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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
SEC Chair Atkins Says the Era of 'Regulation Through Enforcement' Is Over
Paul Atkins told a conference audience on April 20 that the SEC has ended 'regulation through enforcement' against crypto. What the shift actually means. Read…
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Poland Stays Outside MiCA After Second Failed Veto Override
Poland's parliament again failed to override a presidential veto on its crypto bill, leaving it the only EU member state without a national MiCA framework…
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RAVE Lost 98% and $6.7 Billion in Market Cap in 48 Hours
RAVE cryptocurrency fell 98% to $0.50 in two days, wiping $6.7 billion in market cap after insider dumps and exchange blacklists. Read the full article…
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OKX Just Shipped Plain-English AI Agents for Earnings Week
OKX launched Agent Trade Kit, letting traders write strategies in plain English right as tech earnings season starts. Here is what shipped and the risks. Read…
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Coinbase Is Testing AI Agents Modeled After Its Legendary Ex-Employees
Brian Armstrong says Coinbase is piloting AI agents trained on the work of legendary former employees, operating like teammates on Slack and email. Read the…
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Aave Says rsETH Is Fully Backed, but Keeps V3 and V4 Markets Frozen
Aave confirmed the rsETH sitting in its V3 and V4 markets on Ethereum is fully backed, but the markets stay frozen while KelpDAO bridge risk is reviewed. Read…
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Vercel Traces Its Breach to an AI Tool's Google OAuth
Vercel says a third-party AI tool's compromised Google Workspace OAuth was the entry point for its breach, a supply chain risk crypto devs should map out. Read…
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RaveDAO Wallets Dumped 23M Tokens, Knocking RAVE Another 35%
RaveDAO-linked wallets offloaded about 23 million RAVE on April 20, driving a roughly 35% drop one day after ZachXBT, Binance, and Bitget flagged the project…
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Aave Sheds $6 Billion in TVL After KelpDAO Hack Exposes Structural Risk
Aave's total value locked fell by $6 billion in days after the KelpDAO bridge drain, exposing how liquid restaking collateral can turn a niche exploit…
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Bankr Just Crossed $500M in Uniswap Volume as AI Trading Hits Scale
Uniswap says $500 million in protocol volume has flowed through Bankr, an agentic trading interface. It's the first real threshold for AI-routed DEX activity…
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BitMEX's Quantum Canary Says Don't Freeze Bitcoin Until Quantum Is Real
BitMEX Research published a Bitcoin canary fund proposal on April 16, 2026 as an alternative to BIP-361's mandatory five-year quantum migration deadline. Read…
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AAVE Falls 22% as Whales Exit Amid KelpDAO Fallout
AAVE fell 22% after whales cut positions when the $294M KelpDAO bridge hack froze rsETH collateral on Aave. Here is what the selling tells the market. Read the…
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KelpDAO Bridge Drained for $292M, Making It 2026's Biggest DeFi Hack
An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, about $292M, from KelpDAO's LayerZero bridge on April 18, 2026. Aave, SparkLend, and Fluid froze affected markets. Read the…
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Russia's Largest Bank Sberbank Is Getting Ready to Offer Crypto Trading
Sberbank, which serves over 100 million Russian retail customers, is preparing a crypto trading rollout per TASS, landing days after Russia's new bill. Read…
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Iran Quoted Bitcoin for Hormuz Oil Tolls. Stablecoins Did the Settling.
Iran named Bitcoin for Strait of Hormuz oil tolls, but insiders told Cointelegraph stablecoins handle most of the actual settlement. Here's what that split…
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FSB Flags a Triple Whammy in Private Credit as Bitcoin Sits at $76,705
The Financial Stability Board warned that private credit markets could trigger a triple whammy shock. Here is what it means for crypto. Read the full article…
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Vitalik Warns of DNS Registrar Attack on Ethereum Gateway eth.limo
Vitalik Buterin has flagged a DNS registrar attack on eth.limo, the ENS gateway service, and is warning users to stay cautious during the team's response. Read…
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Russia Files a Bill to Make Unregistered Crypto Services a Crime
A new draft law would put criminal penalties on crypto exchanges, P2P desks and OTC operators serving Russian users without official registration. Read the…
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X's Cashtags Feature Did $1 Billion in Trading Volume in 48 Hours
X's new Cashtags feature drove $1 billion in trading volume in its first two days after Wealthsimple wired it into its Canadian brokerage feed. Read the full…
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White House Issues Russian Oil Tanker License to Head Off Price Spike
The US issued a license April 17 letting buyers take Russian oil already loaded on tankers. Crypto rallied: BTC +3.7%, ETH +4%, XRP +3.6%. Read the full…
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Polymarket Traders Put 74% Odds on a US-Iran Peace Deal by June 30
Polymarket prediction-market traders now price a US-Iran peace deal by June 30 at 74%, and crypto is rallying 3%+ across BTC, ETH, and XRP. Read the full…
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Gate's First Pre-IPO Is SpaceX, and Subscriptions Close in Two Days
Gate has opened its first Pre-IPO subscription, giving retail users tokenized exposure to SpaceX under ticker SPCX, with the window closing in 48 hours. Read…
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Central Bank Gold Reserves Hit a 21st-Century Record While Bitcoin Pushes $77K
Cointelegraph reports central banks hold record gold reserves this century. Bitcoin sits at $77,134, up 2.9% in 24 hours. Here is what that parallel signals…
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Saylor's Strategy Is Green on Bitcoin Again After BTC Passes $75,577
Strategy's 766,970 bitcoin position crossed back above its $75,577 average cost as the price pushed past $76,000, pulling Saylor's stack out of red. Read the…
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Kraken's Parent Is Buying Bitnomial for $550 Million in Cash and Stock
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, is acquiring CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange Bitnomial in a $550 million cash and stock deal announced April 17…
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Flow Capital Plans to Tokenize $150M Private Credit Fund on DigiFT
Flow Capital plans to tokenize a $150M private credit fund via Singapore's DigiFT to raise additional capital, per a Bloomberg report on April 17, 2026. Read…
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Singapore Gulf Bank Opens a 1:1 USDC Mint and Redeem Window on Solana
Singapore Gulf Bank now lets institutional clients swap US dollars for USDC on Solana at par, with no spread, putting a licensed bank behind Circle's rails…
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Tennessee's Bitcoin Reserve Bill Faces Its Money Test Monday
Tennessee's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act heads to the Senate Finance Committee April 20, 2026, with a 10% allocation cap and air-gapped custody rules. Read…
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Altcoins Rally With Stocks at Record Highs on Ceasefire Optimism
S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs for a second day on Middle East ceasefire talks. SOL, XRP, and BNB led crypto gains while BTC stayed flat. Read the…
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Drift Protocol Gets $150M From Tether to Pay Back Exploit Victims and Relaunch on USDT
Drift Protocol is relaunching with a Tether-funded recovery pool of roughly $150 million for users hit by the April 1 exploit, and USDT will sit at the center…
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Charles Schwab Just Flipped the Switch on Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
Schwab Crypto launched on April 17, 2026 with direct spot BTC and ETH trading for the largest US brokerage's 36 million accounts. Read the full article…
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The Law Is Fuzzy on What Happens If Powell Leaves Without a Confirmed Successor
Powell's Fed chair term expires May 15, 2026. Warsh's confirmation hearing is April 21. The statute is silent on what happens if the vote slips. Read the full…
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South Korea Is Replacing Government Purchasing Cards With Blockchain Deposit Tokens
Seoul's Ministry of Economy and Finance approved a sandbox pilot on April 16 that lets ministries pay operating expenses in deposit tokens instead of…
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21Shares Will Stake Up to 70% of Its Hyperliquid ETF, and the Ticker Is THYP
21Shares' second S-1 amendment for its Hyperliquid ETF plans to stake 30-70% of HYPE holdings and list on Nasdaq under the ticker THYP. Read the full article…
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Whales Just Pulled 270,000 BTC Off the Market, the Biggest Grab Since 2013
CryptoQuant says whale wallets accumulated 270,000 BTC in 30 days, the largest wave since 2013. BTC trades at $74,675 with Fear and Greed at 55. Read the full…
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Warren Tells Musk That X Money's Crypto Features Are a National Security Problem
Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Elon Musk warning that X Money, which just launched with Visa and a 6% yield, poses consumer, national security, and…
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Ripple Partners With Kyobo Life to Tokenize Korean Government Bonds
Ripple and Kyobo Life will pilot tokenized settlement of Korean government bonds on Ripple Custody, a first for the KRW sovereign debt market. Read the full…
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70 Pages of Tax Paperwork for a Year of Bitcoin Coffee, Cato Says
A Cato Institute report says daily Bitcoin coffee purchases could generate 70+ pages of US tax filings. The new PARITY Act just dropped the fix. Read the full…
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Tether Is Pushing Bare, the JavaScript Runtime That Quietly Powers Its New Wallet
Paolo Ardoino spotlighted Bare, Holepunch's cross-platform JavaScript runtime. It already underpins tether.wallet and a new AI SDK aimed at billions of…
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Crypto Cards Roundup April 15 - MetaMask Adds Solana, Jupiter Confirms EU Launch, Ledger Ships...
Crypto Cards Roundup April 15 - MetaMask Adds Solana, Jupiter Confirms EU Launch, Ledger Ships Wallet 4.0 Read the full article…
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The Next Fed Chair Owns Solana, Polymarket, and a Dozen Other Crypto Bets
Kevin Warsh's financial disclosure reveals holdings in Solana, Polymarket, dYdX, Polychain, and more. He must divest before taking the Fed chair. Read the full…
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The SEC Just Killed the $25,000 Day Trading Rule That Stood for 25 Years
The SEC approved FINRA's plan to replace the pattern day trader rule with risk-based intraday margin, removing the $25K minimum for frequent traders. Read the…
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eToro Is Buying Zengo for $70 Million, and the Wallet Will Stay Independent
eToro acquires Zengo's MPC wallet for $70M in mostly cash. The keyless wallet keeps its own product while eToro gains self-custody infrastructure. Read the…
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Pakistan's Central Bank Just Told Banks to Open Accounts for Licensed Crypto Firms
The State Bank of Pakistan issued Circular 10, allowing banks to open rupee accounts for PVARA-licensed VASPs. The 2018 ban is officially over. Read the full…
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Maine Becomes the First State to Ban Large Data Centers, and Bitcoin Miners Are in the Blast Radius
Maine passed LD 307, banning data centers over 20 megawatts through November 2027. At least 12 other states have filed similar moratorium bills in 2026. Read…
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Stablecoins Settled $7.2 Trillion in February, Beating ACH for the First Time
Stablecoin monthly settlement volume hit $7.2 trillion in February, surpassing the ACH network's $6.8 trillion for the first time. Total supply reached $315…
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Goldman Sachs Filed for a Bitcoin ETF That Holds Zero Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs' proposed Bitcoin ETF would hold shares of spot BTC ETFs and options on those funds, not Bitcoin itself, creating a fee-layered wrapper product…
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The Ethereum Foundation Will Pay 30% of Your Next Smart Contract Audit
A new $1M subsidy program connects Ethereum builders with 20+ audit firms and covers up to 30% of costs through Areta Market. Read the full article…
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BlackRock Lost $20 Billion on Crypto in Q1 and Bought More Bitcoin Anyway
BlackRock's crypto portfolio dropped from $78B to $58B in Q1 2026, but the firm added 14,950 BTC to IBIT while cutting 410,750 ETH from its Ethereum fund. Read…
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The DOJ Is Returning $40 Million to OneCoin Victims. They Lost $4 Billion.
The Justice Department opened a compensation process for OneCoin fraud victims, but forfeited assets cover roughly one cent per dollar lost. Read the full…
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Y Combinator Just Sent Its First Check in USDC, and It Landed on Solana
Y Combinator funded prediction market startup Totalis with $500K in USDC settled on Solana, the first stablecoin disbursement in YC's 20-year history. Read the…
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X Money Launches With Visa, 6% Yield, and an Ex-Aave Hire Nobody Expected
X Money rolls out with a Visa debit card, 6% yield, and 40+ state licenses. A quiet hire from Aave and Base hints at crypto rails under the hood. Read the full…
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Tillis Will Release the Stablecoin Yield Draft This Week, and Both Sides Hate Parts of It
Senator Thom Tillis plans to publish the stablecoin yield compromise text this week, aiming to break the bank-crypto standoff holding up the CLARITY Act. Read…
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ClearBank Is the First Dutch Bank to Use MiCA's Fast Track for Crypto Services
ClearBank Europe used MiCA's 40-day notification route to become the first Dutch credit institution offering EURC and USDC to institutional clients. Read the…
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Crypto Dad Giancarlo Quits Willkie Farr to Advise Crypto Founders Full Time
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo retires from Willkie Farr after six years to focus on crypto advisory, private investments, and a CryptoDad sequel. Read the…
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Bitcoin Nears 75,000 Dollars as Iran Offers to Suspend Its Nuclear Program for Five Years
BTC surged to $74,338 after Iran proposed a five-year nuclear suspension, extending the diplomatic thaw that began with a two-week ceasefire on April 8. Read…
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BitMine Crosses 4% of All Ethereum After Another 71,524 ETH Purchase
BitMine now holds 4.87 million ETH, 4.04% of circulating supply, after its latest weekly buy. The company also uplisted to the NYSE and expanded its buyback to…
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Bitcoin Exchange Inflows Drop to 2020 Levels as Sellers Dry Up
Binance's 30-day average BTC inflow has fallen to ~3,998 BTC, a 6-year low. Exchange reserves sit at 2.21M BTC, the lowest since 2017. Read the full article…
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StarkWare Cuts Staff and Splits Into Two Units After Starknet Revenue Falls 99%
StarkWare is restructuring into two business units and cutting jobs after Starknet's monthly fee revenue dropped from $6 million to $48,000. Read the full…
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XRP Pulled 120 Million Dollars in ETP Inflows Last Week, and Switzerland Wrote Most of the Checks
CoinShares data shows XRP captured $120M of $224M in global crypto ETP inflows. Switzerland accounted for 70% of the demand. Read the full article…