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Raman argues that banks building closed, permissioned ledgers are trading away the openness that makes blockchain technology valuable in the first place. Ethereum advocate Raman has raised concerns about a wave of private blockchain projects launched by large financial institutions.

A corporate Solana treasury generated staking income but turned to equity markets to cover operating costs. A company operating a Solana-based corporate treasury reported $2.5 million in staking rewards, CryptoSlate reported. The figure reflects yield generated by staking SOL tokens held on the firm's balance sheet.

Analysts point to growing on-chain usage as a potential catalyst, though price targets vary widely across reports. Avalanche's AVAX token is back in analyst focus as on-chain activity on the network reportedly increases. Two separate reports this week outline bullish scenarios for the token, though they differ sharply on how high a rally could extend.

Bitwise is reportedly partnering with Superstate to explore tokenizing its Solana Staking ETF, known by the ticker $BSOL.

Executives from Coinbase and Ripple are expected to attend a White House meeting with President Trump and administration officials, according to reports…

CryptoBriefing reported that NEST, an automated buyback mechanism tied to Lido DAO's LDO token, has gone live on mainnet.

Node operators on BNB Smart Chain are being told to prepare for a network upgrade later this month.

Large holders keep accumulating even as technical charts flag caution for the token near the $1 mark. XRP changed hands near $1.01 on Thursday, holding just above the psychologically important $1 level. On-chain data cited by CoinTurk News showed whale wallets adding roughly 72 million tokens over the tracked period.

Regulators delay a decision on rules meant to ease capital-raising for crypto projects, according to two reports. The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a vote on proposed exemptions covering crypto fundraising, according to reports from Coinfomania and Cryptonews.com.

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