The Mea Culpa Market: Base’s Apology as a Cultural Signal in the L2 Arms Race
On a quiet Tuesday in March 2024, Jesse Pollak, the co-founder of Base, did some
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2026-07-17
Market Prices
BTC
Bitcoin
$64,699.6
+1.13%
ETH
Ethereum
$1,867.04
+1.13%
SOL
Solana
$75.92
+1.20%
BNB
BNB Chain
$569
+0.34%
XRP
XRP Ledger
$1.1
+0.59%
DOGE
Dogecoin
$0.0723
-0.17%
ADA
Cardano
$0.1661
-0.60%
AVAX
Avalanche
$6.58
-0.66%
DOT
Polkadot
$0.8362
-1.24%
LINK
Chainlink
$8.35
+1.08%
Event Calendar
202610
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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
08
04
upgrade
Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
22
03
unlock
Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
30
04
upgrade
Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
18
03
unlock
Sui Token Unlock
Team and early investor shares released
15
04
halving
Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
28
03
unlock
Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
12
05
halving
BCH Halving
Block reward halving event
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Bitcoin
BTC
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$64,699.6 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
$1,867.04 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
|
$75.92 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
|
$569 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
|
$1.1 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
$0.0723 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
|
$0.1661 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
$6.58 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
$0.8362 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
|
$8.35 |
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