The 8.5% Signal: Why a Prediction Market on Iran-Israel Talks Is a Crypto Narrative Barometer
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Raises validator limit and account abstraction
Block reward halving event
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Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
92 million ARB released
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
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Bitcoin
BTC
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Ethereum
ETH
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$1,879.18 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
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$74.68 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
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$569.8 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
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$1.1 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
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$0.0717 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
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$0.1653 |
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Avalanche
AVAX
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$6.78 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
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$0.8162 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
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$8.4 |