diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5e27fb0809..4cad468c66 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e89da841a80418a9b391ebaea17f5c112ffaaa96f621d2c285b5174da76b9011"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
  "zerocopy 0.7.35",
@@ -2679,6 +2678,12 @@ version = "1.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3f9eec918d3f24069decb9af1554cad7c880e2da24a9afd88aca000531ab82c1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "foldhash"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d9c4f5dac5e15c24eb999c26181a6ca40b39fe946cbe4c263c7209467bc83af2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "form_urlencoded"
 version = "1.2.1"
@@ -3121,14 +3126,19 @@ name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.15.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bf151400ff0baff5465007dd2f3e717f3fe502074ca563069ce3a6629d07b289"
+dependencies = [
+ "allocator-api2",
+ "equivalent",
+ "foldhash",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hashlink"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e8094feaf31ff591f651a2664fb9cfd92bba7a60ce3197265e9482ebe753c8f7"
+checksum = "7382cf6263419f2d8df38c55d7da83da5c18aef87fc7a7fc1fb1e344edfe14c1"
 dependencies = [
- "hashbrown 0.14.5",
+ "hashbrown 0.15.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3182,9 +3192,6 @@ name = "heck"
 version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
-dependencies = [
- "unicode-segmentation",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
@@ -4162,9 +4169,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libsqlite3-sys"
-version = "0.27.0"
+version = "0.30.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cf4e226dcd58b4be396f7bd3c20da8fdee2911400705297ba7d2d7cc2c30f716"
+checksum = "2e99fb7a497b1e3339bc746195567ed8d3e24945ecd636e3619d20b9de9e9149"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "pkg-config",
@@ -9298,6 +9305,9 @@ name = "smallvec"
 version = "1.14.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7fcf8323ef1faaee30a44a340193b1ac6814fd9b7b4e88e9d4519a3e4abe1cfd"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smawk"
@@ -9382,21 +9392,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "der",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "sqlformat"
-version = "0.2.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7bba3a93db0cc4f7bdece8bb09e77e2e785c20bfebf79eb8340ed80708048790"
-dependencies = [
- "nom",
- "unicode_categories",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c9a2ccff1a000a5a59cd33da541d9f2fdcd9e6e8229cc200565942bff36d0aaa"
+checksum = "1fefb893899429669dcdd979aff487bd78f4064e5e7907e4269081e0ef7d97dc"
 dependencies = [
  "sqlx-core",
  "sqlx-macros",
@@ -9407,70 +9407,64 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-core"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "24ba59a9342a3d9bab6c56c118be528b27c9b60e490080e9711a04dccac83ef6"
+checksum = "ee6798b1838b6a0f69c007c133b8df5866302197e404e8b6ee8ed3e3a5e68dc6"
 dependencies = [
- "ahash",
- "atoi",
- "byteorder",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "crc",
  "crossbeam-queue",
  "either",
- "event-listener 2.5.3",
- "futures-channel",
+ "event-listener 5.4.0",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-intrusive",
  "futures-io",
  "futures-util",
+ "hashbrown 0.15.2",
  "hashlink",
- "hex",
  "indexmap 2.7.1",
  "log",
  "memchr",
  "once_cell",
- "paste",
  "percent-encoding",
- "rustls 0.21.12",
- "rustls-pemfile 1.0.4",
+ "rustls 0.23.25",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "smallvec",
- "sqlformat",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "time",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "webpki-roots 0.25.4",
+ "webpki-roots 0.26.8",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-macros"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4ea40e2345eb2faa9e1e5e326db8c34711317d2b5e08d0d5741619048a803127"
+checksum = "a2d452988ccaacfbf5e0bdbc348fb91d7c8af5bee192173ac3636b5fb6e6715d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "sqlx-core",
  "sqlx-macros-core",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.98",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-macros-core"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5833ef53aaa16d860e92123292f1f6a3d53c34ba8b1969f152ef1a7bb803f3c8"
+checksum = "19a9c1841124ac5a61741f96e1d9e2ec77424bf323962dd894bdb93f37d5219b"
 dependencies = [
  "dotenvy",
  "either",
- "heck 0.4.1",
+ "heck 0.5.0",
  "hex",
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -9482,20 +9476,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "sqlx-mysql",
  "sqlx-postgres",
  "sqlx-sqlite",
- "syn 1.0.109",
- "tempfile",
+ "syn 2.0.98",
  "tokio",
  "url",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-mysql"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ed31390216d20e538e447a7a9b959e06ed9fc51c37b514b46eb758016ecd418"
+checksum = "aa003f0038df784eb8fecbbac13affe3da23b45194bd57dba231c8f48199c526"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
- "base64 0.21.7",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "byteorder",
  "bytes",
@@ -9526,7 +9519,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
  "sqlx-core",
  "stringprep",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "time",
  "tracing",
  "whoami",
@@ -9534,12 +9527,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-postgres"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7c824eb80b894f926f89a0b9da0c7f435d27cdd35b8c655b114e58223918577e"
+checksum = "db58fcd5a53cf07c184b154801ff91347e4c30d17a3562a635ff028ad5deda46"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
- "base64 0.21.7",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
  "bitflags 2.8.0",
  "byteorder",
  "chrono",
@@ -9548,7 +9541,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "etcetera",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
- "futures-io",
  "futures-util",
  "hex",
  "hkdf",
@@ -9566,7 +9558,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
  "sqlx-core",
  "stringprep",
- "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "time",
  "tracing",
  "whoami",
@@ -9574,9 +9566,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sqlx-sqlite"
-version = "0.7.4"
+version = "0.8.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b244ef0a8414da0bed4bb1910426e890b19e5e9bccc27ada6b797d05c55ae0aa"
+checksum = "c2d12fe70b2c1b4401038055f90f151b78208de1f9f89a7dbfd41587a10c3eea"
 dependencies = [
  "atoi",
  "chrono",
@@ -9590,11 +9582,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
  "percent-encoding",
  "serde",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
  "sqlx-core",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "time",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "urlencoding",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10814,12 +10807,6 @@ version = "0.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode_categories"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "39ec24b3121d976906ece63c9daad25b85969647682eee313cb5779fdd69e14e"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "uniffi"
 version = "0.29.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9d82f97bc4..c2f5b97078 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ members = [
     "common/commands",
     "common/config",
     "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/coconut-dkg",
-    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common", "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/easy_addr",
+    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/contracts-common",
+    "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/easy_addr",
     "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/ecash-contract",
     "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/group-contract",
     "common/cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract",
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ members = [
     "tools/internal/testnet-manager",
     "tools/internal/testnet-manager",
     "tools/internal/testnet-manager/dkg-bypass-contract",
-    "tools/internal/testnet-manager/dkg-bypass-contract", "tools/internal/validator-status-check",
+    "tools/internal/testnet-manager/dkg-bypass-contract",
+    "tools/internal/validator-status-check",
     "tools/nym-cli",
     "tools/nym-id-cli",
     "tools/nym-nr-query",
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ serde_yaml = "0.9.25"
 sha2 = "0.10.9"
 si-scale = "0.2.3"
 sphinx-packet = "=0.6.0"
-sqlx = "0.7.4"
+sqlx = "0.8.6"
 strum = "0.26"
 strum_macros = "0.26"
 subtle-encoding = "0.5"
diff --git a/common/client-core/gateways-storage/src/backend/fs_backend/manager.rs b/common/client-core/gateways-storage/src/backend/fs_backend/manager.rs
index d2d1943101..101a6a8710 100644
--- a/common/client-core/gateways-storage/src/backend/fs_backend/manager.rs
+++ b/common/client-core/gateways-storage/src/backend/fs_backend/manager.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
         sqlx::query!("SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM registered_gateway WHERE gateway_id_bs58 = ?) AS 'exists'", gateway_id)
             .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
             .await
-            .map(|result| result.exists == Some(1))
+            .map(|result| result.exists == 1)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn maybe_get_registered_gateway(
diff --git a/common/gateway-storage/src/tickets.rs b/common/gateway-storage/src/tickets.rs
index f8b9539b38..ce68d44514 100644
--- a/common/gateway-storage/src/tickets.rs
+++ b/common/gateway-storage/src/tickets.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl TicketStorageManager {
         )
         .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
         .await
-        .map(|result| result.exists == Some(1))
+        .map(|result| result.exists == 1)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn remove_binary_ticket_data(
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/storage/manager.rs b/nym-api/src/support/storage/manager.rs
index e30b316c0d..4b1e9eb84a 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/storage/manager.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/storage/manager.rs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
         )
         .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
         .await
-        .map(|result| result.exists == Some(1))
+        .map(|result| result.exists == 1)
     }
 
     /// Creates new entry for mixnode historical uptime
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ pub(crate) mod v3_migration {
             sqlx::query!("SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM v3_migration_info) AS 'exists'",)
                 .fetch_one(&self.connection_pool)
                 .await
-                .map(|result| result.exists == Some(1))
+                .map(|result| result.exists == 1)
         }
 
         pub(crate) async fn set_v3_migration_completion(&self) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {