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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
CME to Launch Nasdaq Crypto Index Futures on June 8
CME Group's first market-cap weighted crypto index futures debut June 8, tied to the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index. Here is what changes for institutional desks…
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Senate Banking Committee Votes on CLARITY Act, Armstrong Cheers Markup
The Senate Banking Committee is marking up the CLARITY Act today after 100+ amendments. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls the vote a major opening for US…
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Fireblocks CEO: Bitcoin Quantum Upgrade Is a Coordination Problem
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov says migrating Bitcoin to post-quantum signatures is mostly a coordination issue. The cryptographic algorithms already exist…
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Bank of England Revisits Stablecoin Caps After Industry Pushback
The Bank of England is reconsidering proposed holding caps and reserve rules for sterling stablecoins after sustained industry pressure, per a May 14 report…
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Bitcoin Spot ETFs Bleed $635M in a Single Day
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a $635 million one-day outflow as BTC slid 1.5% to $79,874, a sharp swing in institutional positioning. Read the full article…
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Claude AI Helps Recover $395,000 in Bitcoin Trapped on Old Computer
Anthropic's Claude AI walked a long-time bitcoin holder through recovering 4.96 BTC, worth roughly $395,000, from a damaged computer untouched for years. Read…
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Court Documents: Altman Holds $2B in OpenAI Partner Stakes
Court documents show OpenAI CEO Sam Altman holds over $2 billion in stakes across companies that have done business with OpenAI, Cointelegraph reports. Read…
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Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair as BTC Slides 2.1%
Kevin Warsh takes over the Federal Reserve with inflation still elevated and oil rising. Bitcoin fell 2.1% to $79,324 on the news. Read the full article…
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Li Ka-shing Family Sells Empire Chunks for Cash as Crypto Slides
Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing family is offloading large parts of its empire to build a cash stockpile, while SOL drops 5% and BTC dips 2.2% in 24 hours. Read the…
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Cerebras Prices IPO at $185 a Share to Raise $5.55B
Cerebras priced its IPO at $185 per share, raising $5.55 billion in one of 2026's largest tech listings as AI compute demand reshapes capital flows. Read the…
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SOL Drops 4.4% as Trump and Xi Open Beijing Trade Talks
Solana fell 4.4% and Bitcoin slipped 1.8% on May 14 as Trump and Xi opened Beijing talks with a trade truce and Iran war on the agenda. Read the full article…
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Paybis Wins Latvia's First Dual MiCA and PSD2 License
Latvia's central bank granted Paybis a combined MiCA CASP and PSD2 payment institution license, the first dual authorization the regulator has issued. Read the…
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Global Money Supply Hits Record $121.9T, Up $17.1T in Two Years
Global M2 climbed to a record $121.9 trillion, adding $17.1T in two years. The number revives the Bitcoin debasement trade as BTC trades at $79,582. Read the…
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Metaplanet Q1 FY2026 Revenue Jumps 251% YoY to ¥3.08B
Metaplanet posts ¥3.08B Q1 FY2026 revenue, up 251% year over year, with BTC Yield reaching 2.8% quarter to date on its Bitcoin treasury strategy. Read the full…
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eToro Q1 Crypto Revenue Drops to $2.15B as Commodities Take Over
eToro's Q1 2026 crypto revenue fell to $2.15B from $3.5B as commodities became 60% of trading commissions, yet the broker still posted a record $82M profit…
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JPMorgan Files Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum and Solana
JPMorgan filed a prospectus on May 12 for a tokenized cash fund built on Ethereum and Solana, putting institutional liquidity on two public chains. Read the…
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Elliptic Raises $120M Series D at $670M Valuation From Nasdaq, Deutsche Bank
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic closes a $120M Series D backed by Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank, valuing the company at $670M as compliance demand…
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Tether Freezes $344M in USDT Tied to Iran Central Bank Wallets
Arkham identified wallets linked to Iran's central bank after Tether froze $344 million in USDT flagged for sanctions evasion. Read the full article…
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Injective Adds $56M Market Cap After Pre-IPO Stock Tokens Launch
Injective's INJ added roughly $56M in market cap following the on-chain launch of pre-IPO stock tokens for OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic. Read the full…
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Coinbase Launches SOL-Backed Loans of Up to $100K in USDC
Coinbase added Solana as accepted collateral for USDC loans up to $100,000, giving SOL holders cash without selling and adding a third asset to its lending…
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BlackRock Files for Second Tokenized Fund on Securitize Rails
BlackRock has filed with the SEC for a second tokenized fund built on Securitize infrastructure, deepening its on-chain asset push beyond BUIDL. Read the full…
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Reed Bill Would Block Crypto From Tax Payments and Fed Accounts
Sen. Jack Reed introduced legislation to bar crypto from US tax payments, federal reserves, and Fed master accounts, raising the regulatory bar mid-CLARITY…
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Senate Banking Members File 100+ Amendments to Crypto Bill Pre-Markup
Senate Banking Committee members filed over 100 amendments to the crypto market structure bill ahead of Thursday's markup, Politico reports. Read the full…
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Charles Schwab Opens Retail Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Clients
Charles Schwab has started rolling out Schwab Crypto accounts to retail clients, letting them buy BTC and ETH alongside stocks and bonds. Read the full…
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Kelp DAO and Aave Burn Exploiter Tokens, Refill 117K rsETH
Kelp DAO and Aave finished recovery steps for the rsETH exploit, burning the attacker's tokens and committing to refill 117,132 rsETH over two weeks. Read the…
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Banks Flood Senate With 8,000 Letters to Block Stablecoin Yield
US banking groups sent more than 8,000 letters to Senate offices since Friday urging lawmakers to revisit the stablecoin yield compromise. Read the full…
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L1 Tokens Down 49% Since 2025 While Crypto Equities Up 48%: VanEck
VanEck data shows Layer 1 blockchain tokens have fallen 49% since the start of 2025 while listed crypto equities have gained 48%, a near 100-point gap. Read…
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CleanSpark Reports $378.3M Net Loss in Fiscal Q2 2026
CleanSpark posted a $378.3M net loss for fiscal Q2 2026, with $224.1M tied to non-cash items, even as the miner kept expanding its hashrate footprint. Read the…
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Exodus Posts $32M Q1 Loss, Sells 1,000 BTC to Fund Acquisitions
Exodus Movement reported a $32.1M Q1 net loss as revenue dropped 36.8% to $22.7M. The wallet maker sold 63% of its bitcoin treasury to finance deals. Read the…
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France's Beau Breaks With ECB's Lagarde on Digital Euro
Banque de France's Denis Beau calls for private tokenized euro mobilization, splitting publicly with ECB President Lagarde's wholesale-first digital euro plan…
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DTCC Integrates Chainlink Standards Into $114T Collateral AppChain
DTCC is wiring Chainlink standards into its Collateral AppChain to enable 24/7 collateral workflows across a $114 trillion settlement footprint. Read the full…
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North Korea Stole $2.1B in Crypto in 2025, 60% of All Losses: CertiK
CertiK attributes 60% of 2025 crypto theft to North Korean state-sponsored groups, with $2.1B stolen across Bybit, DMM, and DeFi targets. Read the full…
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Anthropic Voids Unauthorized Stock Trades as Tokens Imply $1.6T
Anthropic voided all unauthorized secondary share trades on May 11 as tokenized venues pushed its implied valuation past $1.6 trillion, raising litigation…
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Grayscale Amends Hyperliquid ETF Filing to Include HYPE Staking
Grayscale updates its Hyperliquid ETF prospectus to add HYPE staking, putting yield-bearing exposure in front of US regulators just as a competing product…
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Standard Chartered Sees $4-8B XRP ETF Inflows on CLARITY Act Momentum
Standard Chartered estimates XRP ETFs could draw $4-8B by year-end if the CLARITY Act passes, with Flare's XRPFi catching institutional attention. Read the…
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Top 7 Token Unlocks This Month Total $187.65M, TON Leads at $86M
May 2026 token unlocks reach $187.65M across the top 7 names, with TON's $86M release leading the pack and adding supply pressure to a flat market. Read the…
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Ark Invest Adds $5.5M of Circle Shares Across Three ETFs
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $5.5M of Circle stock across ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF on May 11, adding to existing positions in the USDC issuer. Read the full…
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Upbit Lists Venice Token VVV With KRW, BTC, USDT Pairs
South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit adds Venice Token (VVV) with KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs, opening Korean retail access to the AI inference…
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mb.io Brings Ghana Gold On-Chain With Dubai Vaulting and Mavryk L1
MultiBank's mb.io launches institutional gold tokenization with Kings Orbis, EON3, and Mavryk. West African bullion is vaulted in Dubai under LBMA custody…
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Tom Lee's Bitmine ETH Stash Tops 5.2M After Adding 26,659 in a Week
Bitmine's Ethereum treasury crossed 5.2 million ETH after a 26,659 ETH purchase last week. At current prices the position is worth more than $12 billion. Read…
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Ripple's Prime Broker Secures $200M From Neuberger Berman for Margin Push
Hidden Road, Ripple's prime-brokerage unit, raised $200M from Neuberger Berman to expand cross-asset margin trading across TradFi and crypto markets. Read the…
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Crypto Funds Pull in $858M as CLARITY Act Optimism Builds
Digital asset funds drew $858M last week, a six-week high, as a Senate stablecoin deal and CLARITY Act progress pulled institutional money back in. Read the…
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Physical 'Wrench Attacks' Cost Crypto Holders Over $100M Since January
Physical extortion of crypto holders has produced more than $100M in losses in the first four months of 2026, per CryptoSlate. Here is what is driving it. Read…
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Circle Raises $222M for Arc Blockchain Token at $3B Valuation
Circle pulled in $222M from investors for the token tied to its Arc blockchain at a $3B valuation, per CNBC reporting picked up by WuBlockchain on May 11. Read…
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Canton Network's Digital Asset Targets $2B Valuation in a16z-Led Raise
Bloomberg reports a16z crypto is leading a funding round for Canton Network operator Digital Asset that targets a $2 billion valuation. Read the full article…
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Tether Launches QVAC, a Decentralized Local AI Inspired by Asimov
Tether's QVAC project debuts as a decentralized, local-first AI runtime that the company frames as its second reserve asset alongside the dollar. Read the full…
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Tokenized Gold Q1 2026 Spot Volume Already Exceeds All of 2025
CoinGecko data shows tokenized gold spot volume in Q1 2026 has already surpassed the entire 2025 total, with XAUT and PAXG leading the surge. Read the full…
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Bitcoin Mining Pools With 75% of Hashrate Adopt Open Block Standard
Mining pools controlling roughly 75% of Bitcoin hashrate are joining a common open standard for block construction, a structural decentralization shift. Read…
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Crypto.com Becomes First VASP to Get UAE Central Bank SVF License
Crypto.com received the UAE Central Bank's Stored Value Facilities license, the first VASP to do so, opening direct AED issuance and wallet rails. Read the…
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Private Credit Redemption Wave Hits $1.8T Market as Apollo Sells $3B Fund
A redemption wave is sweeping the $1.8 trillion private credit market while Apollo looks to sell a $3 billion fund. Crypto's tokenized RWA pitch faces its…
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Morgan Stanley's MSBT Logs $194M in First Month With Zero Outflow Days
Morgan Stanley's spot bitcoin product MSBT pulled in $194M of net inflows during its first month and recorded no daily net outflows, per WuBlockchain. Read the…
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Sui Plans Confidential Transactions for Free, Private Payments in 2026
Sui announced plans to launch confidential transactions this year, promising free private payments at scale. Here is what the rollout could mean for users…
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Fed Cites DefiLlama Three Times in 2026 Financial Stability Report
The Federal Reserve's latest Financial Stability Report cites DefiLlama three times, marking a notable institutional nod to onchain data infrastructure. Read…
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US Government Crypto Holdings Grew Over $4B Since April 1
The US government's crypto holdings have grown by more than $4 billion since April 1, 2026, according to Cointelegraph, signaling tighter custody of seized…
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Tokenized RWAs Top $30B as Market Grows 10x in Two Years
Tokenized real-world assets cross $30 billion in on-chain value, a tenfold rise in two years, with nearly half of holdings concentrated in the United States…
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Hyperliquid, EdgeX, and Pump.fun Pay $96M to Token Holders in 30 Days
Three apps returned a combined $96.3M to token holders in the last 30 days as revenue-sharing becomes a defining competitive feature in 2026. Read the full…
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CME Sets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures, Pending CFTC Review
CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC review, giving traders a direct way to hedge BTC price swings. Read the full…
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Trump Media Posts $405.9M Q1 2026 Net Loss Tied to Crypto Holdings
Trump Media reported a $405.9M Q1 2026 net loss driven largely by markdowns on its crypto treasury, putting digital asset accounting back in the spotlight…
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$2B in Protocol TVL Moves From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP
Roughly $2B in protocol TVL has shifted from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, even as LayerZero still leads on cross-chain volume, per analyst Tom Wan. Read the…
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Jane Street Posts Record $16.1B Q1 2026 Trading Revenue
Jane Street generated a record $16.1 billion in trading revenue in Q1 2026, cementing its place as one of the most profitable trading firms in the world. Read…