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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 & Analysis
SpaceX Pre-IPO Market Flash-Crashes 45% on Hyperliquid
Hyperliquid's SpaceX pre-IPO market saw a 45% intraday drop, the latest reminder that synthetic private-company exposure on-chain carries its own risk profile…
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Base Azul Hardfork Goes Live on Mainnet, Targets Faster Blocks
Coinbase's Base L2 activated the Azul hardfork on mainnet May 29, 2026. The upgrade focuses on transaction speed and protocol security on the OP Stack chain…
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SEC Approves Paxos as First Blockchain-Native Clearing Agency in US
Paxos becomes the first blockchain-native registered clearing agency in the US, a regulatory milestone for tokenized settlement and TradFi convergence. Read…
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Ethereum Whales Stack 17.41M ETH, Hit 9-Week Accumulation High
Wallets holding 100K+ ETH now control 17.41M tokens, a 9-week high reached as ETH trades near $2,002 after a 6% weekly drop. Read the full article…
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SEC's Hester Peirce Defends Crypto Privacy Tools as Financial Infrastructure
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce publicly defended crypto privacy tools, warning fellow regulators not to treat privacy-enhancing technologies as inherently…
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Gemini Taps Grok for AI-Personalized Prediction Market Feeds
Crypto exchange Gemini is plugging Grok into its prediction market product to push personalized AI-curated feeds, following a broader exchange shift toward AI…
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Treasury's Bessent Reaffirms Anti-CBDC Stance, Backs Stablecoins
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent restated the administration's opposition to a US central bank digital currency, leaving stablecoins as the dollar's digital…
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Ether Slips Under $2,000 as Futures Open Interest Hits Record 16M ETH
Ether fell below $2,000 on May 28 as ETH futures open interest hit a record 16 million ETH, a leverage build that often precedes sharp liquidation events. Read…
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Falcon Finance Taps Anchorage Digital for GENIUS Act Stablecoin fUSD
Falcon Finance is issuing fUSD through Anchorage Digital as a GENIUS Act-compliant payments stablecoin, separate from its synthetic USDf. Read the full…
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Foreign Treasuries in Fed Custody Slip to $2.68T as Crypto Sells Off
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries in Fed custody dropped to $2.68T, the lowest in years, as Bitcoin fell below $73K and ETH lost 4.6% on May 28. Read the full…
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United Texas Bank Wins OCC National Charter, Gets Direct Fed Access
United Texas Bank, which clears about $10B a month for crypto firms, completed its conversion to an OCC-chartered national bank with direct Federal Reserve…
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Pumpfun Has Now Sold 4.46M SOL Worth $780M at $175 Average
Pumpfun's cumulative SOL sales have reached 4.46 million tokens worth $780M at an average price of $175, with the platform still drip-selling into a weak…
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Bitcoin Spot ETFs Post $733M Net Outflow on May 27
US-listed Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a $733M net outflow on May 27, per SoSoValue data, as BTC traded near $72,967 with crypto Fear & Greed at 31. Read the…
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Bitcoin Breaks Below $75,000 as $150M in Longs Get Liquidated
Bitcoin slipped under $75,000 in a sharp four-hour move, wiping out more than $150M in long positions. Here is what the data shows and what changed. Read the…
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Tencent Links PayPal to WeChat Pay Merchant Network for US Users
Tencent connected PayPal to WeChat Pay's QR-code merchant network, letting US users pay at Chinese stores via PayPal balances for the first time. Read the full…
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Google Engineer Charged in Prediction Market Insider Trading Case
A Google software engineer faces US insider trading charges over trades on a prediction market, with prosecutors alleging roughly $1 million in gains. Read the…
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CFTC Asks Court to Erase Its Own Gemini Settlement
The CFTC has filed to vacate its $5M settlement with Gemini, telling the court the deal it struck in 2025 no longer meets its standard of fairness. Read the…
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Crypto Sells Off as US Strikes Iran Reverse Hormuz Calm Trade
Bitcoin slips to $74,377 and ether falls 2.7% after fresh US strikes on Iran follow drone attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Read the full…
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BIS Project Agorá Moves to Live Real-Value Cross-Border Payment Tests
BIS and seven central banks including the Fed and ECB will move Project Agorá from prototype to live transactions, with HSBC, Citi, JPMorgan, Visa and…
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Crypto Card Spending Hits Record $7.8B in Cumulative Volume
Cumulative volume on crypto-linked payment cards has hit $7.8B with monthly throughput at fresh highs, a quiet adoption signal as token prices wobble. Read the…
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Mastercard Secures New York BitLicense for Stablecoin Payments
Mastercard has been granted a New York BitLicense to operate stablecoin and digital asset payment infrastructure, opening direct rails for tokenized money in…
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HTX Rejects UK Sanctions Claim, Says It Turned Down Ruble Stablecoin
HTX denies UK sanctions allegations and says it refused to list a ruble-pegged stablecoin offered by a Russia-linked issuer earlier this year. Read the full…
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Crypto PACs Spent $9M Backing Winners in Texas Primaries
CoinDesk reports crypto PACs spent $9M in Texas primaries, backing winning candidates in both parties as the industry sets up for the 2026 midterms. Read the…
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Bitcoin Spot Volume Down 81% Since October 2025, CryptoQuant Says
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfrost flags an 81% drop in Bitcoin spot trading volume since October 2025, with BTC at $75,889 on May 27, 2026. Read the full article…
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South Korea Crypto Trading Falls to One-Tenth of Stock Market Volume
South Korean crypto trading volume has collapsed to roughly 10% of local stock market activity, a sharp reversal for what was once the world's most…
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Stablecoin Supply Hits Record $322B as Bank-Run Warnings Get Louder
The stablecoin market reached $322B on May 27, 2026, and policy researchers are escalating warnings that issuer reserves resemble pre-FDIC banking risk. Read…
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South Korea Files First Criminal Case for a DEX Rug Pull
Seoul prosecutors filed the country's first criminal indictment over a decentralized exchange rug pull, setting a precedent for on-chain fraud cases. Read the…
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Tokenized RWA Market Hits $51B as Figure's Private Credit Leads at $18B
Bernstein puts the tokenized real-world asset market at $51B, with Figure's $18B in tokenized private credit leading by a wide margin over treasuries. Read the…
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Spot HYPE ETFs Absorb 1.04% of Market Cap in First 10 Trading Days
Kairos Research data shows spot HYPE ETFs have absorbed 1.04% of Hyperliquid's circulating market cap in their first 10 trading days, a faster pace than early…
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Hong Kong Finalizes Crypto Advisor and Fund Manager Licensing Rules
Hong Kong regulators finalized licensing rules for crypto advisors and fund managers under a same-business, same-risk, same-rules principle. Read the full…
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Bitcoin Golden Cross Watch Builds as BTC Drifts to $75K, ZEC Drops 9%
Bitcoin holds near $75,241 as traders track a forming golden cross signal, while Zcash slides 9% and altcoins follow majors lower on May 27, 2026. Read the…
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Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman Sells ETH, Says 'Money' Thesis Played Out
Bankless co-founder David Hoffman says the 'ETH is Money' thesis has largely played out, prompting personal ETH sales as the asset trades near $2,077. Read the…
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BlackRock IBIT Sees $1.3B Block Trade, Largest Single Print of the Day
A single $1.3B block trade of BlackRock's IBIT printed at 10:30am ET, dwarfing every other trade as BTC sat near $75,800 in a Fear-rated market. Read the full…
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XRP Liquidity on Binance Falls to Lowest Level Since January 2020
CryptoQuant data shows XRP liquidity on Binance has dropped to its lowest reading since January 2020, raising slippage risk for large orders. Read the full…
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Binance Returns to Philippines via BlockShoals Under SEC Sandbox
Binance is re-entering the Philippines through a BlockShoals partnership placed inside the SEC's regulatory sandbox, after losing access to local users in…
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Alipay Launches AI Wallet and Token Pay With 100M Users on AI Pay
Alipay unveils AI Wallet and Token Pay as its AI Pay product crosses 100 million users, pushing tokenized payments into one of the world's largest super-apps…
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Hyperliquid Expands HIP-4 Event Contracts to Macro Bets, Targets Polymarket
Hyperliquid extends HIP-4 outcome markets to Fed decisions, CPI prints, and NVDA earnings, using validator-run settlement instead of Polymarket's UMA oracle…
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Stablecoin Market at $318B Now Outranks the FX Reserves of 95 Nations
CoinDesk says the $318B stablecoin float now exceeds the foreign exchange reserves of 95 countries, putting issuers in sovereign company. Read the full…
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HYPE Briefly Overtakes Dogecoin in Market Cap as Privacy Tokens Slide
Hyperliquid's HYPE token briefly flipped Dogecoin in market cap on May 26 as US strikes on Iran weighed on risk assets and privacy tokens sold off hardest…
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China Targets Offshore Platforms After $1T in Unauthorized Outflows
Beijing launches a sweeping crackdown on offshore trading venues accused of helping investors bypass capital controls after an estimated $1 trillion left China…
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SquidRouter Module Drains $3M From Safe Wallets on Ethereum and Base
A third-party SquidRouterModule attached to Safe smart wallets was exploited on Ethereum and Base, draining roughly $3M and exposing module-level risk. Read…
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Weekly Token Unlocks Hit $77M as GUA Leads at $27.7M
The top 7 token unlocks this week total $77.27M, led by GUA at $27.71M, dropping fresh supply into a market sitting at Fear 39 with BTC near $76,600. Read the…
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Aave rsETH Fully Restored as Final Tranche Hits LayerZero Lockbox
Stani Kulechov says rsETH is fully restored after the KelpDAO drain, with the final tranche routed into the LayerZero lockbox and Aave markets back to normal…
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Strategy Adds No BTC, BitMine Adds No ETH as Smaller Firms Pick Up 612 BTC
Strategy and BitMine both posted a zero-buy week in the seven days to May 25. Four smaller public firms still added a combined 612 BTC to corporate treasuries…
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Chainlink Whale Wallets Hit All-Time High of 805, Up 8.2% in a Month
Wallets holding 100,000+ LINK reached a record 805, up 8.2%, signaling steady whale accumulation even as broader crypto markets trade in fear territory. Read…
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Ondo Finance Founder and CEO Nathan Allman Has Died
Cointelegraph reports the death of Ondo Finance founder and CEO Nathan Allman, raising leadership questions for one of the largest RWA tokenization protocols…
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Babylon Proposes Trustless BTC Collateral for Aave V4 Without Bridging
Aave founder Stani Kulechov backs Babylon's proposal for the first novel Spoke on Aave V4, bringing native BTC as collateral without wrapping. Read the full…
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Vitalik Says Ethereum Foundation Is Becoming a 'Smaller Ship', Reveals 90% of Net Worth Is in ETH
Vitalik Buterin frames the latest Ethereum Foundation departures as a deliberate move toward a leaner org, and discloses that roughly 90% of his net worth sits…
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Polygon Crosses $2.5T in Cumulative Stablecoin Transfer Volume
Polygon says it has moved $2.5T in stablecoin transfer volume since launch, cementing its role as a low-fee USDC and USDT rail. Read the full article…
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SEC Clears Nasdaq's QBTC Bitcoin Options, CFTC and OCC Still Block Launch
SEC approved Nasdaq PHLX's QBTC Bitcoin index options on May 22, but the contracts cannot trade until CFTC exemptive relief and OCC disclosure clearance…
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BlackRock Sold $1B in Bitcoin Last Week, Arkham Data Shows
Arkham flagged $1B in Bitcoin moved off BlackRock-tagged wallets last week as IBIT extends a multi-day outflow streak and BTC holds $77,455. Read the full…
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Satoshi-Era Miner Sends 2,650 BTC Worth $203M to FalconX and Cumberland
An early Bitcoin miner from the Satoshi era deposited 2,650 BTC, around $203M, into FalconX and Cumberland OTC desks, per Onchain Lens. Read the full article…
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Fed Weighs Direct Settlement Access for Crypto Firms
A new report says the Federal Reserve is considering direct settlement access for crypto firms, while US banks warn the shift would pull deposits and tighten…
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Tether and Georgia Plan GEL Lari-Backed Stablecoin
Tether and Georgia announce plans for GEL®, a lari-pegged stablecoin, marking Tether's first national fiat partnership outside the US dollar and euro. Read the…
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TrapDoor Malware Hits Crypto Devs With 34 Poisoned Packages
A supply chain campaign called TrapDoor has shipped 34 malicious packages targeting crypto and AI developers, draining wallets, SSH keys, and API tokens. Read…
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Bitcoin ETF 6-Day Outflow Streak Pushes 2026 to Brink of Net Negative
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed assets for six straight days. 2026 net inflows have shrunk to $536 million, putting the year close to going net negative. Read…
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FDIC Advances BSA Rule Forcing AML and Sanctions Controls on Stablecoin Issuers
FDIC has proposed a Bank Secrecy Act rule requiring FDIC-supervised stablecoin issuers to run AML/CFT programs, sanctions controls, and reporting under the…
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Brazil's B3 Lists First OTC Options on Hashdex HASH11 Crypto ETF
B3 registered the first guaranteed OTC flexible option tied to Hashdex's HASH11 crypto-index ETF, a piece of market plumbing US issuers still cannot offer…
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Bitcoin Apparent Demand Falls to -147,000 BTC, Worst Since December 2025
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin's apparent demand metric is approaching -147,000 BTC, its most bearish reading since December 2025 as spot price hovers near $77,300…
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Fed Minutes Flip Bitcoin's Rate-Cut Trade Into a Hike-Risk Problem
The Fed's April minutes show policymakers ready to tighten if inflation stays sticky. CME FedWatch now prices a 54% chance of a December hike. Read the full…