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-0.01%
ETH
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$2,445.63
+0.67%
SOL
Solana
$94.53
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BNB
BNB Chain
$698.9
-0.13%
XRP
XRP Ledger
$1.48
-0.96%
DOGE
Dogecoin
$0.0917
-1.67%
ADA
Cardano
$0.2215
-2.38%
AVAX
Avalanche
$7.51
-0.32%
DOT
Polkadot
$0.9126
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LINK
Chainlink
$11.43
-2.10%
Event Calendar
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halving
BCH Halving
Block reward halving event
30
04
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Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
18
03
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Sui Token Unlock
Team and early investor shares released
15
04
halving
Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
10
05
upgrade
Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
08
04
upgrade
Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
28
03
unlock
Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
22
03
unlock
Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
Gas Tracker
Ethereum
28 Gwei
BNB Chain
3 Gwei
Polygon
42 Gwei
Arbitrum
0.5 Gwei
Optimism
0.3 Gwei
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Market Cap
All →| # | Coin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
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$77,256.4 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
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$2,445.63 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
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$94.53 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
|
$698.9 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
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$1.48 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
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$0.0917 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
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$0.2215 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
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$7.51 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
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$0.9126 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
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$11.43 |
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