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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
US Treasury Cash Pile Hits $1 Trillion, First Time Since April 2021
The US government's cash balance has surged $300B in three weeks to hit ~$1 trillion, draining liquidity even as Bitcoin pushes higher. Read the full article…
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CFTC Draws 1,500+ Comments on Prediction Market Rules
The CFTC received over 1,500 responses to its prediction market rulemaking proposal, with deep splits between operators, gambling regulators, and consumer…
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Strategy Halts Bitcoin Buys Ahead of Tuesday Q1 2026 Earnings
Strategy paused its weekly bitcoin accumulation before Tuesday's Q1 2026 earnings, the largest corporate BTC holder going quiet ahead of disclosure. Read the…
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Argentina's CNV Widens Tokenization Scope and Drops Listing Requirements
Argentina's National Securities Commission expanded tokenization rules to cover more asset types and removed listing requirements, opening LatAm tokenization…
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Tether Bought 6 Tons of Gold in Q1 2026, Stash Tops 132 Tons
Tether added more than 6 tons of gold in Q1 2026, pushing total holdings past 132 tons and putting the stablecoin issuer in central-bank territory. Read the…
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Crypto Card Spending Up 500% Since September 2024 to $600M Monthly
Crypto card spending has climbed 500% since September 2024, with monthly volumes near $600M led by stablecoin rails and global Visa and Mastercard issuers…
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Japan's Only Licensed Stablecoin Exchange Offers 10% APY on USDC
Japan's only licensed stablecoin exchange is rolling out a 10% APY product on USDC, paired with local bank rails for deposits and withdrawals. Read the full…
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Bitcoin Devs Call Paul Sztorc's eCash Fork a Hazardous Airdrop
Bitcoin developers are publicly warning holders against Paul Sztorc's eCash fork, calling its claim mechanics hazardous for everyday BTC users. Read the full…
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Senate CLARITY Act Compromise Bans Stablecoin Yield on Reserves
The US Senate released CLARITY Act compromise text that bans stablecoin issuers from paying yield on reserves, a sharp shift in stablecoin policy. Read the…
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Cointelegraph Warns Linux 'Copy Fail' Bug Puts Crypto Wallets at Risk
Cointelegraph reports a Linux 'Copy Fail' bug, citing Xint Code, that lets attackers tamper with copy operations. Crypto users on Linux face heightened…
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Polymarket Monthly Volume Jumps From $1.2B in 2025 to Over $20B
Polymarket's monthly trading volume climbed from about $1.2 billion in 2025 to north of $20 billion per month by early 2026, CoinDesk reports. Read the full…
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Ethereum Devs Wrap Soldogn Interop in Svalbard Ahead of Glamsterdam
Ethereum core contributors held a week-long Soldogn interop in Svalbard to harden client implementations for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade. Read the full…
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Riot Platforms Books First AI Data Center Revenue as AMD Expands Capacity
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms reported its first revenue from AI infrastructure hosting after AMD scaled up capacity at its Texas sites. Read the full article…
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Crypto VC Funding Falls to $659M in April, Lowest Since July 2024
April crypto venture funding dropped to $659M, the weakest monthly total in nine months as deal counts thin out and late-stage rounds dry up. Read the full…
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Bitso Says Stablecoins Hit 40% of Latam Crypto Buys
Bitso's latest LatAm Crypto Landscape report shows stablecoins captured 40% of regional crypto purchases, with USDT and USDC leading dollar demand. Read the…
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Taiwan Lawmaker Pushes for Bitcoin Reserve Funded by FX Holdings
A Taiwan legislator wants Taipei to convert part of its $580B foreign exchange reserves into Bitcoin, citing geopolitical risk and dollar exposure. Read the…
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Reuters: Nobitex Processed Sanctioned Iranian Funds Tied to IRGC
Reuters reports that Nobitex, Iran's largest crypto exchange, handled tens to hundreds of millions linked to the IRGC and the country's central bank. Read the…
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Paradigm Proposes PACTs to Shield Dormant Bitcoin From Quantum Risk
Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson proposed PACTs, a scheme that lets dormant Bitcoin holders prove ownership before quantum computers can crack exposed keys…
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US Bitcoin ETFs Pull $1.97B in April, Best Month of 2026 So Far
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.97B in April 2026, the strongest monthly inflow of the year. BTC trades near $78,420 as institutional demand resets. Read the full…
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Hundreds of Dormant Ethereum Wallets Drained Into Same Tagged Addresses
Hundreds of long-dormant Ethereum wallets were swept into the same tagged addresses, with the cause possibly tracing back years, per CryptoSlate. Read the full…
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MoonPay's MoonAgents Card Lets AI Agents Spend Stablecoins on Mastercard
MoonPay launches MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard that pulls stablecoins from onchain wallets at swipe time. UK and LATAM first, US and EU later. Read the…
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Brazil Central Bank Bars Digital Assets From Some Cross-Border Rails
Brazil's central bank has prohibited digital assets from being used in parts of the country's regulated cross-border payment and transfer services. Read the…
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Warren and Wyden Demand Tether Loan Records From Lutnick by May 13
Senators Warren and Wyden opened a fourth probe into Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Tether ties, citing a loan to a trust benefiting his four children. Read the…
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DeFi Pools $300M to Make Aave Depositors Whole After rsETH Exploit
More than $300M in voluntary contributions across the DeFi ecosystem repaid Aave depositors hit by the rsETH exploit, Messari said on May 1, 2026. Read the…
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Tether Posts $1.04B Q1 Profit and $8.23B Reserve Buffer ATH
Tether's Q1 2026 BDO attestation shows $1.04B in net profit and a record $8.23B reserve buffer above USDT liabilities. Here's what the numbers mean. Read the…
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BlackRock's $60B Crypto ETFs Made Just $42M in Q1 Fees
BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA crossed $60B in combined AUM but generated only $42M of Q1 fees, a rounding error against the firm's $7T franchise. Read the full…
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Coinbase Launches CUSHY Credit Fund as Banks Fight Stablecoin Yield
Coinbase rolled out CUSHY, a tokenized stablecoin credit fund built with Superstate and Northern Trust, just as banks press Congress to strip yield from…
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Hegseth Tells Congress Pentagon Runs Classified Crypto Operations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told Congress he is a Bitcoin enthusiast and confirmed the Pentagon has ongoing classified crypto operations. Read the full…
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Bithumb Wins Court Reprieve as Korean Judge Lifts Six-Month Suspension
A South Korean court has suspended a six-month sanction against Bithumb, letting the exchange keep onboarding new users while it fights the regulator. Read the…
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Labor Department Drafts Rule to Open 401(k)s to Alternative Investments
The US Department of Labor is proposing regulations that could let 401(k) plans hold more alternative assets, a category that has long included crypto debates…
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Bitmine Stakes Another 162,088 ETH Worth $366M in Validator Push
Tom Lee's Bitmine added 162,088 ETH to its validator stack, lifting total staked ether to a fresh high as the company keeps pulling supply off exchanges. Read…
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SBI Holdings Opens Talks to Acquire Bitbank in Japan Exchange Push
SBI Holdings says it has entered formal discussions to make Bitbank a subsidiary, a deal that would consolidate two of Japan's largest crypto exchanges. Read…
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Bitcoin Pushes Through $77K but Weak Spot and Low Leverage Cap the Rally
BTC squeezed shorts above $77K but absent spot demand and low long leverage are capping the move. Why this rally lacks the fuel for a sustained breakout. Read…
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Bhutan Government Moves $287M of Bitcoin in Latest Sovereign Sale
Bhutan's state mining program shifted roughly $287M of BTC as Bitcoin reclaimed $77,000, extending a quiet but persistent sovereign sell pattern. Read the full…
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Tether Proposes Twenty One Capital, Strike, Elektron Three-Way Merger
Tether Investments has pitched a three-way merger of Twenty One Capital, Bitcoin payments firm Strike, and miner Elektron Energy, consolidating its BTC empire…
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Gemini Wins CFTC DCO License for Prediction Markets and Perps
Gemini just secured a CFTC Derivatives Clearing Organization license, letting the exchange clear its own regulated perps and prediction market contracts. Read…
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Anchorage Digital and M0 Partner to Power Regulated Stablecoins
Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered US crypto bank, partners with stablecoin platform M0 to power the next wave of regulated dollar tokens. Read…
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xStocks Launches on BNB Chain With 50+ Tokenized US Stocks
xStocks, the Backed Finance tokenized equities platform, has gone live on BNB Chain with more than 50 US stocks tradable onchain alongside its Solana…
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Banks Lobby to Slow Stablecoin Law as Agora Races for Federal Charter
US banking groups are pressing Congress to delay stablecoin rulemaking while Agora pushes ahead with a federal charter application of its own. Read the full…
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Alberta Pension Fund Buys $219M of Strategy in First Bitcoin Bet
Canada's $195B AIMCo pension fund disclosed a $219M position in Strategy, its first ever Bitcoin-linked exposure, according to BitcoinNews. Read the full…
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US Seizes Nearly $500M in Iranian Crypto Under Operation Economic Fury
The US has seized close to $500M in Iranian crypto assets under Operation Economic Fury, marking the largest disclosed action against Tehran's onchain flows…
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MARA Holdings to Buy Long Ridge Energy in $1.5B AI Data Center Pivot
MARA Holdings is acquiring Long Ridge Energy for $1.5 billion to power an AI data center buildout, marking the bitcoin miner's biggest move beyond mining. Read…
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JPX Targets 2027 Launch for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Japan
Japan Exchange Group CEO Hiromi Yamaji says JPX wants to list spot BTC and ETH ETFs as early as 2027, citing the success of US products. Read the full article…
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Rakuten Lets 44M Pay Users Swap Loyalty Points for XRP
Rakuten Pay opened XRP conversion for 44 million users, putting a $23B loyalty network on rails that reach 5 million Japanese merchant locations. Read the full…
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Wasabi Protocol Loses $5M After Attacker Seizes Deployer Key
Wasabi Protocol lost roughly $5 million after an attacker took control of the deployer admin key and drained contracts across three chains. Read the full…
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Shinhan Card Pilots Stablecoin Payments on Solana Testnet
Shinhan Card, one of South Korea's largest card issuers, is testing stablecoin payments on the Solana testnet, signaling Korea's deepest card-rail crypto…
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Bybit Says Malaysia Watchlist Lift Came After Direct Regulator Talks
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says Malaysia's Securities Commission removed the exchange from its alert list after months of formal engagement and policy discussions…
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FBI, Dubai, and China Dismantle Nine Crypto Scam Centers in Joint Sweep
FBI, Dubai Police, and Chinese authorities dismantled nine crypto scam centers in a joint sweep, while European police separately arrested ten suspects. Read…
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Ripple Partners With Kbank to Bring Institutional Custody to Korea
Ripple is deploying its institutional custody stack inside Kbank, Korea's first internet-only bank, to power digital asset wallet services for clients. Read…
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WLFI Vote Opens on Plan to Unlock 62 Billion Locked Tokens
World Liberty Financial begins voting on a proposal to unlock 62.3B previously frozen WLFI tokens via staggered vesting plus a 4.5B insider burn. Read the full…
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Mashinsky Banned From Crypto Industry in $10M FTC Settlement
FTC settles with Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky for $10M and a permanent industry ban, sharply down from the original $4.7B judgment. Read the full article…
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Steak 'n Shake Says Bitcoin Cuts Card Processing Fees in Half
Steak 'n Shake reports Bitcoin payments cost roughly half what credit card processing does, the first concrete merchant data on Lightning savings. Read the…
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Powell Will Stay on Fed Board as Governor After May 15 Chair Exit
Jerome Powell tells reporters he will remain a Federal Reserve governor after his chair term ends May 15, keeping a seat at the policy table under Warsh. Read…
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Fed Holds Rates Steady With Three Dissents on Inflation Bias
FOMC keeps rates unchanged but drops easing bias as three officials dissent. BTC at $75,008 with Fear & Greed at 38, traders read a hawkish hold. Read the full…
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Meta Launches Stablecoin Payouts for Creators in Stripe Partnership
Meta is rolling out stablecoin payouts for creators through Stripe, its first live crypto payments product since the Diem wind-down. Read the full article…
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Warsh Clears Senate Banking Committee on Path to Fed Chair Seat
Kevin Warsh advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee toward a full vote, putting a hawkish-leaning Fed chair within reach as crypto trades flat. Read the…
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Wall Street Plans First Prediction Market ETFs Tied to US Elections
Wall Street is filing the first prediction market ETFs for US elections, pulling political odds out of crypto venues and into regulated brokerage wrappers…
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MoonPay Acquires Israeli MPC Startup Sodot in $100M All-Stock Deal
MoonPay buys Tel Aviv-based crypto security firm Sodot for $100M in stock, adding MPC key management to its payments and wallet infrastructure stack. Read the…
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Binance Gold Futures Cross $100B in Cumulative Volume
Binance's gold futures product has cleared $100 billion in cumulative trading volume just months after launch, per CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Read the full…
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Visa Adds Polygon to Global Stablecoin Settlement Program
Visa expands its stablecoin settlement rails to Polygon, letting issuers and acquirers move USDC across a faster, cheaper chain alongside Ethereum and Solana…