The Chokepoint Doctrine: Saudi Arabia's Pipeline Restart and the Oracles We Refuse to Audit
On a Tuesday morning in May 2026, a headline crossed my screen from a place i...
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
92 million ARB released
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
Block reward halving event
Team and early investor shares released
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
Bitcoin Season
| # | Coin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
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$62,822 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
|
$1,781.79 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
|
$81.04 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
|
$590.5 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
|
$1.14 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
|
$0.0774 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
|
$0.1892 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
$6.92 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
$0.8826 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
|
$8.03 |
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