Bitcoin holds steady around $90,000 amid geopolitical tensions from a US attack on Venezuela. BitMine Immersion Technologies staked an additional 82,560 Ether, worth about $259 million, pushing its total to over $1.6 billion and congesting Ethereum's validator queue �. A Coinbase executive defended delays in the US CLARITY Act, calling it more complex than the Genius Act and emphasizing the need for careful progress �.Ethereum Staking SurgeInstitutional demand for Ethereum yield is intensifying, with BitMine's latest deposit highlighting growing network congestion as the validator entry queue nears 1 million Ether �. This move reflects broader trends in Ether treasury strategies amid rising prices �.Regulatory UpdatesThe CLARITY Act advances slowly but correctly, per Coinbase Institutional's head of strategy, amid industry impatience for clearer digital asset rules �. Separately, Ripple Labs noted the SEC has ended its appeal on a key court decision impacting crypto oversight �.Market SnapshotsBitcoin spot ETFs saw $459 million in US inflows this week, signaling sustained institutional interest �. New crypto whales accumulated over $120 billion in BTC at a record pace, per on-chain data.