JUST IN: Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko defends Cardano and XRP, tells Mert, "fighting with Cardano or XRP is incredibly bearish." #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson responds, "thanks man, I can't wait to build on Solana and XRP."

FINANCE: Palmer Luckey has raised $350M for Erebor, valuing the digital bank at ~$4.3B as it moves toward launch with FDIC approval, per Axios.

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IOG: Mithril PM Reza Baram says "we're finalizing certificates for block headers, full ledger state—the final pieces for true light clients, allowing apps such as those run on mobile, to securely prove anything about blockchain history or state. We're now in the delivery phase."

IOG: Mithril PM Reza Baram says Mithril is "unlocking new capabilities with ZK. We are building succinct proofs for efficient verification on-chain, a game-changer for interoperability, especially for the trustless bridges, such as the one being built by the Bitcoin DeFi team."

IOG: Mithril PM Reza Baram says "we're focused on full decentralization, new capabilities. We finalized a new Haskell node—the foundation for anyone to run an aggregator and to integrate Mithril signer directly into Cardano node for seamless SPO participation—boosting security."

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LATEST: JPMorgan Chase is reportedly evaluating crypto trading services for institutional clients, including spot and derivatives products for hedge funds and pension managers, according to Bloomberg.