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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.
Episodes
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHouse Committee Advances Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act 38-5
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the bipartisan Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act 38-5, a rare cross-party vote on how US crypto is taxed. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCrypto Rallies as Fed Delivers Its First Rate Hike Since 2023
Bitcoin and major tokens rose after the Fed's first rate hike since 2023, with Zcash up 23%. Prices as of September 17, 2026, and what it signals. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUK Puts £500M and 500 Officers Behind Its Economic Crime Fight
The UK is spending £500M over three years and hiring 500 officers to fight money laundering, naming crypto among the drivers of a £100 billion threat. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis9 of UK's Top 10 Retail Banks Now Block or Limit Crypto
Nine of Britain's ten largest retail banks now restrict crypto transactions, and the FCA says they cannot be forced to serve crypto customers. What it means…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisDeutsche Bank Launches Crypto Custody for Institutional Clients
Deutsche Bank, with $1.7 trillion in assets, has opened a digital asset custody service for institutions, adding a major legacy bank to crypto's trust layer…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisItalian Government Email Breach Fed Revolut 'Whale' Data to Hackers
Hackers breached an Italian government email account and posed as police to pull Revolut customer data on high-value crypto holders, per an FT report. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUS Charges Ex-Robinhood Engineers Over Hyperliquid Listing Trades
Federal prosecutors charged former Robinhood engineers who allegedly earned $50,000 each trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of the exchange's public listing…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisDeFi Development Corp Adds $300M War Chest to Buy More Solana
DeFi Development Corp bought 55,491 SOL, lifting its treasury past 2.38M tokens, and opened a $300M ATM for CHAD preferred stock to fund further buys. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisAave Proposes Institutional Lending Against Assets in Anchorage Custody
Aave's new Custodied Collateral Lending proposal lets institutions borrow stablecoins against crypto held in Anchorage custody, splitting collateral from the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisX Launches Direct Crypto Trading via Gemini, Kraken, Coinbase
X rolled out its Cashtag Partner Program in the US, letting users tap any stock, ETF, or crypto ticker to trade through Gemini, Kraken, and Coinbase. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCLARITY Act Fails in Senate After Ethics Talks Collapse
The CLARITY Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate after negotiations over ethics rules broke down, stalling crypto's market-structure…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSolana Triples Its Max Transaction Size to 4,096 Bytes
Solana raised its maximum transaction size from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes in a mainnet upgrade, giving developers more room per transaction for complex on-chain…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEthiopia Cuts Power to Bitcoin Mining by Three-Quarters
Ethiopia has slashed electricity supply to its Bitcoin mining industry by 75%, according to Bloomberg, upending one of the world's fastest-growing mining hubs…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisStrategy Spends $950M on STRC Buybacks, $370M on Bitcoin
Strategy put $950.8M into STRC share buybacks since July 20 versus $369.7M into Bitcoin, absorbing $2.57 for every $1 spent on BTC. The math, as of Sept 15…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNew York AG Leads State Coalition to Block the CLARITY Act
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of states pressing Congress to block the crypto CLARITY Act as final bill language is…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCoinEx Shuts Down After Nine Years as Compliance Costs Bite
CoinEx is closing after nearly nine years, blaming a crypto slump and compliance costs. Here is what the shutdown signals for exchange users and custody risk…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisTrump Iran Comment Lifts Bitcoin as Fed Hike Odds Reach 93%
Bitcoin pushed toward $79K after Trump said Iran wants a deal, even as traders priced a 93% chance of a Fed rate hike this week. Live prices as of Sept 15…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHouse Crypto Tax Package Skips Mining and Staking Rules
The House Ways and Means Committee's 114-page crypto tax package heads to markup without rules for how mining and staking rewards are taxed. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisDOJ Seeks $61M Forfeiture in Iran Oil Case Routed Through Binance
The US Justice Department is seeking forfeiture of $61 million it says came from Iranian black-market oil sales and moved through Binance. Here is what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisGillibrand Quietly Lobbies Democrats to Advance CLARITY Act
Senator Gillibrand is privately urging fellow Democrats to vote yes on advancing the CLARITY Act Tuesday, splitting with progressives ahead of a decisive vote…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisKAST Starts Shipping Physical Cards to Tier Holders
KAST says physical cards are next for users who reached new membership tiers. Here is what the announcement confirms, what it leaves open, and who is affected…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCryptoQuant Says August's Volume Surge May End the Bear Market
CryptoQuant flags August's spike in spot and perpetual futures volume alongside Bitcoin's 24% rally as a possible clean break from bear conditions. The data…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUAE Moves to Put Avalanche Inside Its PASS Vault for 12M Users
The UAE is working to integrate Avalanche into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, a government identity app used by more than 12 million people. Here is what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSouth Korea Crypto Tax Petition Hits 50,000, Forcing a Review
A petition to delay South Korea's crypto gains tax passed 50,000 signatures, crossing the threshold that forces the National Assembly to formally review it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin ETFs Shed $463M as Ether Funds Pull In $197M
US Bitcoin ETFs lost $463M last week while Ether ETFs turned positive with $197M in inflows, led by BlackRock's ETHA. A look at the rotation and what it…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUK FCA Weighs Exempting Tokenized Gold From Fund Rules
The FCA has proposed exempting tokenized gold from UK fund regulations, a move that could open London's bullion market to blockchain-based collateral and…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisHouse GOP Weighs Cutting Mining and Staking Tax Relief From Crypto Bill
House Ways and Means Republicans are weighing whether to strip mining and staking tax provisions from their crypto bill ahead of Wednesday's markup. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSenate GOP Puts 'Last, Best and Final' CLARITY Act Text on the Table
Senate Republicans released a new CLARITY Act draft they call their final offer, hours before Tuesday's cloture vote that decides whether the crypto bill…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCLARITY Act Heads to Senate Vote With White House Ethics Language
Senate Republicans released the latest CLARITY Act draft with White House-approved ethics language ahead of a Tuesday vote, crypto's biggest federal test yet…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSingapore Exchange Preps Crypto Perpetual Futures for US Firms
Singapore Exchange plans to offer crypto perpetual futures to US institutions, becoming the first major traditional exchange to bring the trade mainstream…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSolana Tokenized Equity Volume Tops NYSE and Nasdaq Combined
Cointelegraph says Solana's tokenized equity trading beat the NYSE and Nasdaq combined by $100M+ in a single day. Here's what the milestone means, and its…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSolana's Tokenized Equity Supply Hits Record $684M, Up 47% in 3 Weeks
Solana's tokenized-equity supply reached a record $684M last week, up 47% in three weeks, cementing its lead as the chain for on-chain stocks. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEU's 24-Hour Rule Now Forces Wallet Makers to Report Exploits Fast
The EU Cyber Resilience Act took effect September 11, 2026, giving crypto wallet makers 24 hours to warn regulators of an exploited flaw, then 72 hours to file…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisWhite House Puts 'Very Strong' Ethics Provision on the CLARITY Act Table
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the White House has offered a strong ethics provision for the CLARITY Act, days before a Senate vote on crypto's…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCLARITY Act Vote Looms: What Crypto Users Lose If It Fails
Senator Lummis warns a failed CLARITY Act vote leaves crypto users with no federal consumer protection, no disclosure rules, and no delisting requirements…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBrazil's New Capital Rules Push Crypto Firms Out of the Market
Brazil's tighter capital requirements for crypto firms are triggering an exodus, per a Sept 13 report. Here's what the rules mean for exchanges and users. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBinance Pitches Crypto-Backed Mortgages: Digital Assets as Home Loan Collateral
Binance is spotlighting crypto-backed mortgages, letting holders pledge digital assets for home loans instead of selling. Here is how they work and the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisThailand SEC Proposes $150K Daily Cap on Stablecoin Wallet Transfers
Thailand's SEC has proposed a daily limit of roughly $150,000 on one-way stablecoin transfers to third-party wallets, tightening how users move funds in a key…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisGrayscale Files to Convert Litecoin Trust Into a Spot ETF Under $LTCN
Grayscale filed to rename its Litecoin Trust as the Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF and list shares on NYSE Arca under $LTCN, testing appetite beyond BTC and ETH…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCFTC Opens Three Insider Trading Probes Into Polymarket
The CFTC launched three previously unreported insider trading investigations into Polymarket bets tied to Biden pardons, the Iran conflict, and Google. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisRevolut Exposed Customer KYC Files After a Spoofed Government Request
Revolut handed over customer ID documents, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories after a social-engineered request posing as a government agency. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBlockstream Rejects $50M Ransom From Liquid Network Hacker
Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid Network attacker's roughly 600 BTC bounty demand, taking a hard public line on crypto extortion as of September 12…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitcoin's Volatility Now Lives in a 9-Hour US Window
A new study finds ~50% of Bitcoin's daily price movement now happens in a 9-hour US trading window, a sharp break from the random timing of 2016-2018. Read the…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisMetaplanet CEO Surrenders $220M in Stock Rights to Rebuild Trust
Metaplanet's CEO gave up $220M in stock rights after later Bitcoin buys added less value than early ones. A rare executive pay reversal at a public BTC…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisFed Rate Hike Odds Hit 90% on Core Inflation Jump
A monthly jump in core prices pushed Fed rate hike odds to 90%. Here is what tighter policy means for Bitcoin, DeFi yields, and crypto spending. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisEther Fi Rolls Out Membership Upgrades With Boosted Cashback Tiers
Ether Fi announced membership tier upgrades with boosted cashback categories, faster progression, and more flexible upgrades. Here is what changes for…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisCircle Buys Tazapay for $400M to Own Stablecoin's Last Mile
Circle agreed to acquire Singapore payments firm Tazapay for $400M in stock, adding local-currency payout routes across 100+ markets to its stablecoin rails…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisESMA Warns Crypto-TradFi Links Could Amplify Systemic Risk
Europe's markets regulator says tighter links between crypto and traditional finance could spread risk, citing tokenized equities and recent DeFi exploits…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBitwise to Liquidate Its Dogecoin ETF in October
Bitwise will wind down its Dogecoin ETF this October, less than a year after launch, a sign of thin demand for single-meme-coin fund products. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBinance's Bitcoin Reserves Hit Two-Year High at 693k BTC
Binance now holds 693,000 BTC, a two-year high and about 30% of major exchange reserves. Here is what the concentration means for crypto users. Read the full…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisBIS: AI Cuts the Hacking Window From Weeks to Minutes
A Bank for International Settlements paper warns AI has shrunk the gap between finding a flaw and exploiting it to minutes, straining bank and crypto defenses…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisIndia Tokenizes $620B Corporate Bond Market With Digital Rupee
SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot puts India's $620B corporate bond market on-chain, settling in RBI wholesale digital rupee. REC, L&T and IIFL raised the first tranches…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNubank Enters the US With Nu Global Stablecoin Accounts
Nubank launches in the US and unveils Nu Global, a multi-currency account that converts deposits into USDC or EURC stablecoins for its 100M+ customers. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisKalshi Seeks Approval for Regulated US Perpetual Futures on Stocks
Kalshi plans to ask regulators to greenlight the first regulated US perpetual futures on single stocks like Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, per a WSJ report. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisSam Bankman-Fried Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Fraud Conviction
Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, escalating crypto's biggest criminal case…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisArmstrong Says CLARITY Act Is 'Ready to Get a Yes Vote' in Senate
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC the CLARITY Act has the Senate votes to pass, shifting the market-structure bill from a September 15 test to passage…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisLiquid Network Restarts Blocks After $320M Drain and Patch
Liquid Network resumed block production on Sept 10 after a $320M exploit, deploying Elements v23.3.4. Transactions and peg operations stay suspended for now…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisNasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken's Parent Payward at $21B Valuation
Nasdaq is taking a $100M strategic stake in Kraken's parent company Payward at a $21B valuation, tying a legacy exchange operator to a crypto platform. Read…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisIllinois Crypto Industry Sues to Block State Digital Asset Tax
Crypto industry groups asked an Illinois court to block a new state digital asset tax signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, setting up a test of state-level crypto…
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & AnalysisUS Treasury Triples Bond Buybacks as Yields Hit Pre-2008 Highs
The US Treasury will buy back up to $6B in longer-term debt, tripling its usual operation, after yields hit pre-2008 levels. Here is the crypto read. Read the…