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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
Swiss Bitcoin Reserve Push Fails Over Signature Shortfall
A campaign to force the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin in reserves has fallen short on signatures, ending the initiative before it reached a vote. Read…
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ONDO Jumps 17.9% After Ripple Tokenized Treasury Settlement Pilot
ONDO climbed 17.9% on May 9, 2026 after a tokenized US Treasury settlement pilot with Ripple, Mastercard, and JPMorgan went live on the XRP Ledger. Read the…
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Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini Push to Strip Manipulation Language From CLARITY Act
Three of the largest US crypto exchanges lobbied lawmakers to remove anti-market manipulation provisions from the CLARITY Act, per a Cointelegraph report May…
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Strategy CEO: We Will Sell Bitcoin for Dividends if Math Demands It
Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company will sell BTC to fund dividends when accretive to shareholders, calling the call 'math over ideology.' Read the full…
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Goldman Pushes Fed Rate Cut Forecast to December 2026 and March 2027
Goldman Sachs delayed its Fed rate cut forecast by a quarter, citing sticky inflation. Crypto held green: BTC $80,299, SOL +6.3%. Read the full article…
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April 2026 Crypto Exploits Top $635M Across 28 Incidents, Worst Month of Year
April 2026 saw over $635M stolen across 28 crypto exploits, the worst month of the year so far. Here is what drove the spike and what users can do. Read the…
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US Credit Card Debt Hits Record $1.33 Trillion as Balances Pile Up
US credit card balances reached an all-time high of $1.33 trillion, raising fresh questions about consumer borrowing costs and crypto card alternatives. Read…
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IREN Lands $3.4B Nvidia AI Deal With $2.1B Share Option
Bitcoin miner IREN secures a $3.4B AI infrastructure agreement with Nvidia, granting Nvidia rights to invest up to $2.1B in IREN shares. Read the full article…
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Lagarde Warns US Stablecoins Risk Digital Dollarisation of Europe
ECB President Christine Lagarde says Tether and Circle threaten European monetary sovereignty, urging the bloc not to copy the US stablecoin model. Read the…
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Tokenized US Treasuries on BNB Chain Hit $3.5B Market Cap
BNB Chain's tokenized US Treasury market cap reached $3.5 billion, expanding the chain's role in the fast-growing on-chain government debt sector. Read the…
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Revolut Bitcoin Price Briefly Crashes to 2 Cents on Feed Disruption
Revolut users saw Bitcoin priced near zero on May 8 after a third-party data feed glitch. Trades were not executed at the bad price, the company says. Read the…
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World Liberty Financial Nears National Trust Bank Charter Approval
WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff says the Trump-linked crypto venture is in final stages of conditional approval for a US national trust bank charter. Read the full…
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JPMorgan Sees Strategy's 2026 Bitcoin Buys Hitting $30B
JPMorgan analysts project Strategy could buy up to $30B in Bitcoin in 2026 after Saylor's firm already added 145,834 BTC worth $11B year to date. Read the full…
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Germany Plans to Scrap One-Year Tax-Free Crypto Holding Rule in 2027
Germany may end its one-year tax exemption on Bitcoin and crypto holdings from 2027, ending one of Europe's most generous long-term holder benefits. Read the…
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Bitcoin Holders Shed 245K Wallets in 5 Days, Fastest Pace Since 2024
Santiment data shows Bitcoin lost 245,000 holder wallets in five days, the steepest drop in nearly two years, as BTC slips below $80K with neutral sentiment…
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Block Stock Surges 8% on Q1 Beat Despite First Loss in Three Years
Jack Dorsey's Block jumped 8% after Q1 earnings beat estimates, even as the company posted its first quarterly loss in three years on weaker Bitcoin revenue…
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Anthropic Weighs $50B Round at Near $1T Valuation, Topping OpenAI
Anthropic is in talks for up to $50B in fresh funding at a valuation approaching $1 trillion, per the FT, putting OKX's new pre-IPO perp in motion. Read the…
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Coinbase Exchange Hit by Multi-Hour Outage as Trading Stalls
Coinbase Exchange has been down for more than two hours, blocking trading and withdrawals during a soft session for BTC and ETH. Read the full article…
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Coinbase Posts $400M Q1 Loss as Shares Slide on Revenue Miss
Coinbase reported a $400M Q1 2026 loss and missed revenue estimates as CFO Alesia Haas blamed tough macro conditions. Shares fell after hours. Read the full…
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Bitwise Launches Its First Tokenized Crypto Fund
Bitwise rolled out its first tokenized fund as the asset manager pushes deeper into onchain wrappers for traditional crypto exposure products. Read the full…
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GothFerrari Gets 78 Months in Prison for $250M Crypto Theft Ring
A member of the social engineering crew known as GothFerrari was sentenced to 78 months in US federal prison for helping steal roughly $250M in crypto. Read…
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Kalshi Confirms $1B Raise at $22B Valuation as Prediction Markets Surge
Kalshi closed a $1 billion funding round at a $22 billion valuation, confirming earlier reports as prediction market volumes hit record highs. Read the full…
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Aave to Overhaul Collateral and Listing Standards After KelpDAO Exploit
Aave moves to tighten collateral and listing standards across its markets after the KelpDAO rsETH exploit forced emergency liquidations and risk freezes. Read…
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SoFi's Q1 Crypto Revenue Hit $121.6M but Costs Ate Almost All of It
SoFi's relaunched crypto business pulled in $121.6M in Q1 transaction revenue, but disclosures show costs swallowed nearly the entire haul. Read the full…
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Kraken's Parent Payward Acquires Stablecoin Firm Reap in $600M Deal
Kraken parent Payward is acquiring Asia-based stablecoin payments infrastructure firm Reap for $600M, expanding into card issuance and merchant rails. Read the…
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White House Eyes July 4 Deadline for CLARITY Act Passage
A White House crypto adviser says the administration is targeting July 4 for CLARITY Act passage, with Senate Banking markup planned this month. Read the full…
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White House Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Announcement Coming Within Weeks
White House official Patrick Witt says a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve announcement is coming within weeks, signaling movement on Trump's March 2025 executive…
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Coinbase Launches Gold and Silver Perpetual Futures for Non-US Traders
Coinbase has rolled out GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP contracts for eligible non-US users, pushing its derivatives venue beyond crypto into traditional…
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XRP Whale Inflows on Binance Sink to Lowest Level Since 2021
XRP whale deposits to Binance just hit their weakest reading in over three years, signaling large holders are sitting on supply rather than rotating to sell…
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South Korea to Begin Virtual Asset Taxation in January 2027
South Korea confirms a January 2027 start for crypto income tax, per Edaily. The 20% levy above 2.5M won applies to gains from digital assets. Read the full…
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OKX to Launch Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on OpenAI, SpaceX, Anthropic
OKX is rolling out perpetual futures contracts pegged to private valuations of OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic, opening crypto-funded exposure to AI giants. Read…
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PayPal, Mastercard and Visa Face UK Competition Probe Over Wallet Deals
UK regulators open a competition probe into digital wallet agreements between PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa, with knock-on risk for crypto card issuers. Read…
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BNY Mellon Expands Crypto Custody Services in Abu Dhabi
BNY Mellon, the world's largest custody bank with $52T under custody, is expanding crypto services in Abu Dhabi as the UAE pushes deeper into digital assets…
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Aave Liquidates KelpDAO Hacker's rsETH and Recovers 90% of Bad Debt
Aave liquidated the KelpDAO attacker's rsETH positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, leaving the protocol about 10% short of clearing the bad debt. Read the full…
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XRP Ledger Pilots Bank Rail Link With Ondo, JPMorgan, and Mastercard
Ripple, Ondo Finance, JPMorgan's Kinexys, and Mastercard are testing a pilot that links the XRP Ledger to traditional bank settlement rails. Read the full…
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Bitcoin Pushes Toward $82K as Oil Slides 6% on Iran Peace Talks
Bitcoin trades near $81,732 on May 6 as oil drops 6% and the dollar sinks on reports the US and Iran are nearing a one-page memo to end the war. Read the full…
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Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum Hit Record $8B Market Cap
Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum reached an ~$8B all-time high on May 6, 2026, even as ETH spot price drifted lower. Here is what is driving the flow. Read…
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Zcash Hits $525 YTD High as Privacy Coins Stage 23% Rally
Zcash (ZEC) printed a fresh 2026 high of $525 after a 23.2% single-day move, leading a privacy coin rally as Bitcoin idles near $81,400. Read the full article…
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Saylor Floats Selling Bitcoin to Fund Strategy's Dividend Obligations
Michael Saylor said Strategy may sell some of its 818,334 BTC to fund dividend payments, the first crack in the company's never-sell stance. Read the full…
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Drift Outlines Recovery Plan for Users After $295M DPRK-Linked Exploit
Solana perpetuals exchange Drift published a recovery plan for users after a $295M exploit that on-chain investigators have linked to North Korean actors. Read…
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SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin on Solana for Payments
SoFi is launching SoFiUSD on Solana, citing low cost and fast settlement. The bank-chartered fintech now joins a growing list of US issuers. Read the full…
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Morgan Stanley Plans Spot Crypto Trading on Wealth Platform This Year
Morgan Stanley will roll out spot crypto trading on its wealth management platform later in 2026, alongside tokenized assets and ETF integration. Read the full…
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a16z Raises $2.2B Crypto Fund 5 Aimed at Stablecoins and Onchain Finance
Andreessen Horowitz closed $2.2B Crypto Fund 5, a narrower crypto vehicle focused on stablecoins and onchain finance. Read the full article…
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Coinbase Cuts 14% of Staff in Push to Become AI-Native Exchange
Coinbase is cutting 14% of headcount and experimenting with one-person teams as it restructures around AI tooling, the company confirmed on May 5, 2026. Read…
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Sabadell and Bankinter Set to Join European Stablecoin Consortium
Spanish lenders Sabadell and Bankinter plan to join a euro stablecoin consortium alongside nine other European banks under MiCA, per Expansion. Read the full…
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Coinbase Opens Australian SMSFs to Crypto, Targeting $1T AUD Retirement Pool
Coinbase rolls out support for self-managed super funds in Australia, giving SMSF trustees direct crypto access inside a retirement pool worth over $1 trillion…
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Aave Lifts GHO Borrow Cap to 150M on Core Instance
Aave raised the GHO borrow cap to 150 million on its Core instance, signaling steady demand for the protocol's native stablecoin as DeFi TVL hits records. Read…
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Aave Asks Court to Block $71M Crypto Seizure Tied to North Korea Claims
Aave is fighting a $71M crypto seizure motion tied to KelpDAO funds and a North Korea debt claim, arguing the protocol has no custody over the disputed ETH…
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Tetra Trust Launches CADD, Canada's First Regulated CAD Stablecoin
Tetra Trust has launched CADD, a CAD-pegged stablecoin issued by a federally regulated trust company and backed by Shopify and National Bank of Canada. Read…
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Circle Jumps Nearly 20% as Crypto Stocks Rally on CLARITY Act Push
Circle led a Monday rally in crypto-linked equities, jumping nearly 20% as the Senate Read the full article…
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Binance Rolls Out Withdraw Protection Feature for User Accounts
Binance launches Withdraw Protection, a new account safeguard that adds friction to suspicious withdrawals and gives users a window to reverse risky transfers…
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Securitize Wins FINRA Nod to Custody Tokenized Securities
FINRA approved Securitize to expand its broker-dealer activities and custody tokenized securities, a key regulatory step for tokenized fund growth in the US…
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Telegram to Become TON's Largest Validator Under Durov Plan
Pavel Durov says Telegram will take a direct lead on TON and run the network's largest validator, tightening the messenger's grip on the chain. Read the full…
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DTCC Targets July Pilot and October Launch for Tokenized Securities Platform
The DTCC, which clears $114 trillion in securities annually, plans a July pilot and October launch for a new tokenized securities platform. Read the full…
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Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana for Remittances
Western Union, the world's largest remittance provider, has launched its USDPT stablecoin on Solana, putting a 175-year-old payments giant on a public chain…
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ZachXBT Accuses Tokenlon of Routing Illicit Funds Through Its Aggregator
On-chain sleuth ZachXBT alleges DEX aggregator Tokenlon processed funds tied to illicit activity, reigniting debate over compliance gaps in DeFi routing…
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DeFi TVL Hits Record High as Aave Books $1B in 19 Days
Nansen says DeFi TVL set a new all-time high on May 4, 2026, with Aave clearing a $1B milestone in 19 days and a ZK rollup transition adding to the move. Read…
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Law Firm Pulls Stolen KelpDAO ETH Into a North Korea Debt Fight
US law firm Gerstein Harrow has filed in connection with stolen KelpDAO ETH and a North Korea judgment debt, Coin Bureau reported on May 4, 2026. Read the full…
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BlackRock's European Bitcoin ETP Crosses $1.1B AUM With 14,200 BTC
BlackRock's European iShares Bitcoin ETP has surpassed $1.1B in assets under management, holding roughly 14,200 BTC as European demand picks up. Read the full…
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BlackRock Asks OCC to Scrap 20% Cap on Tokenized Reserve Assets
BlackRock is urging the OCC to drop a proposed 20% ceiling on tokenized reserve assets, arguing the cap would throttle growth of its on-chain treasury fund…