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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.
Episodes
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHyperliquid Opens Permissionless Outcome Markets Under HIP-4
Hyperliquid's HIP-4 vote lets anyone deploy custom outcome markets by staking 500,000 HYPE, moving prediction-style markets into a permissionless model…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisThe CLARITY Act's Fate Now Rests on Trump's Ethics Problem
Cointelegraph says the CLARITY Act market structure bill hinges on Trump's conflicts of interest, and the odds of a clean passage aren't looking great. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisAllbridge Core Pauses Bridge After $1.65M Flash Loan Exploit
Allbridge Core halted its cross-chain bridge after a $1.65M flash loan attack manipulated its stablecoin swap pricing. Here is what happened and why bridges…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisJapanese Logistics Firm Taps JPYC to Pay Thousands of Drivers
A Japanese logistics company plans to pay thousands of transportation contractors in JPYC, the regulated yen stablecoin, in one of Asia's first high-volume…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUK's New Wallet Rule Puts Crypto Firms at 14-Year Criminal Risk
A UK offence effective July 17, 2026 ties delayed wallet identification to criminal liability of up to 14 years, forcing crypto firms to rebuild custody…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisJapan, South Korea and Russia Advance Crypto Rules in One Week
Japan recognizes crypto as a financial product, South Korea plans tokenized treasuries, and Russia opens USDT and USDC trading to qualified investors. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis2,000 Institutions Now Hold Bitcoin in Q1 2026 SEC Filings
Roughly 2,000 institutional investors disclosed Bitcoin exposure in their Q1 2026 SEC filings, a fresh sign of how far ownership has spread beyond retail. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin Japan Is Raising $60M and Has Never Bought a Single Bitcoin
A firm branded Bitcoin Japan is raising $60M despite holding zero BTC, the latest example of a treasury-company name outrunning its actual balance sheet. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSouth Korea Probes 30 Crypto Manipulation Cases Under New Law
South Korean authorities are investigating 30 crypto market manipulation cases under the country's new digital asset law, an early test of its enforcement…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisZcash's New Zakura Node Aims for 50,000 Private Transactions a Second
Zcash developers released Zakura v1.0.0, a node built to push private payments from about 1 transaction per second toward the 50,000 TPS that Visa handles…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin ETFs May Track Gold's 22-Year Adoption Path, Bloomberg Says
Bloomberg Intelligence says Bitcoin ETFs are set to mirror gold's 22-year ETF maturation, giving investors a timeline for institutional crypto adoption. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBank of America Names New Executives to Lead Its Digital Asset and Tokenization Push
Bank of America appointed new executives to scale its digital asset platforms, tokenization business, and AI work, signaling a deeper institutional commitment…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisMorgan Stanley Amends Its Ether and Solana ETF Filings
Morgan Stanley updated its spot Ethereum and Solana ETF filings, moving the products closer to launch as Wall Street pushes past Bitcoin-only crypto funds…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTether Says USDT Is Adding 30M Wallets Every Quarter
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT is onboarding over 30 million new wallets per quarter, a sign of where stablecoin demand is actually landing in 2026. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRobinhood Chain's Biggest Launchpad Shuts Down After $12M in Fees
The largest token launchpad on Robinhood Chain closed abruptly after collecting $12M in fees, reviving questions about governance and user protection on new…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisConsensys Says North Korea-Linked Developer Touched MetaMask Code
Consensys disclosed that a North Korea-linked developer contributed to MetaMask code before access was revoked, reviving concerns about DPRK infiltration of…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCitadel's $600M Crypto Bet Now Spans Two Rival Exchanges
With $400M into Crypto.com and $200M already in Kraken, Citadel Securities holds stakes in two $20B rivals chasing the same tokenized-securities market. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRipple Payments Europe Wins MiCA License as EU Register Hits 294
Ripple Payments Europe joined ESMA's MiCA register alongside 13 other crypto firms on July 17, 2026, lifting the EU's total licensed providers to 294. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCrypto.com Hits $20B Valuation on Citadel Securities' $400M Bet
Citadel Securities invested $400M in Crypto.com, lifting the exchange to a $20B valuation in its first institutional funding round as Wall Street market makers…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisArgentina Judge Freezes 25 Crypto Accounts, Orders Exchanges to Name Users
An Argentine judge froze 25 crypto accounts and ordered six exchanges to identify the holders, a sharp escalation in how the country polices onchain money…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisInjective Files for SEC Transfer Agent Registration
Injective has filed for SEC transfer agent registration, aiming to keep securities ownership records for tokenized assets and RWAs directly onchain. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTradable Brings Up to $1B in Private Credit Assets to Stellar
Fintech platform Tradable plans to tokenize up to $1 billion in private credit assets on Stellar, one of the larger single commitments of real-world credit to…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisT. Rowe Price Launches TKNZ, Its First Active Multi-Token Crypto Fund
T. Rowe Price debuts TKNZ, an actively managed multi-token crypto fund, marking the $1.6T asset manager's first hands-on crypto product as of July 2026. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisVenezuela's USDT Trading Now Rivals Its Oil Export Value
A WuBlockchain report says stablecoin trading in Venezuela over a month rivaled the value of the nation's oil exports, a sign of dollar demand in a broken…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRobinhood Chain Targets Real-World Assets, Says Vlad Tenev
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the firm's new Robinhood Chain exists to make real-world assets programmable, globally portable, and always available. Here is…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSBI and Ondo Finance Team Up to Tokenize Japanese Equities
SBI Holdings is partnering with Ondo Finance to tokenize Japanese equities on Ondo Global Markets, using SBI's JPYSC stablecoin for settlement and collateral…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitget Cash Plus Pulls In $50M in Five Days on Stablecoin Yield
Bitget says its Cash Plus stablecoin product crossed $50M in AUM five days after launch, a demand signal for yield on idle USDT and USDC that card users park…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisOobit Adds Direct XLM-to-Bank Payouts, No Swap Required
Oobit now lets users send Stellar (XLM) straight to a bank account without a swap, extending the app beyond card spending into direct crypto off-ramps. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCrypto.com's Up to 10% EEA Deposit Bonus Ends July 22
Crypto.com is closing its EEA deposit bonus of up to 10% on crypto deposits on July 22, 2026. Here is who it affects and what stays the same for cardholders…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPhantom Wallet Hits Send and Swap Failures as Solana Users Pile In
Phantom, Solana's most-used wallet, confirmed degraded performance on sends and swaps on July 12. The outage shows how much on-chain activity leans on one app…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBrazil Police Break Up Crypto Laundering Ring Using 87 Shell Firms
Brazil's Federal Police launched Operation Veil of Maya against a laundering network that allegedly moved illegal betting and crypto funds through 87 shell…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisGate Sees $207M in Net Outflows After User Theft Incident
Gate exchange logged $207M in net outflows over seven days after a user theft incident, per DeFiLlama data. Here is what the numbers show and why custody…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCoreWeave's $20B Raise Shows AI Is Winning the Fight for Liquidity
CoreWeave pulled in $20 billion for AI infrastructure while Bitcoin trades flat at $64,126. The raise is hard evidence of where institutional capital is going…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHedera Exploiter Holds $7M in ETH After Draining Protocol
The wallet tied to a Hedera exploit now holds over $7M in ETH after swapping stolen funds. Here is what the address shows and what recovery looks like. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUS CBDC Ban Locked Through 2030 as Trump Skips Signing
A ban on a US central bank digital currency became law through 2030 without Trump's signature. Here is what it means for stablecoins, crypto cards, and…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBTC ETFs Post Their First Green Week Since May
Bitcoin ETFs recorded their first positive weekly inflows since May, per Cointelegraph, ending a six-week outflow run as BTC holds near $64,100. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCOCA Says It Paid Out Over $100K in Card Cashback in a Single Day
COCA says it paid over $100K in stablecoin cashback in one day and drew a line against points-based rewards. What the payout claim means for cardholders. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSky Protocol's Annualized Revenue Run Rate Hits a Record $419M
Sky Frontier Foundation says the rebranded MakerDAO now runs at a record $419M annualized gross revenue, driven by USDS demand and its lending book. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisDOJ Drops Charges Against Alleged $722M BitClub Ponzi Figure
The DOJ has dropped charges against an alleged operator of the $722 million BitClub Network mining Ponzi. Here is what the scheme was and why the case matters…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEther.fi Says 80% of Its Assets Now Sit in Non-Restaked Positions
Ether.fi says 80% of protocol assets are now in non-restaked positions, up from 50%, with zero slashable allocations. The post did not identify a card-specific…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEthereum Foundation Used AI Agents to Audit Core Code, Found Real Bugs
The Ethereum Foundation says AI agents surfaced genuine vulnerabilities in code used by Ethereum, including a networking flaw that has since been patched. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHackers Try to Backdoor Injective's npm Package to Steal Wallet Keys
Attackers attempted to slip malicious code into an Injective npm package to steal private keys. Here is what happened and how to protect a self-custody wallet…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPayPal Issues PYUSD Natively on Polygon to Court Merchants
PayPal is issuing PYUSD natively on Polygon and folding it into the network's Open Money Stack, giving merchants a cheaper, faster path to stablecoin payments…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisAave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Stablecoin Yield
Aave Labs launched Stable Vaults, letting fintechs, wallets, and exchanges offer users stablecoin yield without building their own DeFi stack. Details here…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPrivy and Jito Labs Launch FullSend to Speed Up Solana Transactions
Stripe-owned Privy teamed up with Jito Labs on FullSend, a tool that routes each Solana transaction straight to the current block leader for faster inclusion…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPolymarket Seeks US Regulatory Approval for Margin Trading
Polymarket is asking US regulators to clear margin trading on its prediction markets, per Bloomberg. Here is what borrowed-money betting would change. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRobinhood Chain Flips Hyperliquid in 24-Hour DEX Volume
DefiLlama data flagged by Cointelegraph shows Robinhood Chain overtook Hyperliquid in 24-hour DEX volume, a fresh signal in the Layer-1 liquidity race. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis70% of Binance EU Withdrawals Went to Self-Custody After MiCA Exit
Binance's CEO says 70% of European user withdrawals moved to self-custodied wallets after its MiCA compliance exit, a rare data point on how regulation…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBrazil's B3 Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana Options
Latin America's largest exchange, B3, has listed options on BTC, ETH and SOL futures, giving Brazilian institutions a regulated way to hedge crypto exposure…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisMetaMask Money Account Pays Up to 4% on mUSD, Spends via the Card
MetaMask launched Money Account, a self-custodial mUSD balance that earns up to 4% APY on Monad and spends through the MetaMask Card at Mastercard merchants…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEU Plans 'MiCA 2.0' to Pull Non-EU Stablecoins Into Its Rules
EU officials are drafting a MiCA revision, dubbed MiCA 2.0, to extend stablecoin oversight to non-EU issuers. Here is what changes for issuers and card users…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPhishing Token Approval Drains $999,999 in USDT From One Wallet
An Ethereum user lost $999,999 in USDT after signing a single malicious token approval, Scam Sniffer reports. Here is how approval-drainer attacks work. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBlock Pays $45M to Settle Cash App Fraud-Protection Claims
Jack Dorsey's Block will pay $45M and add live phone support to Cash App to settle claims from 46 US states that it failed to shield users from fraud. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUphold Launches Flexible Staking With Weekly Rewards and No Lockup
Uphold rolled out Flexible Staking for US users: weekly rewards, no lockup, and the freedom to sell or swap staked assets anytime. Here is what it means for…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisKazakhstan Signs Decree to Build a Regulated Crypto Market
President Tokayev signed a decree to build a regulated crypto market in Kazakhstan, with stablecoin payment rules, tax breaks, and new mining energy options…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNium Acquires Cypher to Push Deeper Into Crypto Card Issuing
Cross-border payments firm Nium has acquired Cypher, a Coinbase Ventures-backed crypto wallet and card issuer, folding stablecoin spending into its global…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTen New Tokenized Stocks Land on BNB Chain as bStocks Expand
BNB Chain added ten new FSRA-approved tokenized stocks to its bStocks lineup, offering 1:1 backing and 24/7 trading. Here is what the RWA push means. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisParadigm Raises $1.2B Fourth Fund, Betting on Crypto and AI
Paradigm closed a $1.2B fourth fund aimed at crypto and AI startups, per Cointelegraph. Here is what the raise signals for where venture money is heading. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisZapper Is Shutting Down August 3 After Nearly 7 Years in DeFi
Zapper, one of DeFi's oldest portfolio dashboards, will close on August 3, 2026. Here is what its shutdown means for on-chain users and how to prepare. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCoinbase One Members Can Now Earn ~7% APY Lending USDC
Coinbase says Coinbase One members can now earn about 7% APY lending USDC. The paid tier also gates the Coinbase One card, so the yield lands with cardholders…