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BTC Bitcoin

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ETH Ethereum

$2,518.84 +5.35%

SOL Solana

$105.32 +5.74%

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$726 +5.58%

XRP XRP Ledger

$1.47 +9.09%

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$0.8977 +3.95%

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$11.93 +7.58%

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Circulating supply increases by about 2%

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Team and early investor shares released

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Raises validator limit and account abstraction

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Independent validator client goes live on mainnet

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Block reward halving event

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92 million ARB released

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15

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1	Bitcoin BTC	$81,873
1	Ethereum ETH	$2,518.84
1	Solana SOL	$105.32
1	BNB Chain BNB	$726
1	XRP Ledger XRP	$1.47
1	Dogecoin DOGE	$0.0891
1	Cardano ADA	$0.2244
1	Avalanche AVAX	$7.56
1	Polkadot DOT	$0.8977
1	Chainlink LINK	$11.93

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