The $2B Illusion: Why Prediction Market Volume Is a Siren Song, Not a Signal
The ledger doesn't lie, but the headlines do. When I read that "crypto...
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2026-07-06
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SOL
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$0.0795
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ADA
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$0.2199
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$9.77
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DOT
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LINK
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Event Calendar
202622
03
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Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
28
03
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Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
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04
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Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
12
05
halving
BCH Halving
Block reward halving event
18
03
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Sui Token Unlock
Team and early investor shares released
10
05
upgrade
Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
15
04
halving
Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
30
04
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Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
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| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
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$81,967.9 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
$2,414.99 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
|
$104.16 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
|
$723 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
|
$1.3 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
$0.0795 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
|
$0.2199 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
$9.77 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
$1.11 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
|
$12.02 |
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