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SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Listen to the SpendNode podcast for narrated crypto audio news and analysis on policy, stablecoins, payments, market structure, and crypto cards.
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SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisWEMIX Contract Owner Keys Compromised, $6.25M in Tokens Minted
An attacker gained owner privileges on a WEMIX contract and minted $6.25M in tokens with no backing, the latest privileged-key failure of 2026. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisStorj Labs Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After $35M in Funding
Storj Labs, the decentralized cloud storage project, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after raising roughly $35M. Here is what collapsed and what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSouth Korea Trading Giant Tokenizes Receivables in LG CNS Test
One of South Korea's largest trading companies is putting trade receivables onchain in a tokenization pilot with LG CNS, a sign enterprise RWA is moving from…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCongress Races to Close a $200B Dormant Bitcoin Loophole
A lawsuit argues 3.8M dormant Bitcoin could be claimed under lost-property rules. Congress is drafting CLARITY Section 20216 to shut the door first. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisAsia's Crypto Policy Wave: Japan Eyes Bitcoin ETFs, Korea Opens Up
Japan targets Bitcoin ETFs by 2028 and elevates on-chain finance to national policy, South Korea widens institutional access, and Russia builds regulated…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSouth Korea's Largest Bank Goes Live on JPMorgan's Kinexys
KB Kookmin Bank will run US dollar cross-border payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain, marking one of Asia's largest lenders moving settlement onchain…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEl Salvador's Bitcoin Law at Five Years: Just 0.7% of Remittances
Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, crypto handles only 0.7% of the country's $5B remittance market. A look at why adoption stalled. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTokenized Real-World Assets Cross $30B Onchain, Up 10x Since 2024
Onchain real-world assets passed $30B, a 10x jump since early 2024. Here is what is driving tokenized treasuries, credit, and commodities, and where crypto…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTop 10 Public Firms Now Hold a Million-Bitcoin Power Bloc
The ten largest publicly traded Bitcoin holders now control roughly a million BTC, turning corporate treasuries into a structural force in the market. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitmart Announces Closure After BitMEX, Signaling Exchange Shakeout
Bitmart says it will close, days after BitMEX exited. Two centralized exchange shutdowns in a week point to a consolidation squeeze and custody risk for users…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRussia Passes Crypto Law Recognizing Bitcoin as Property
Russia's State Duma passed Bill No. 1194918-8, classifying crypto as property and legalizing cross-border trade while keeping the domestic payment ban intact…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTrump's $1.4B Crypto Windfall Stalls His Own Legislation
Bloomberg reports Trump's $1.4 billion in crypto gains has become the biggest obstacle to his sweeping bill, as lawmakers balk at the conflict of interest…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRobinhood Chain Tokenized Stocks 5x as RWAs Hit $70M
Real-world assets on Robinhood Chain jumped roughly fivefold to about $70M in under two weeks as tokenized GameStop, Nvidia and SpaceX shares traded in larger…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCoinbase Lets Users Borrow $100K USDC Against Staked SOL via jitoSOL
Coinbase now lets users borrow up to $100,000 in USDC against jitoSOL while keeping staking rewards, with borrowed funds available instantly. What it means for…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTwo Ethereum Bridges Drained of $31.7M as Third Halts Staking
Two Ethereum cross-chain bridges lost $31.7M within hours on July 25, 2026, and a third protocol paused staking to contain the damage. Here is what it means…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisWhite House Tells Senate Democrats to Take the CLARITY Act Win
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt says Senate Democrats already secured limits on Trump's crypto dealings in the CLARITY Act and should accept the deal…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisArgentina Bill Would Let Investment Funds Buy Crypto
Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger has proposed a bill letting investment funds hold digital assets, opening the door to institutional…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEU Bans Transactions With 14 Non-EU Crypto Platforms
The Council of the EU imposed transaction bans on 14 crypto platforms outside the bloc, per TRM Labs, cutting off their access to EU users and payment rails…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSamsung Wallet Moves to Add Stablecoin Support
Samsung plans to bring stablecoin support to Samsung Wallet, putting digital-asset payments on one of the world's most-installed phone wallets. Here's what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBNY Plans 24/7 Settlement for Tokenized US Treasuries by 2027
BNY Mellon plans to enable round-the-clock settlement for conventional and tokenized US Treasuries by 2027, per Bloomberg. A look at what continuous settlement…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitMEX Sued Over Alleged Engineered Liquidations of 623 BTC
A class-action lawsuit accuses BitMEX of engineering forced liquidations to seize about 623 BTC in customer collateral as the exchange winds down operations…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin Holds Near $65K as $800B AI Stock Selloff Spares Crypto
The Magnificent Seven had their worst day since April 2025, wiping out $800B, but Bitcoin barely moved. A look at the crypto decoupling thesis as of July 24…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBlackRock, Fidelity, Coinbase Launch $15M Bitcoin Security Consortium
BlackRock, Fidelity, Coinbase, Strategy and five others pledged $15M over three years to fund Bitcoin open-source developers through a new consortium. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisOndo's Oasis Pro Wins SEC and FINRA Nod for Tokenized Securities
Ondo Finance's broker-dealer Oasis Pro Markets received SEC and FINRA authorization to offer tokenized equities and funds to US investors. Here is what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUniswap Adds Permissioned Pools on v4 for Regulated Assets
Uniswap launched Permissioned Pools on v4, an open-source standard that enforces compliance rules on-chain so regulated assets can trade against AMM liquidity…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCoinbase CEO Says 4 Billion People Need Crypto for Basic Financial Access
Brian Armstrong says 4 billion people worldwide cannot access US-grade financial services, framing crypto rails as the fix rather than speculation or trading…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRipple Invests in Notabene to Push RLUSD Into Enterprise Payments
Ripple took a strategic stake in compliance firm Notabene to route RLUSD stablecoin payments through its enterprise transaction network. Here is what it means…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBinance Partners With STOP THE TRAFFIK to Fight Trafficking Crypto
Binance is working with anti-trafficking nonprofit STOP THE TRAFFIK to detect crypto tied to human trafficking and child exploitation. Here is what it means…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSwiss Bank BancaStato Adds Regulated Crypto Trading via Sygnum
BancaStato now lets customers buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Solana inside its banking app via Sygnum. Here is what the launch signals. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisVerusCoin Ethereum Bridge Exploited Again, Draining $7.54M
A second VerusCoin bridge exploit drained about $7.54M in unbacked tokens via forged payouts on July 23, 2026, repeating a pattern seen in an earlier attack…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBofA's Bull & Bear Gauge Hits 9.6, Its Highest Since December 2020
Bank of America's Bull & Bear Indicator reached 9.6, a contrarian sell signal at its highest since December 2020, while crypto sentiment sits in fear. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSEC Settles Coinbase Lawsuit Over Gensler's Lost Texts
The SEC will pay $150,000 and overhaul its record retention after Coinbase sued over nearly a year of destroyed text messages from Gary Gensler's tenure. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisThune Plans Clarity Act Floor Vote Next Week, Deal or Not
Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to bring the Clarity Act to a floor vote as soon as next week, even without a bipartisan deal with Democrats. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSenate Democrats Oppose Crypto Clarity Act Draft But Join Talks
Senate Democrats say they oppose the current Crypto Clarity Act draft yet are working with Republicans to get it over the finish line, signaling bipartisan…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCourt Filing Says Lutnick Helped Kill Tougher Crypto Bill as Tether's Banker
A court filing alleges US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, while banking Tether at Cantor Fitzgerald, helped block less favorable crypto legislation. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRevolut Hits $115B Valuation, Now Europe's Most Valuable Private Firm
Revolut reached a $115B valuation in a secondary share sale, making it Europe's most valuable private company, per WSJ. Here is what it means for crypto cards…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisAFX Bridge Loses $24.15M in USDC Exploit, Blockaid Says
Onchain security firm Blockaid flagged a $24.15M USDC drain on the AFX-operated bridge, the latest reminder that cross-chain rails remain the softest target in…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisZilliqa Ledger App Flaw Exposes Private Keys, Upbit Flags ZIL
A vulnerability in Zilliqa's Ledger app could expose private keys, prompting Upbit to flag ZIL as a cautionary asset. Here is what holders need to know. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCardano's $515M NIGHT Bridge Hacked, ADA Rises 8% on Hard Fork
A 515M NIGHT bridge exploit hit Cardano's ecosystem, yet ADA climbed 8% as the Van Rossem hard fork upgrade dominated market attention. Here is what happened…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPakistan's FIA Sets Up a Dedicated Crypto Crime Unit
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has launched a specialized unit to trace money laundering and terrorism financing through digital assets. Here's what…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitget Says It Is Not Licensed or Regulated by MAS in Singapore
Bitget publicly stated it is not licensed, registered, or regulated by Singapore's MAS. Here is what the disclosure means for Bitget card users in Singapore…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSecondFi to Wind Down After $2.6M ADA Theft Exposes Wallet Flaw
SecondFi is shutting down after a $2.6M ADA theft tied to a wallet vulnerability. Users still wait on recovery tools. What it means for custody risk. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisJack Dorsey's Block Launches Buzz, a Decentralized Slack Rival
Block released Buzz, an open-source, decentralized groupchat platform for human teams and AI agents built to cut reliance on Slack and GitHub. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisMovement Labs Goes Bankrupt After $141M Raise and Near-Zero Revenue
Movement Labs raised $141M for its Move-based network and is now bankrupt with almost no revenue, per WuBlockchain and DeFiLlama data. Here is what went wrong…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisS&P Dow Jones and Pantera Launch a Revenue-Screened Crypto Index
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital launched a digital asset index that screens tokens for real revenue and utility instead of price momentum. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisWanchain Cardano-BNB Bridge Hacked as Hoskinson Warns on AI Attacks
Wanchain's Cardano-BNB bridge was exploited, and Cardano's Charles Hoskinson says AI-powered attacks are hitting all software, not just crypto. Here is the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTelegram Plans a Non-Custodial Gram Wallet for 1 Billion Users
Pavel Durov says Telegram will give all users a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, promising instant zero-fee crypto transactions across the app…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRedotPay Adds Withdraw, Giving Users a Crypto and Stablecoin Off-Ramp
RedotPay launched Withdraw, letting users move crypto to external wallets, send stablecoins for local-currency payout, and convert across currencies. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisIREN Signs $2.8B in AI Cloud Deals, Lifts Target Above $4B
Bitcoin miner IREN's shares jumped 16% after $2.8B in new AI cloud contracts pushed its year-end run-rate revenue target above $4 billion. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisArk Invest Buys $20.5M in SPCX, Trims Robinhood on Solana Tilt
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought 170,634 SPCX shares worth $20.5M while selling Robinhood stock, a rotation toward Solana-linked equity as SOL trades near $78…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBybit Rolls Out a Summer Virtual Card With 2X Cashback
Bybit is offering 2X cashback on eligible spend through a limited-time Summer Virtual Card. Here is what cardholders should check before activating. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRevolut Wins Full Australian Banking License, Commits $280M
Revolut secured a full banking license in Australia and pledged $280M to take on the country's Big Four banks, per a July 21 Cointelegraph report. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCelsius Co-Founders to Pay FTC Over $6M in New Settlements
Celsius co-founders Daniel Leon and Nuke Goldstein have agreed to pay the FTC more than $6M, adding to Alex Mashinsky's $10M settlement from April. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisVietnam Sets $7,700 Fines for Unlicensed Crypto Trading From September
Vietnam has decreed penalties of up to $7,700 for unlicensed crypto trading and AML breaches, effective September 2026, moving from policy talk to enforcement…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisLondon Stock Exchange Plans 24/7 Trading in 2027 to Counter Crypto
The London Stock Exchange plans round-the-clock trading in early 2027 to win back retail investors drawn to crypto's always-on markets, per the FT. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisStrategy Raises $263.5M in MSTR Sales, Holds 843,775 Bitcoin
Michael Saylor's Strategy raised $263.5M through MSTR share sales, lifting its cash reserve to $3.225B while its Bitcoin stack holds at 843,775 BTC. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUS Regulators Miss GENIUS Act Deadline on Stablecoin Rulemaking
US agencies blew past the GENIUS Act's one-year deadline to write stablecoin rules, leaving issuer, custody and payment questions open before January. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBank of Korea Sets September for Live CBDC Tests With 9 Banks
South Korea's central bank plans live CBDC transactions with nine banks in September, moving its digital won pilot from lab testing to real settlement. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPolymarket Traders Price a 93% Chance the Fed Holds Rates on July 29
Polymarket puts a 93.5% probability on the Fed holding rates at its July 29 meeting. Here is how crypto traders are positioned as BTC sits at $63,873. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCardano Activates Van Rossem Hard Fork, Its First Run by Voters
Cardano's Van Rossem hard fork went live July 20, cutting smart contract execution costs and setting up the Ouroboros Leios throughput upgrade due late 2026…