According to @deanmlittle, Akshay BD stated that competition is welcome and that builders do not need to speak with the Solana Foundation to launch anything on Solana, underscoring the network’s permissionless design (source: Dean Little on X https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1997544608965038540; Akshay BD on X https://x.com/akshaybd/status/1997539943837814802). He added the Foundation can assist only in a narrow set of cases to help make a launch successful and invited outreach when applicable, clarifying potential support boundaries for launch teams (source: Dean Little on X https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1997544608965038540; Akshay BD on X https://x.com/akshaybd/status/1997539943837814802). He also expressed respect for the Coinbase team, signaling a constructive stance toward major centralized exchange stakeholders (source: Dean Little on X https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1997544608965038540; Akshay BD on X https://x.com/akshaybd/status/1997539943837814802). He emphasized preference for candid personal communication over sanitized PR, and mentioned Breakpoint, while making no product, token, or roadmap announcements in the post (source: Dean Little on X https://twitter.com/deanmlittle/status/1997544608965038540; Akshay BD on X https://x.com/akshaybd/status/1997539943837814802).