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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
Drift Traces Its $270 Million Exploit to a Six-Month North Korean Intelligence Operation
Drift Protocol says the April 1 exploit was carried out by UNC4736, a North Korean state-backed group that spent six months building trust before draining…
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RWA On-Chain Market Cap Hits 22.8 Billion Dollars, a New Record, While Crypto Sits in Fear
Tokenized real-world assets reach a $22.8B all-time high led by Tether Gold, even as Bitcoin trades at $67K and the Fear and Greed index reads 30. Read the…
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Crypto Hit 20 Trillion Dollars in Q1 Volume, and 90% of It Was Derivatives
Crypto markets processed $20T in Q1 2026 volume per Coinglass, with roughly 90% in derivatives. Binance dominated. Spot markets shrank to a two-year low. Read…
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Charles Schwab Will Let 36 Million Clients Trade Spot Bitcoin and Ether This Quarter
Schwab confirms H1 2026 launch for spot BTC and ETH trading through its bank unit, putting $11.9 trillion in client assets one click from crypto. Read the full…
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Spot CEX Volume Sank to 986 Billion Dollars in March, the Lowest in Two Years
Centralized exchange spot volume dropped to $986B in March 2026, the weakest month since early 2024. Fear & Greed sits at 29 as retail pulls back. Read the…
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Cambodia Passes a Scam Compound Law With Life Sentences and an April Deadline
Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously passed its first law targeting crypto-linked scam compounds, with penalties up to life imprisonment and an April 2026…
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The DOJ and CFTC Just Sued Three States to Keep Prediction Markets Open
The Trump administration filed federal lawsuits against Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut, arguing prediction markets are derivatives, not gambling. Read the…
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Telegram Wallet Adds 50x Perpetual Trading Across Crypto, Stocks, and Oil
Telegram's built-in wallet now offers perpetual futures trading across 50+ markets with up to 50x leverage, powered by Lighter DEX, reaching 150M users. Read…
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The Drift Exploit Fallout Has Now Reached 20 Protocols
The $285M Drift Protocol exploit is spreading across Solana DeFi. At least 20 protocols report exposure, with Prime Numbers Fi citing losses above $10M. Read…
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The IMF Says Tokenized Finance Is a Structural Shift, Not an Upgrade
The IMF's new 23-page note argues tokenization reconfigures financial architecture, not just speeds it up. With $27.5B in tokenized RWAs, the risks are real…
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The Author of the DOJ Crypto Enforcement Memo Is Now Running the DOJ
Todd Blanche, who dismantled the DOJ crypto enforcement team while holding crypto assets, is now interim Attorney General after Trump fired Pam Bondi. Read the…
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Tether Makes a Final Push to Close Its Fundraising Round at a 500 Billion Dollar Valuation
Tether is pushing to finalize its fundraising at a $500B valuation after scaling back from $20B, with a KPMG audit and USAT launch backing its case. Read the…
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The Bitcoin Treasury Boom Is Unwinding as Companies and Governments Sell
Riot Platforms, Empery Digital, Genius Group, and Bhutan are all reducing their Bitcoin holdings. The corporate accumulation thesis is facing its first real…
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The Drift Protocol Exploiter Now Holds 130,000 ETH, and the Market Feels It
The Drift Protocol attacker has converted nearly all $285M in stolen funds into 130,262 ETH, creating one of the largest concentrated positions on Ethereum…
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The Treasury Just Published Its First Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act
Treasury's 87-page proposal sets a $10 billion threshold separating state and federal stablecoin oversight, with a 60-day comment window now open. Read the…
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Metaplanet Just Passed Marathon to Become the Third-Largest Corporate Bitcoin Treasury
Japan's Metaplanet bought 5,075 BTC in a single purchase, pushing its total to 40,177 BTC and overtaking Marathon Digital for the #3 spot globally. Read the…
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Ripple Treasury Brings XRP and RLUSD to the Corporate CFO Dashboard
Ripple launches Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury, letting CFOs manage XRP and RLUSD alongside fiat in a single system built on GTreasury. Read the…
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Drift Protocol Confirms Its $280M Exploit Used Pre-Signed Nonce Transactions and Social Engineering
Drift Protocol reveals the $280M Solana exploit relied on durable nonce pre-signed transactions and targeted social engineering, not a smart contract bug. Read…
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Tokenized Stock Transfers Hit 2.87 Billion Dollars in March, Up 80% in 30 Days
On-chain equity transfers reached $2.87B in March 2026, an 80% monthly surge driven by NYSE, Nasdaq, and Kraken partnerships pushing tokenized stocks…
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An Oil Trader Just Lost 17 Million Dollars on Tokenized Crude in a Single Liquidation
A single trader lost $17.17M on Hyperliquid's BRENTOIL-USDC contract after Trump's Iran speech spiked crude prices, the second time in 30 days oil produced the…
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Arizona Bitcoin Reserve Bills Head for a Final Vote After Three Vetoes
Arizona's SB 1042 and SB 1649 are heading for final House votes, allowing 10% of public funds in crypto and a seized-asset reserve. Governor Hobbs vetoed all…
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CoinShares Hits Nasdaq in a 1.2 Billion Dollar SPAC Deal, the Largest Crypto Listing of 2026
European crypto asset manager CoinShares begins trading on Nasdaq under ticker CSHR after a $1.2B SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital. Read the full article…
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Australia Passes Its First Crypto Licensing Law, and Exchanges Have Six Months
Australia's Digital Assets Framework Act clears both houses, requiring crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain financial services licenses within six…
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The DOJ Just Charged 10 Foreign Nationals for Running Crypto Pump-and-Dump Rings
Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in Oakland federal court as Operation Token Mirrors expands to four firms and 10 defendants. Read…
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Brent Crude Just Posted Its Biggest Monthly Gain Since 1988, and Crypto Feels the Pressure
Brent crude oil surged 60% in March 2026, the largest monthly gain since the futures contract launched in 1988. What the energy shock means for crypto in Q2…
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A Former a16z Investor Just Raised 10 Million Dollars to Build a Stablecoin Clearinghouse
Better Money Company raised $10M from a16z crypto to build a stablecoin clearinghouse. USDT excluded under the Genius Act. Paxos, Bridge, and MoonPay onboard…
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New Hampshire Bitcoin Bond Gets a Moodys Rating, a First for Public Finance
Moody's assigns a Ba2 rating to New Hampshire's $100M Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, the first rated crypto-collateralized bond in US public finance history…
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Phantom Launches a Visa Debit Card Backed by Its CASH Stablecoin
Phantom wallet now has a virtual Visa debit card for US users. Fund with CASH stablecoin at 1:1 USD, spend anywhere Visa is accepted, and withdraw via ACH…
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The Uranium Finance Hacker Spent His $50 Million on Magic Cards, Pokemon, and a Roman Coin
DOJ charges Jonathan Spalletta for the 2021 Uranium Finance exploit on BNB Chain. He laundered $50M through Tornado Cash and bought rare collectibles. Read the…
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KuCoin Is Permanently Barred From the US After a CFTC Order and a 297 Million Dollar DOJ Case
A federal court permanently bars KuCoin operator Peken Global from serving US users, capping a $297M DOJ settlement and adding a $500K CFTC penalty. Read the…
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Google Says Quantum Could Break Bitcoin With Fewer Qubits Than Expected, and Taproot Is Part of...
New Google research finds fewer than 500,000 qubits could compromise Bitcoin. Taproot's exposed public keys widen the attack surface to 6.9 million BTC. Read…
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Two Senators Want Answers After the SEC Dropped Justin Sun's Case and Its Enforcement Chief Quit
Blumenthal and Warren demand SEC records after enforcement director Margaret Ryan resigned and fraud charges against Justin Sun were settled for $10 million…
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Nasdaq Drops Its 10% Float Rule and Opens a Fast Lane for Mega-Cap IPOs
Nasdaq scraps the 10% float minimum and adds a Fast Entry rule letting mega-cap IPOs join the Nasdaq 100 in 15 trading days, effective May 1, 2026. Read the…
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Gold Just Posted Its Worst Month Since 2008, and Bitcoin Held Up Better
Gold fell 15% in March 2026, its worst monthly decline since October 2008. GLD saw record outflows while Bitcoin ETFs attracted $380M in a single day. Read the…
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Ripple Prime Adds Gold, Silver, and Oil Perps via Hyperliquid HIP-3
Ripple Prime expands its Hyperliquid integration to HIP-3 commodity perpetuals, giving institutions onchain access to gold, silver, and crude oil futures. Read…
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Ramp Launches Stablecoin Accounts on Base for 50,000 Corporate Customers
Ramp, the $32B corporate expense platform, goes live with stablecoin accounts on Coinbase's Base L2, letting businesses hold, earn, and pay in USDC. Read the…
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Senators Introduce the Mined in America Act to Certify US Bitcoin Mining and Codify the Reserve
The Mined in America Act would create a voluntary mining certification program, phase out foreign adversary hardware, and codify Trump's Strategic Bitcoin…
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Bernstein Says a 60% Crash in Crypto Stocks Is a Rare Chance to Buy at a Discount
Bernstein maintains outperform ratings on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure after a 60% drawdown from 2025 highs, with a $150K year-end Bitcoin target. Read the…
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Aave V4 Goes Live on Ethereum After Two Years and a 1.5 Million Dollar Security Review
Aave V4 launches on Ethereum mainnet with a hub-and-spoke architecture, consolidating $27B in TVL after 345 days of audits and 900+ security researchers. Read…
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The Ethereum Foundation Crosses the Halfway Mark on Its 70,000 ETH Staking Target
The Ethereum Foundation staked another 20,470 ETH worth $42M, bringing its total past 45,000 ETH and crossing the midpoint of its 70,000 ETH staking plan. Read…
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Crypto Funds Bleed 414 Million Dollars in First Outflows in Five Weeks
Digital asset investment products saw $414M in net outflows last week, breaking a $2.2B inflow streak as inflation fears and rate hike expectations mount. Read…
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7 Crypto Card Claims That Sound Better Than They Are
We track 30+ crypto card vendors. These are the 7 marketing claims we see most often, and what they actually mean once you read the fine print. Read the full…
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Strategy Just Broke Its 13-Week Bitcoin Buying Streak
Strategy paused BTC purchases last week after acquiring 90,831 bitcoin in 13 consecutive weeks, ending the longest corporate accumulation run on record. Read…
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The Ethereum Foundation Just Staked 46 Million Dollars in ETH and Stopped Selling
The Ethereum Foundation deployed $46.2M in ETH across 11 deposits, accelerating its 70,000 ETH staking plan after selling 5,000 ETH to BitMine in an OTC deal…
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Morgan Stanley Prices Its Bitcoin ETF at 0.14%, the Cheapest in the Market
Morgan Stanley's MSBT spot Bitcoin ETF will charge 0.14% annually, undercutting BlackRock's IBIT by 11 basis points and Grayscale's Mini by 1 basis point. Read…
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Crypto Cards Roundup March 30 - RedotPay Gets ISO 27001, Uphold Pushes Exa, Wirex Leans Into...
Crypto Cards Roundup March 30 - RedotPay Gets ISO 27001, Uphold Pushes Exa, Wirex Leans Into Spendable Stablecoins Read the full article…
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Cumulative DEX Volume Just Crossed 12.5 Trillion Dollars for the First Time
Decentralized exchanges have now processed over $12.5 trillion in cumulative trading volume, driven by perp DEX growth and rising DEX-to-CEX market share. Read…
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Congress Wants to Kill Crypto Wash Trading and Give Stablecoins a Tax Pass
The Digital Asset PARITY Act would close Bitcoin's wash-sale loophole and exempt regulated stablecoins from capital gains tax on small transactions. Read the…
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Bitcoin Bitfinex Longs Just Hit a 28-Month High, and History Says That Is a Sell Signal
Bitfinex BTC longs reached 79,343 BTC, the highest since November 2023. Historically, peak longs on Bitfinex have preceded major price drops. Read the full…
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Bitcoin Is About to Close Its Worst Quarter Since 2018
Bitcoin has fallen 26% in Q1 2026, its worst first quarter in eight years, with five consecutive red months and $6.18 billion drained from spot ETFs. Read the…
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South Korea Lost 60 Billion Dollars in Crypto to Overseas Exchanges in Six Months
South Korea saw $60B in crypto flow to foreign exchanges and private wallets in H2 2025. Exchange profits dropped 38% as regulators tighten oversight. Read the…
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BNB Chain Is Now the Second-Largest Blockchain for Real-World Assets
BNB Chain crossed $3.15 billion in RWA TVL after adding $1 billion in Q1 2026. Circle USYC overtook BlackRock BUIDL as the top tokenized treasury product. Read…
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Ethereum ETF Outflows Hit 8 Straight Days as ETH Clings to 2,000 Dollars
US spot Ethereum ETFs have now seen 8 consecutive days of net outflows, draining over 400 million dollars as ETH struggles to hold the 2,000 dollar level. Read…
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Binance OTC Volume in Early 2026 Already Hits 25% of Last Years Total
Binance's OTC desk processed roughly a quarter of 2025's entire volume in just January and February 2026, signaling accelerating institutional demand. Read the…
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Bhutan Has Sold 152 Million Dollars in Bitcoin This Year, and Its Sovereign Stack Is Down 66%
Bhutan has offloaded $152M in BTC in 2026, shrinking its hydroelectric-mined holdings from 13,000 to 4,453 BTC. The Gelephu Mindfulness City pledge looks…
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Warren Demands Answers on Bitmain After DHS Probed 16,000 Mining Rigs Near a US Military Base
Elizabeth Warren wrote to Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding documents on Bitmain's national security investigation tied to Trump-backed American Bitcoin…
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Maxine Waters Demands Answers on How Kraken Got Access to the Federal Reserve
The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee wants to know why the Kansas City Fed approved Kraken's limited purpose account before finishing its…
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The NYSE Parent Just Put Another 600 Million Dollars Into Polymarket
Intercontinental Exchange invests an additional $600M in Polymarket, bringing its total stake to $1.6 billion and cementing TradFi's largest prediction market…
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Bitcoin Drops Below 67,000 Dollars as 300 Million in Longs Get Wiped Out
BTC hit a two-week low as $300M in long positions were liquidated. Oil above $100, Nasdaq down 10% from highs, and crypto Fear at 23. Read the full article…
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The ECB Just Questioned Whether DeFi DAOs Are Decentralized Enough to Dodge MiCA
A new ECB staff paper argues that many DeFi DAOs fail the decentralization test required to stay outside the EU's MiCA regulation. Read the full article…