$0.2007 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
$7.3 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
$0.8429 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
|
$11.38 |