NEAR's Post-Quantum Leap: A Cryptographic Insurance Policy or a Speculative Bet?
The announcement landed without fanfare. No memes. No celebrity endorsements....
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SamWolf
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2026-08-27
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92 million ARB released
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Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
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Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
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Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
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Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
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Team and early investor shares released
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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
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