The Strait of Hormuz and the Crypto Market: A Data Detective's Macro Assessment
The Strait of Hormuz and the Crypto Market: A Data Detective's Macro Assessme...
Editorial
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0xMax
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2026-07-27
Market Prices
| Coin | Price | 24h |
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BTC
Bitcoin
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$62,822 | -0.85% |
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ETH
Ethereum
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$1,781.79 | -0.69% |
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SOL
Solana
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$81.04 | -1.03% |
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BNB
BNB Chain
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$590.5 | +2.48% |
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XRP
XRP Ledger
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$1.14 | -2.89% |
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DOGE
Dogecoin
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$0.0774 | -1.65% |
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ADA
Cardano
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$0.1892 | -2.37% |
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AVAX
Avalanche
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$6.92 | -1.52% |
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DOT
Polkadot
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$0.8826 | -1.20% |
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LINK
Chainlink
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$8.03 | -0.66% |
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Solana Firedancer
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
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Celestia Mainnet Upgrade
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
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Optimism Unlock
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
15
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halving
Bitcoin Halving
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
12
05
halving
BCH Halving
Block reward halving event
18
03
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Sui Token Unlock
Team and early investor shares released
28
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Arbitrum Token Unlock
92 million ARB released
Altseason Index
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Bitcoin Season
BTC Dominance
Altseason
Gas Tracker
Ethereum
28 Gwei
BNB Chain
3 Gwei
Polygon
42 Gwei
Arbitrum
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Optimism
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Bitcoin
BTC
$62,822
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Ethereum
ETH
$1,781.79
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Solana
SOL
$81.04
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BNB Chain
BNB
$590.5
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XRP Ledger
XRP
$1.14
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Dogecoin
DOGE
$0.0774
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Cardano
ADA
$0.1892
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AVAX
$6.92
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Polkadot
DOT
$0.8826
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Chainlink
LINK
$8.03
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