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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure There is a reason this one is worth separating from the usual market noise. Sui Testnet Update v1.74.1 Slashes Transaction Gas Costs Via Protocol Version 128 gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Sui at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly, but the pieces that tend to last are the…

A retired Florida grandmother has lost more than $60,000 from her Citibank accounts in a matter of hours. The funds she and her husband saved over 40 years through hard work and sacrifice vanished via unauthorized wire transfers to someone named ‘Jada H.’, reports WINK News. Dolores Dagrosa says she discovered the missing money upon returning home from celebrating her 40th wedding anniversary. “This was the money we saved, blood, sweat, and tears, working and everything, for the last 40 years. We sacrificed. We have had three sons for all these years, and we put the money away.” The loss prevented…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto markets have had plenty to digest today, and this development adds another layer to the picture. TRON Nile Testnet Deploys Quantum-Resistant Signature Cryptography gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Stablecoins at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly, but the pieces that tend to last are the ones backed…

In brief U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $221.7 million on Thursday, their biggest daily inflow in about two months, ending a 10-day outflow streak. The streak pulled some $2.7 billion from the funds and capped June, the worst month on record for the products, with about $4.5 billion in outflows. Fidelity’s FBTC led with $166 million, while BlackRock’s IBIT bucked the trend with a $40 million outflow. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows on Thursday, snapping a 10-day losing streak, as a weak jobs report and softer signals from the Federal Reserve eased pressure on risk assets.The…

In brief Labour MP Phil Brickell has reported Nigel Farage to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, alleging he lobbied the Bank of England on crypto policy that could benefit his biggest donor. The complaint centers on a private September 2025 meeting in which Farage reportedly urged Governor Andrew Bailey to drop plans for a state-run digital pound. Farage received an undeclared £5 million ($6.7 million) gift from Tether investor Christopher Harborne, who has separately given Reform UK a further £15 million. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been reported to Parliament’s standards watchdog over allegations that he lobbied the Bank…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure This is not just another ticker-level move. It points to a deeper shift in how capital, infrastructure, or regulation is moving through crypto. TRON Sets Transaction and Active Address Records Driven by Stablecoin Settlements gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Stablecoins at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly, but…

A Florida medical clinic is preparing to pay affected individuals a total of $10 million in a proposed class action settlement. The clinic has agreed to the resolution covering claims related to a data security incident, according to the official settlement website. The lawsuit was launched alleging the clinic failed to adequately protect sensitive patient data. Plaintiffs accused the provider of inadequate security measures that led to the incident discovered in February of 2024. The complaint claims potential unauthorized access exposed personal information of notified individuals, and class members include those who received breach notifications and may qualify for cash…

A man in Massachusetts is heading to prison for bank fraud involving the theft of over $700,000 in U.S. Treasury checks. Nnamdi Opara, 31, of Woburn, pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and five counts of money laundering, says the U.S. Department of Justice. Opara “wrongfully obtained” two Treasury checks issued to a New York entity, established a company with a matching name in Massachusetts and deposited the checks into accounts he controlled, despite the entity never filing federal tax returns. In the process, Opara stole a total of $700,767 from the U.S. Treasury. He has been sentenced…

In brief Securitize shares made their public debut on Thursday, and were recently up more than 8% on the day. SECZ is also trading on-chain, with $266 million worth of shares tokenized on Solana and Avalanche. The firm went public via merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed blank check firm. Shares in BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize (SECZ) are up more than 8% in their trading debut, recently changing hands at $12.75. The firm began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Thursday, eight years after its founding, thanks to a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed blank check firm. “Our focus is unchanged:…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure This is not just another ticker-level move. It points to a deeper shift in how capital, infrastructure, or regulation is moving through crypto. Solana Derivatives Market Sets Record $147 Billion Perps Volume in Q2 2026 gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Solana at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly,…

In brief The Treasury Department sanctioned 134 crypto wallets tied to ISIS-K, including 131 on Tron. Chainalysis said the sanctioned Tron wallets received over $1.4 million since 2023. The sanctions come as Tron founder Justin Sun remains embroiled in a legal battle with the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned more than 130 cryptocurrency wallet addresses this week tied to ISIS, with the overwhelming majority operating on the Tron blockchain.The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallets to existing sanctions on ISIS-K, the Islamic State’s affiliate operating in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and…

In brief Russia’s digital ruble rollout is on track to begin on September 1, as mandated by a law passed last year. The CBDC is launching three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law enabling it. While the central bank is hoping for participation from banks and citizens, an independent report suggests there is “not significant public interest.” Major Russian banks and retailers are ready to allow citizens to use the national’s digital ruble by the September 1 deadline, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said this week, according to a report from state-owned media.“Everything is ready…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto markets have had plenty to digest today, and this development adds another layer to the picture. Chainlink Active Addresses Near 900,000 Milestone as LINK Depletes on Exchanges gives Bitcoinist readers a clean angle on Chainlink at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source material reviewed for this report, the story turns on a few concrete details rather than vague sentiment. That matters because crypto headlines can move quickly, but the pieces that tend to last…

In brief OpenAI has proposed handing the U.S. government a 5% stake worth roughly $42.6 billion, based on its $852 billion March 2026 valuation, according to the Financial Times. Sam Altman pitched the idea directly to President Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and wants Anthropic, Google, and Meta to contribute similar stakes. The talks follow a month of escalating government intervention in frontier AI releases—including a delayed GPT-5.6 rollout and a temporary export ban on Anthropic’s top models. OpenAI has been in talks with the Donald Trump administration about handing the U.S. government a 5%…