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TRON activated build GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1 on its Nile testnet, with support for the Falcon-512 and ML-DSA-44 algorithms. The update covers transaction signing, block production, P2P handshakes and smart contract verification within the TVM. Migration to the mainnet is projected for the third quarter of 2026, subject to approval through on-chain governance. TRON became one of the first blockchain networks to actively upgrade its native cryptographic foundations to address the advance of quantum computing. The network announced the deployment of build GreatVoyage-v4.8.2-PQ1-build1 on its Nile testnet, a mandatory update for nodes on that network that introduces support for two post-quantum signature schemes…

Circle has secured a court-backed arbitration win after records made public in a Boston federal court detailed why the stablecoin issuer suspended Heka Funds’ $USDC minting and redemption services over suspected market manipulation involving Tether. Court filings submitted by Circle on Tuesday as part of its petition to confirm a February arbitration award said the company concluded the Malta-based arbitrage fund had failed to disclose Tether’s role as its principal investor and reasonably suspected trading activity that could have manipulated the $USDC market. Retired judge Robert L. Dondero, who served as arbitrator, ruled in Circle’s favor on the remaining contract…

Virtu Financial has joined BitGo Prime’s global liquidity network, bringing a major traditional market maker into BitGo’s institutional digital asset trading stack. The companies announced the partnership in a joint press release on July 15, 2026. Separating Custody From Execution The partnership also splits two functions that are typically bundled on centralised crypto exchanges: custody and execution. BitGo’s custody and settlement infrastructure now pairs with Virtu’s liquidity provision. Under the arrangement, BitGo provides qualified custody and settlement; Virtu provides liquidity and pricing. Assets can remain in custody while execution routes through a separate liquidity network. Scotte Moegling, head of business…

Bitcoin’s realized P&L ratio fell to -0.35, a 43-month low not seen since the FTX collapse in December 2022. Polymarket gives a 71% probability of $BTC hitting $65,000 in July, with just 24% odds for $70,000. Longs absorbed $47.91M in liquidations over 24 hours against $13.66M for shorts. Bitcoin trades at $62,812.89 on July 6, down 1.21%, as price consolidates inside an ascending channel while on-chain data flashes the same distress signal that preceded major recoveries in 2015, 2019 and 2022. Is $BTC Still Holding Its Ascending Channel Structure? $BTC 1D Price Action (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows $BTC…

Onchain analytics platform Onchain Lens has reported that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes received 646.33 $ETH, valued at approximately $1.24 million, from Galaxy Digital. The transaction was detected through blockchain monitoring and adds to a series of notable crypto movements involving the prominent industry figure. Details of the Transaction According to Onchain Lens, shortly after receiving the Ethereum, Hayes transferred 1.25 million $USDC to FalconX, a major crypto prime brokerage firm. The onchain analysis firm suggested that the $ETH receipt and the subsequent $USDC transfer are likely connected, possibly representing a settlement or a coordinated transaction between the parties involved. Neither…

Catherine Austin Fitts, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and one of the most outspoken critics of central financial control systems, has made her position on Ripple and $XRP unusually clear: she believes they are central to the financial infrastructure being built right now, while Bitcoin is not. “$XRP and Ripple will be exceptionally important to whatever the train tracks they’re building,” Fitts said in a recent interview. “I don’t see Bitcoin as being an important part of that.” Why Ripple and Not Bitcoin Fitts drew a sharp distinction between Bitcoin’s role as a digital asset and $XRP’s…

India’s crypto market has strong growth potential over the next five years. However, that expansion is likely to bring tighter tax, reporting, identity verification, and anti-money-laundering controls. India’s current direction points neither to a total ban nor an unrestricted market. Instead, the country is building a compliance-first system for digital assets. The country ranked first in the 2025 Chainalysis Global Crypto Adoption Index. It led every measured sub-index across retail and institutional activity. The ranking shows strong use, but grants no legal status. The Finance Ministry told Parliament on February 10, 2026, that virtual digital assets remain unregulated. It also…

When a major exchange sheds $1.8 billion in a stablecoin, the market usually expects a rival to vacuum up that liquidity. The Q2 2026 $USDC outflows from Binance, however, did not land at OKX. Instead, Bybit absorbed the largest share of redirected volumes, growing its $USDC balance 45% while the broader market contracted. The data, originally covered by WuBlockchain in the original report, illustrates a regulatory-driven shake-up that is reshaping stablecoin distribution not through simple market share migration, but through product-specific demand. Binance recorded $1.8 billion in net $USDC outflows across the quarter, $1.4 billion of that in June alone,…

Long-time Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has showered fresh criticism on Michael Saylor after Strategy announced a major Bitcoin sale of about $225 million, following years of steady accumulation. Known for its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation business model and the “hold forever” narrative, the massive Bitcoin sale from Strategy has sparked reactions across the crypto ecosystem, especially from its famous critic, Peter Schiff. Schiff estimates $54 million loss for Strategy Peter Schiff has reacted to the move, pointing at mounting losses for Strategy, as he estimates that the current sale already puts the company at a realized loss of $54 million. Schiff…

Ethereum trades at $1,869.20 on July 15, down 1.13%, pressing against the 100-day EMA after reclaiming both the 20-day and 50-day moving averages for the first time since its February collapse. Morgan Stanley’s amended ETF filings for a staking Ethereum product arrived on the same session that shorts lost $115.86M in liquidations, stacking an institutional catalyst on top of a technical setup that is already showing signs of recovery. $ETH Clears Its 20 and 50-Day EMAs In Single Candle $ETH 1D Price Action (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows $ETH climbing back above the 20-day EMA at $1,765.43 and the…