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TRON plans to launch its quantum-resistant testnet in Q2 2026 before a Q3 mainnet rollout.Justin Sun said quantum security will become a key demand as AI and computing risks grow.Ethereum, Solana, Coinbase and Google are also working on post-quantum security plans this year.

Grinex suspended trading after a suspected state-linked attack drained about $13.7 million from 54 wallets.On-chain data shows roughly $15 million in USDT moving through Tron and Ethereum, with funds converted to avoid freezing.

The stolen funds were swapped out of USDT, likely to avoid potential freezes.Liquidity and users of the sanctioned Garantex exchange have flowed into Grinex over the past year.

Grinex has been accused by US authorities of assisting Russia and other entities in evading sanctions and laundering funds for Russia-linked hackers.

Russian crypto exchange Grinex paused trading services after a $13 million exploit it says was conducted by "foreign special services."

Newly appointed company president Brett Redfearn briefly worked as Coinbase’s head of capital markets and served for more than three years at the SEC.

ZachXBT has detailed a 390-account DPRK-linked IT worker network generating roughly $1 million per month since last November.The findings add to growing evidence of North Korea’s use of crypto-linked labor and fraud schemes.

The agency said David Woodcock would be the new director of the division of enforcement, touting his previous experience at the SEC.Woodcock doesn’t have clear crypto ties, but was previously director of the SEC’s Fort Worth office from 2011 to 2015, where the agency said he oversaw enforcement and examination lawyers, examiners, and accountants, and “oversaw investigations in nearly every major area of the SEC’s enforcement program.”

David Woodcock steps into the role as US senators await answers to questions on the agency’s dropping lawsuits against Justin Sun and several crypto companies.

According to the bureau, a large number of minors aged 17 and younger were included in complaints related to crypto or crypto ATMs, resulting in more than $5 million in losses.

Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 Base said it will be upgrading its chain to allow AI agents to use it the same way developers or traders would.

U.S. lawmakers are requesting SEC records on enforcement decisions and internal communications since January 2025.SEC dropped Justin Sun’s case days before enforcement chief Margaret Ryan stepped down.Lawmakers raised concerns over possible political influence tied to Trump-linked crypto ventures.

In a letter on Monday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked for more information about former SEC Enforcement Director Margaret Ryan’s departure.Last week, Reuters reported Ryan wanted to delve more intensely into going after fraud charges that involved those in President Trump’s inner circle, but that Atkins and other top Republicans at the commission were opposed to it.

Tron is one of the most active blockchains — largely driven by onchain USDT usage — though it has largely operated outside the U.S. due to regulatory concerns.“Anchorage Digital provides a strong regulated foundation that helps expand secure institutional access to the TRON ecosystem,” Justin Sun said in a statement.