① The Japanese yen steadies amid intervention chatter, as Polymarket sees a 67.5% chance the Federal Reserve will hold steady

The yen holds steady as traders weigh rising risks of official currency market intervention against weakening expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike. (Read more)

② Spot Bitcoin ETFs end outflows, as Polymarket assigns 99.95% odds above $50,000
On Thursday, U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs closed with $221.7 million in inflows, ending a 10-day run of net outflows, despite BlackRock’s IBIT seeing $40.43 million in outflows. (Read more)

③ Sui Testnet update v1.74.1 sharply cuts transaction gas costs via Protocol Version 128
Sui Testnet Update v1.74.1 sharply reduces transaction gas costs through Protocol Version 128—what the latest source materials show, and why it matters for crypto. ..

④ Solana Prediction Market World adopts on-chain price feeds via Phantom Wallet
Solana Prediction Market World adopts on-chain price feeds via Phantom Wallet—what the latest source materials show, and why it matters for the crypto market.

⑤ An S&P 500 echo from the 1990s: Can AI drive the index into a rare four-year winning streak?
In Q2 2026, the S&P 500 rose 14.9% to a record high, led by AI chips. With the 2026 earnings forecast growing by 26%, could the next step be a rare four-year streak?

⑥ The stablecoin crime ledger: Why $141 billion in illegal flows could spark the next wallet KYC war
Chainalysis and TRM Labs classify stablecoins as a primary track for crypto crime, while the $141 billion headline draws attention from policy hawks. Wallet KYC is back on the table. Here’s what might stick.

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