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Quick Take Elon Musk and representatives of the Department of Government Efficiency, which Musk leads, have reportedly spoken with blockchain providers while exploring options for putting federal government systems on-chain, according to a Bloomberg report. Possible use cases include tracking federal spending, managing buildings, and making payments, though talks still appear to be in early stages.

Quick Take VC firm Paradigm called for Ethereum to increase its development speed in a post co-authored by the firm’s co-founder and its CTO alongside other partners. “Wherever you think Ethereum should go, surely it is better to get there faster,” the post argues.

Quick Take Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter, as part of its “Catstanbul” event, announced its acquisition of memecoin platform Moonshot, launched a $10 million fund for open-source AI development in conjunction with Eliza Labs, and introduced the ‘Jupnet’ omnichain network, currently in early testnet. Jupiter also debuted a ‘V2’ version of the platform, declaring the platform is once again in beta as new features are added for “every single part of the stack.” At the event, AI project Eliza Labs announced an

Quick Take U.S.-based spot Bitcoin ETFs have racked up nearly $40 billion in cumulative net inflows since their launch just over a year ago. A recent seven-day inflow streak has brought the ETFs to their highest value yet this week — over $123 billion in total net asset value. Nasdaq filed an amended rule filing on Friday that would allow for redemptions and creations in kind for the iShares Bitcoin Trust, the largest such ETF on the market.

Bitcoin could reach $150,000 this cycle, and if it goes above that price level, will probably come “back down through it,” says Glassnode analyst James Check.