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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 & AnalysisSingapore Says Hyperliquid May Sit Outside Its Jurisdiction
A Financial Times report says Singapore's regulator may not have authority over Hyperliquid, despite the derivatives platform being based in the city-state…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCrypto 'Godfather' Adam Iza Sentenced to Six Years in $37M Fraud Case
Adam Iza, the self-styled crypto 'Godfather,' got six years in federal prison for a $37M Meta fraud and paying off-duty LA deputies to target rivals. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBinance Bitcoin Reserves Hit 3-Year Low as Whales Switch to Stablecoins
Binance's Bitcoin reserves fell by nearly 40,000 BTC since Sept. 20, the largest outflow since mid-2023, while whales deposited stablecoins instead. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBetter Markets Says CFTC Is the Wrong Agency for Retail Crypto
Reform group Better Markets told the CFTC it lacks an investor-protection mandate to regulate retail crypto, warning traders would get weaker safeguards than…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTreasury Scraps $10K Reporting Rule for Crypto Sent to Private Wallets
The US Treasury has dropped a proposed rule that would have forced reporting of crypto transfers over $10,000 to self-hosted wallets. Here is what changes…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisGoogle Cloud to Shut Down Its Blockchain Node Services by December 15
Google Cloud is retiring its Blockchain Node Engine and RPC on December 15, 2026, and moving customers to QuickNode. What the exit means for crypto…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFinCEN Drops Proposed Crypto Mixer and Unhosted Wallet Rules
FinCEN withdrew its proposed crackdown on crypto mixers and unhosted wallet monitoring, saying the mixer rule risked chilling legitimate financial activity…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisStrive's $500M Buyback Cap Runs Past Its $284.7M Cash Pile
Bitcoin treasury firm Strive set an optional $500M buyback ceiling for its SATA shares, $215.3M above its Oct. 2 cash of $284.7M, and moved to trim dividends…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSolana and J.P. Morgan Launch On-Chain Settlement Standard
Solana debuts a delivery-versus-payment settlement standard built with J.P. Morgan input, letting institutions settle trades atomically on-chain. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFairshake PAC Spends $6M on House Incumbents to Push CLARITY Act
Crypto super PAC Fairshake is putting $1M each behind six House incumbents, all backers of the stalled CLARITY Act, as the bill waits in the Senate. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisStrategy Closes Q3 Holding 848,000 Bitcoin and a $21B Gain
Strategy added 334 BTC last week to reach 848,000 Bitcoin and booked a $21B digital asset gain for Q3, while steering more cash toward STRC buybacks. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisChina's Stablecoin Wallets Grew 43-Fold Despite a Crypto Ban
Chainalysis data shows unique P2P stablecoin wallets in China grew 43x from Q1 2024 to Q2 2026, a sign capital controls are pushing users on-chain. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitMine Buys 15,112 ETH, Nears 5% of Ethereum Supply
Tom Lee's BitMine added 15,112 ETH worth about $41M, pushing holdings to 6,016,414 ETH and 99% of the way to owning 5% of all Ethereum supply. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHyperliquid Perpetual Futures Land on the Bloomberg Terminal
Hyperliquid perpetual futures data is now live on the Bloomberg Terminal, putting an onchain derivatives venue in front of institutional desks for the first…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTreasury Crackdown Exposes Crypto's Role in $2M Hamas Funding Network
The US Treasury disrupted a $2 million Hamas fundraising network that moved money through crypto, a fresh sign of how terror-finance enforcement now reaches…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisXRP and SOL Spot ETF Inflows Crash 94% as Altcoin Demand Cools
Weekly inflows into XRP and Solana spot ETFs fell more than 94% as institutional demand for altcoin products pulled back sharply, even as Bitcoin ETFs kept…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisOKX and NYSE Parent File With SEC to Tokenize 63 US Stocks
OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the NYSE, filed with the SEC to put tokenized shares of more than 60 US-listed companies on-chain. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisS&P Global Builds a Risk Framework for $10B in DeFi Lending Vaults
S&P Global Ratings launched a Vault Risk Assessment framework for onchain digital asset lending vaults, a market now holding $10B in deposits. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisZcash Hires a Washington Lobbyist to Push Privacy-Friendly Crypto Rules
Zcash has registered a Washington lobbying operation targeting the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals, putting privacy coins into direct US policy…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin Core Patches Signing Flaw That Could Redirect a Payment
Bitcoin Core merged a fix for a SIGHASH_SINGLE gap that could leave a transaction's recipient unbound, letting funds move without breaking the signature. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBanking Group Sues OCC to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into Banking
The Independent Community Bankers of America is suing the OCC, arguing national trust charters hand crypto firms a side door into the US banking system. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRussia's Finance Ministry Pays Staff in Digital Rubles for First Time
Russia's Finance Ministry paid some of its own employees in digital rubles, the first government payroll in the CBDC a month after the nationwide rollout…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisJapan Adds Crypto Exchange Garantex to Russia Asset Freeze List
Japan has added crypto exchange Garantex to its Russia asset freeze list, extending coordinated international sanctions to crypto infrastructure used to move…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTrump Names Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, as AI Czar
Trump has tapped Jay Clayton, the former SEC chair behind the Ripple lawsuit, to lead a new Super Intelligence Force with a 120-day reporting mandate. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPhilippine Court Freezes 25 Crypto Wallets in Plunder Probe
A Philippine court froze 25 crypto wallets and 86 bank accounts tied to a lawmaker in a flood control plunder case, showing how seizure powers now reach…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisReinsurance Goes Onchain: OnRe Finance Launches on Solana
OnRe Finance put reinsurance on Solana, with CEO Dan Roberts explaining the move. A look at what onchain reinsurance means and where the risks sit. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSovereign Wealth Fund Sells Gold and FX Reserves to Buy Bitcoin
Bitwise's Ryan Rasmussen says a sovereign wealth fund in its institutional survey is selling gold and FX reserves to fund Bitcoin buys. Here is what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNexo Launches Tags for Username-Based Crypto Transfers
Nexo Tags is live, letting users send and receive crypto between Nexo accounts with an @username instead of a wallet address. One permanent tag per account…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSouth Korea Unveils Rules to Put Stocks, Bonds and Funds On-Chain
South Korea has published official rules letting stocks, bonds and funds be issued and traded on blockchain, a major step for regulated tokenized securities…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCircle Pushes Back on MiCA Reserve Rules Over Bank Risk
Circle asked the European Commission to revise MiCA's mandatory bank deposit rules for stablecoin reserves, warning they expose issuers to bank credit risk…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for Listing
The SEC has approved 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for US listing and trading, bringing triple-leverage crypto exposure into mainstream brokerage…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSEC Crypto Custody Rule Adds $433K Cost That Favors Big Advisers
The SEC's October 1 crypto custody proposal lets advisers self-custody when no qualified custodian exists, but models $433,833 in annual cost per firm. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFCA Opens Crypto Authorisation Gateway for UK Firms Today
From today, crypto firms can apply for FCA authorisation under the UK's new regime, a landmark step toward a fully regulated market by 2026 and beyond. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFideuram Hit by AI Voice Scam, 36M Euros Routed to Crypto
An AI voice scam targeting Italy's Fideuram private bank moved at least 36 million euros into crypto, per WuBlockchain. Here is what it means for holders. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisZano Rolls Back a Month of Blockchain History After 36.9M Fake Tokens
Zano's post-mortem details how an attacker minted 36.9M unauthorized ZANO over a month using a Gateway Address flaw, forcing a chain rollback. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCore Lightning Warns of Active Attacks on Unpatched Bitcoin Nodes
Core Lightning developers issued an urgent advisory as attackers target nodes running version 26.06.7 or earlier. Operators were told to upgrade immediately…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNEAR Intents Names Its $3.8M Exploit Hacker, Sets 48-Hour Clock
NEAR Intents says it has identified the attacker behind a $3.8M exploit and gave them a 48-hour window to respond, per Cointelegraph. Here is what is known…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisIMF Approves $139M for El Salvador, Waives Bitcoin Breach
The IMF approved a $139M disbursement for El Salvador after granting a waiver for a breach of the Bitcoin conditions attached to its loan program. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitget Restores $300M Protection Fund After $388M Security Breach
Bitget has rebuilt its $300M protection fund after absorbing a $388M breach. The backstop sits apart from customer reserves, and claims still face review. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPorsche Winds Down Its Web3 Project and Pioneers Circle NFTs
Porsche is shutting its Web3 initiative and Pioneers Circle community. The 911 NFTs stay onchain, the Discord goes read-only, and branded NFT hype cools. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFiserv Launches Digital Asset Platform on Solana With Roughrider Coin
Fiserv's digital asset platform goes live on Solana with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin, letting 90+ banks and credit unions settle payments in…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNew York and Wyoming Agree to Jointly Oversee Crypto Firms
New York and Wyoming financial regulators will share exam data and fast-track licenses for established crypto firms, a first-of-its-kind state pact. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUS Court Blocks Fraud Victims From 127,271 Seized Bitcoin
A federal judge rejected nine alleged fraud victims' bid to contest forfeiture of 127,271 seized BTC, a stash worth roughly $10.7B at current prices. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisKalshi Nears $40B Valuation in Funding Round Ahead of 2027 IPO
Kalshi is wrapping up a funding round valuing the prediction market near $40 billion, its likely last private raise before an IPO that could land as soon as…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHSBC Names Its Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin RedCoin, Live H2 2026
HSBC has named its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin RedCoin, with a launch planned for H2 2026 starting with P2P and merchant payments. What it signals for…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBase Activates Cobalt Upgrade With Issuer Controls for Tokenized Assets
Base's Cobalt upgrade adds conditional transactions plus issuer controls, including compliance checks, stock splits, and forced token transfers for tokenized…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSEC's Atkins Calls Crypto Shift a 'Generational Opportunity' for US
SEC Chair Paul Atkins framed the agency's regulatory shift on crypto as a 'generational opportunity' to advance US leadership in digital finance. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisMetaMask Says It Is Responding to a Security Incident
MetaMask confirmed it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. Here is what is confirmed and what wallet users should do now…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCFTC Moves to Classify Event Contracts as Swaps in Jurisdiction Fight
The CFTC is seeking to define event contracts as swaps, a move that would strengthen its claim to exclusive federal authority over prediction markets. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEU Watchdog ESMA Asks for Stronger Powers to Police Crypto
ESMA wants authority to order crypto firms to freeze suspect assets, pull scam websites, and ban misleading ads as part of its MiCA review response. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisGeorgia Banker Charged in $932K Scheme Routed to Coinbase
US prosecutors charge a former Georgia banker with routing about $932K in customer funds to Coinbase accounts controlled by co-conspirators for a bribe. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRedotPay Adds One-Tap Web3 Wallet Top-Ups, Drops Address Copying
RedotPay now lets cardholders connect a Web3 wallet and fund their account in one tap, with no deposit address to copy. Here is what changes for users. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitget Ties Sept 24 Breach to a Zero-Day in a Third-Party Security Tool
Bitget published SlowMist's findings on its September 24 breach, pointing to a zero-day in a third-party security product and a custom attacker withdrawal…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFCA Opens Crypto Authorisation Gateway for UK Firms
The UK's FCA opened its authorisation gateway on September 30, 2026, letting crypto firms apply to become regulated. Here is what changes for the market. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin Whales Add 41K BTC in 10 Days as Holdings Hit 6-Week High
Wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC bought more than 41,000 coins in 10 days, per Santiment, lifting whale balances to a six-week high while spot BTC trades near…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHouse Oversight Presses Crypto.com and Hyperliquid on Insider Trades
House Oversight Chair James Comer sent records demands to Crypto.com, Hyperliquid, and PredictIt owner Aristotle Exchange over prediction market insider…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisIllinois Draft Rules Detail How Its 0.2% Crypto Tax Hits DeFi and Stablecoins
Illinois published draft rules explaining how its proposed 0.2% digital asset transaction tax would apply to stablecoin transfers, DeFi swaps, and other…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisPayy Post-Mortem Blames Noir Verifier Flaw for $1.9M Bridge Loss
Payy's post-mortem pins its September 24 bridge exploit on a flaw in Aztec's Noir/Barretenberg verifier that accepted an invalid burn proof, draining ~1.92M…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNorth Korea-Linked Hackers Route Stolen Bitget Funds Through Chainflip and CoW
SlowMist says suspected North Korean hackers moved stolen Bitget assets through Chainflip and CoW, exposing the cross-chain laundering playbook behind the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBinance Pay Goes Live at PayPay Merchants Across Japan
Binance Pay now works at PayPay-accepting merchants across Japan, connecting crypto balances to one of the country's largest QR payment networks for retail…