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SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
David Marcus Unveils Bitcoin Wallet Built for AI Agents
Lightspark CEO David Marcus is launching a Bitcoin wallet that lets AI agents buy BTC and send or receive payments, pitching neutrality as the hook.
2026-04-28
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Czech Central Bank Study Backs 1% Bitcoin Allocation in Reserve Model
Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl says a 1% Bitcoin sleeve raised expected returns without meaningfully lifting portfolio risk in koruna terms.
2026-04-28
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Crypto Prediction Market Authority
The CFTC filed suit against Wisconsin, accusing the state of encroaching on federal authority over crypto prediction markets. The action mirrors its New York case.
2026-04-28
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Visa Teams With WeFi to Let Users Spend Self-Custodied Crypto
Visa is partnering with Reeve Collins' WeFi to route self-custodied crypto onto its rails across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
2026-04-28
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin ETFs Snap Nine-Day Inflow Streak With $263M Monday Exit
US spot Bitcoin ETFs broke a nine-day inflow run with $263M in outflows on April 27, with Fidelity's FBTC leading the exit.
2026-04-28
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Polymarket Seeks CFTC Approval to Bring Main Exchange Back to US
Polymarket is asking the CFTC to authorize its main exchange to operate in the US, per Bloomberg, four years after a settlement pushed it offshore.
2026-04-28
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Hyperliquid Gains Soften Galaxy Digital's $216M Q1 Loss
Galaxy Digital booked a $216M Q1 loss as crypto prices fell, but CEO Mike Novogratz says Hyperliquid trading gains kept the bleeding contained.
2026-04-28
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
BNB Chain Activates Osaka/Mendel Hard Fork With Faster Finality
BNB Chain shipped its Osaka and Mendel hard forks on April 28, 2026, promising faster finality, predictable gas pricing, and stability fixes for builders.
2026-04-28
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Begich Plans to Reintroduce Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill in House
Rep. Nick Begich says he will reintroduce the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill in the current Congress, reviving the House companion to Lummis's BITCOIN Act.
2026-04-28
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Israel Approves BILS, Its First Regulated Shekel Stablecoin
Bits of Gold gets the green light from Israel's Capital Market Authority to launch BILS, a 1:1 shekel-pegged stablecoin, after a 2-year Solana pilot.
2026-04-28
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Aave's DeFi United Pledges Top $303M, Covering Full KelpDAO Loss
Aave's DeFi United relief fund crossed $303M in commitments, exceeding the $292M lost in the KelpDAO exploit and clearing the path to full rsETH user recovery.
2026-04-28
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Novogratz Predicts CLARITY Act Passes in May, Signed in June
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says the US CLARITY Act will clear Congress in May and be signed into law in June, putting a tight calendar on crypto market structure.
2026-04-27
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin Dev Plans eCash Fork That Reassigns Half of Satoshi's BTC
Paul Sztorc's eCash hard fork would reassign roughly 550,000 of Satoshi's coins to fund development. Bitcoiners are calling it theft. Block 964,000 is the trigger.
2026-04-27
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
EU's Largest Russia Sanctions Yet Escalate Crypto Evasion Crackdown
Brussels rolls out its biggest sanctions package against Russia, with new measures aimed directly at closing crypto evasion rails through exchanges and stablecoins.
2026-04-27
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Grayscale's Latest Move Sketches a Post-Coinbase ETF Custody Map
Grayscale's shift away from Coinbase Custody for its newest ETF product is starting to look less like a one-off and more like a structural rewiring of Wall Street's crypto custody stack.
2026-04-27
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin Hits Seller Wall at $79,400 After Iran Rally Stalls
Bitcoin pulled back from a 12-week high as buyers ran into heavy supply at $79,400, the level CoinDesk flagged as the technical ceiling for the Iran-driven rally.
2026-04-27
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
CryptoQuant's Ki Young Ju Says Bitcoin Rally Is Futures-Driven, Spot Demand Negative
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju warns Bitcoin's recent climb is being powered by leveraged futures while on-chain spot demand stays negative as BTC trades near $77,807.
2026-04-27
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin ETFs Stretch Inflow Streak to Nine Days With $2.12B Friday
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.12B on Friday, extending their inflow streak to nine sessions and reversing last week's $1.9B BlackRock-led outflows.
2026-04-27
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Aave Labs Asks Arbitrum to Unfreeze $73.5M ETH From KelpDAO Hack
Aave Labs is asking Arbitrum's Security Council to unfreeze $73.5M in ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit and redirect the funds toward Aave's rsETH recovery.
2026-04-27
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Western Union to Launch Solana Stablecoin USDPT and Stable Card Next Month
Western Union plans a May launch for USDPT, a Solana-based stablecoin, alongside a digital asset network and a US dollar stable card.
2026-04-27
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Hong Kong Lines Up 10,000 BTC for Asia's First Regulated Bitcoin Capital Pool
A Hong Kong-listed firm is raising 10,000 BTC for a regulated capital pool, the first attempt of its kind in Asia and roughly $781M at current prices.
2026-04-26
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Freezing 5.6M Dormant Bitcoin Could Trigger BTC's Worst Repricing Day
CoinDesk argues that freezing the 5.6 million dormant bitcoin currently sitting outside circulation could produce the largest single-day price shock in BTC history.
2026-04-26
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
TRUMP Memecoin Sheds $100M After White House Security Incident
TRUMP memecoin's market cap fell about $100M after an armed suspect tried to enter a Washington venue where President Trump was speaking, CryptoSlate reports.
2026-04-26
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Musk Says X Money Is Close to Launch, Bloomberg Reports
Elon Musk said the X Money financial services product is near release, edging X closer to the everything app pitch. Crypto integration remains undefined.
2026-04-26
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Strategy Now Holds More Bitcoin Than BlackRock's IBIT
Strategy's corporate treasury has overtaken BlackRock's IBIT to become the largest single Bitcoin holder, a milestone reported by Cointelegraph on April 26.
2026-04-26
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
37 State AGs Join NY in CFTC Fight Over Prediction Markets
New York AG Letitia James and 37 other state attorneys general are pushing back against CFTC efforts to override state authority over prediction markets.
2026-04-26
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Aave's rsETH Recovery Fund Reaches Backing Threshold, Pending Votes
Stani Kulechov says Aave's recovery fund hit the level needed to fully back rsETH, subject to pending votes, indicative agreements, and execution.
2026-04-26
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Litecoin Confirms Zero-Day Bug Triggered 13-Block Reorg
Litecoin developers say a zero-day vulnerability caused a 13-block chain reorganization on April 25. The network has been patched and is stable again.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $1.9B in a Week, BlackRock Leads the Exit
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $1.9B in net outflows over 7 days as BTC slid toward $77K. BlackRock's IBIT, once the inflow leader, drove most of the redemptions.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Delaware Senate Passes Payment Stablecoins Act 20-1
Delaware's Senate cleared the Payment Stablecoins Act 20-1, requiring 1:1 reserves and AML compliance for any issuer wanting a state license.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Trump Defends Crypto Bills at Mar-a-Lago Memecoin Gala
Trump took the Mar-a-Lago lectern Saturday before 297 top TRUMP holders, defending crypto legislation as the Senate clock on the CLARITY Act tightens.
2026-04-25
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Tennessee Bans Crypto ATMs With Up to a Year in Prison for Operators
Tennessee has become the second US state to ban crypto ATMs outright, making it a misdemeanor with up to one year in jail to operate or host the machines.
2026-04-25
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
US Authorities Freeze $344M in Crypto Tied to Iran
US authorities froze $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iran, Cointelegraph reported on April 25, 2026, marking one of the largest sanctions seizures.
2026-04-25
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Gate Card Drops Spending Fees to Zero for Its 13th Anniversary
Gate marks its 13th year by stripping spending fees on the Gate Card to zero, the exchange announced on April 25 from its official account.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Only 1.7M Satoshi-Era Coins at Quantum Risk, James Check Argues
Glassnode analyst James Check says Bitcoin's quantum risk is concentrated in 1.716M old P2PK coins, not the full 19M supply, narrowing the panic window.
2026-04-25
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
France Charges 88 in Crypto Kidnapping Surge, Le Monde Reports
France's national anti-organized-crime branch has charged 88 people across a wave of crypto-related kidnappings, Le Monde reported on April 25, 2026.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Grayscale Stakes 102,400 ETH Worth $237M From Its Trust
Grayscale staked 102,400 ETH worth roughly $237M from its trust holdings, a sign that ETF and asset manager staking is moving from theory to live yield.
2026-04-25
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
CLARITY Act Markup Slips to Mid-May as April Window Closes
The Senate Banking Committee's April markup window for the CLARITY Act has closed without a vote, and Sen. Thom Tillis is pushing the new target to mid-May.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
CFTC Sues New York to Block State Action Against Coinbase and Gemini
The CFTC sued New York Friday, arguing the state's prediction market suit against Coinbase and Gemini intrudes on federal jurisdiction over derivatives.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Zondacrypto CEO Flees to Israel as Polish Crisis Tops $100M
Polish reports say the Zondacrypto chief has left for Israel as prosecutors widen a probe linked to a 4,500 BTC wallet and a crisis now topping $100M.
2026-04-25
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
South Africa Moves to Place Crypto Under Capital Flow Controls
South Africa's National Treasury has proposed draft rules that would subject crypto assets to the same capital flow controls that govern rand outflows.
2026-04-24
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Zondacrypto CEO Out of Reach as Polish Prosecutors Probe 4,500 BTC Wallet
Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over a 4,500 BTC cold wallet said to be inaccessible, with CEO Przemyslaw Kral out of reach.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitmine Has Staked 70% of Its 3.5M ETH Treasury, Worth $8B
Bitmine disclosed that more than 70% of its 3.5 million ETH holdings are now staked, pushing roughly $8.1B of ether into active validator duty.
2026-04-24
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Metaplanet Raises $50M in Zero-Interest Bonds to Buy More Bitcoin
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised $50 million in zero-coupon bonds, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin purchases as BTC trades near $77.7K.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Tether Minted 3B USDT in a Week, Abraxas Capital Got 2.89B
Tether minted 3 billion USDT in the past week and on-chain data shows Abraxas Capital received 2.89B of it, a 96% concentration in one recipient.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin ETFs Absorbed 18,991 BTC in 5 Days, 9x New Supply
US spot Bitcoin ETFs soaked up 18,991 BTC over five trading days, nine times the new coins mined in the same window, per Bitwise data cited April 24, 2026.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Morgan Stanley Positions to Manage Reserves for the Stablecoin Industry
Morgan Stanley is pitching itself as the go-to reserve manager for stablecoin issuers, targeting a fee pool that Tether and Circle currently keep in-house.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Active RWA Market Cap Hits $25.2B, Up 5x in a Year
Tokenized real-world assets on-chain have grown fivefold from $4.1B to $25.2B in just over a year, according to new data Cointelegraph flagged.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Jane Street Moves to Dismiss Terraform Labs' Insider Trading Suit Over UST
Jane Street has filed to dismiss Terraform Labs' insider trading lawsuit tied to the May 2022 UST depeg and LUNA collapse that erased roughly $40B.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
TON to Cut Transaction Fees 6x in One Week, Durov Says
Telegram founder Pavel Durov says TON transaction fees will drop 6x within a week, sharpening the network's pitch as a cheap payments rail.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
OKX Lists Tempo, the Stripe and Paradigm-Incubated L1, for Global Trading
OKX has gone live with trading for Tempo, a new payments-focused L1 incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, putting the chain in front of millions of traders.
2026-04-24
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Army Soldier Charged for Using Classified Intel on Polymarket Bets
Federal prosecutors charge a US Army soldier with using classified Venezuela intelligence to win over $400,000 betting on Polymarket outcome markets.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Mantle Offers 30,000 ETH Loan to Aave to Cover KelpDAO Bad Debt
Mantle's core team proposes lending 30,000 ETH from its treasury to Aave DAO to absorb the $292M rsETH bridge exploit losses from April 18.
2026-04-24
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Pokemon Collectors Turn to Blockchain Records as Values Surge
Pokemon card values have turned collectibles into a multibillion-dollar asset class, pushing owners toward museum-grade vaults and blockchain provenance.
2026-04-24
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
US Military Runs a Bitcoin Node and Frames Crypto as Power Projection vs China
The US military is running its own Bitcoin node and views crypto as a tool of strategic power projection against China, according to a new CoinDesk report.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Kalshi Bans Three US Candidates for Trading Their Own Campaigns
Kalshi says new monitoring tools caught three US political candidates placing trades tied to their own campaigns. All three are now permanently banned.
2026-04-23
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
NiceHash User Turns $750 Into $235K by Solo Mining Bitcoin Block 945711
A NiceHash EasyMining customer paid roughly $750 for rented hashpower and hit Bitcoin block 945711 solo, netting about $235,000 in subsidy and fees.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bitcoin Stalls Near $80K as Recent Buyers Bail on Oil Shock
Bitcoin hit $79,485 intraday on April 22, then slipped back as oil prices rose and short-term holders who bought near the ceiling took the exit.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Anatoly Yakovenko Dares Devs to Break Solana's New Immutable Percolator
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko deployed an immutable Percolator binary and put a bounty on anyone who can exploit it, raising the stakes for the scheduler.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Jumps 14 Points in a Day, Biggest Move Since January
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose from 32 to 46 in 24 hours, the largest single-day climb in three months as BTC holds $78K.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
New Documentary Names Hal Finney and Len Sassaman as Bitcoin's Co-Creators
Finding Satoshi, a new documentary, argues Hal Finney and Len Sassaman jointly built Bitcoin. Here is what the film claims and why the theory holds up.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
KelpDAO Hacker Swaps 75,700 ETH Into Bitcoin Worth $175M
The KelpDAO exploiter converted nearly all 75,700 ETH, roughly $175M, into BTC over 36 hours, locking in gains and complicating recovery.
2026-04-23
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams Says Dead Internet Theory Is Looking Real
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says his X follower count jumped from a few hundred to ~600 a day, pointing to AI bots as proof of the dead internet theory.
2026-04-23
03 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Peter Schiff Calls Strategy's STRC an 'Obvious Ponzi' and Dares Saylor to Debate
Peter Schiff labeled Strategy's STRC preferred share an obvious Ponzi and hosted a public X Space challenging Michael Saylor to defend the structure on air.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
FTX Would Be Worth $114B Today Had Lawyers Not Sold Anthropic, Solana, SpaceX
A Cointelegraph analysis argues FTX's estate would hold $114B in assets today if liquidators had not offloaded Anthropic, Solana, and SpaceX stakes early.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Naval Ravikant Launches USVC Fund With a $500 Minimum for Retail AI Bets
Naval Ravikant's new USVC fund opens AI startup exposure to retail investors at a $500 minimum, covering OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI positions.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Believe Founder Benjamin Pasternak Arrested on Assault Charges
Benjamin Pasternak, founder of Solana memecoin launchpad Believe, was arrested and faces second-degree strangulation and assault charges, per WuBlockchain.
2026-04-23
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
GSR Lists BESO ETF on Nasdaq With BTC, ETH, and SOL Staking
GSR's first Nasdaq ETF, ticker BESO, gives investors exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, with staking rewards passed through where applicable.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Coinbase Lists GBP-Backed Stablecoin tGBP for Global Trading
Coinbase added tGBP, a pound-pegged stablecoin, to its global order books. The listing gives UK crypto users a sterling-native rail outside USD stablecoins.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
American Bitcoin Activates 11,000 BTC Miners as Shares Keep Climbing
American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked public miner, switched on 11,000 BTC mining machines, expanding its owned hash rate as the stock continues to rally with BTC back near $79,000.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Kraken Filed 56 Million Tax Forms, 74% for Transactions Under $50
Kraken submitted 56 million 1099 crypto tax forms to the IRS for 2025, with one third covering transactions under $1 and 74% worth less than $50.
2026-04-22
06 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Aave Deposits Drop $15 Billion as Kelp Exploit Drives DeFi Flight
Aave's supplied balances have fallen $15 billion since the Kelp DAO bridge exploit on April 15, as users pull collateral amid rsETH contagion fears.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
UK FCA Runs Its First P2P Crypto Raids Across Eight London Sites
UK FCA joined HMRC and organized crime units to raid 8 London sites in its first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading. What it means.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Bybit Flags macOS Malware Campaign Aimed at Claude Code Searchers
Bybit's security team disclosed a macOS malware campaign that preys on users searching for Claude Code, exploiting AI tool demand to deliver payloads.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Mythical Marketplace Adds Non-Custodial Wallets and Drops KYC
Mythical is migrating its gaming marketplace to non-custodial wallets, EVM and Seaport rails, and removing KYC checks and withdrawal limits.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Russia's Duma Passes Crypto Foreign Trade Bill in First Reading
Russia's State Duma approved a first-reading bill recognizing crypto as property and allowing it for foreign trade payments, with the CBR as regulator.
2026-04-22
06 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Uzbekistan Opens a State-Backed Crypto Mining Zone With Tax Breaks
Uzbekistan has launched a state-backed crypto mining zone offering tax incentives to operators, turning government policy into a direct industry subsidy.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
China's Liquidity Push Lines Up With a 5% Crypto Week
PBoC kept cash abundant in China's banking system. Bitcoin trades at $78,015, Ether added 3.6% in 24 hours, and the seven-day crypto tape sits up 5% or more.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Volo Protocol Confirms $3.5M Exploit on Its Sui Vaults
Sui-based Volo Protocol has confirmed a $3.5M exploit of its vaults, with roughly $500K frozen so far. What's on the table and what isn't.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Unauthorized Users Accessed Anthropic's Cyberattack-Capable Mythos AI
Bloomberg reports a small group of unauthorized users accessed Anthropic's new Mythos AI, a model the company says is powerful enough to enable cyberattacks.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
KelpDAO Exploiter Launders $80M in ETH Through Thorchain
The attacker behind the $292M KelpDAO drain has routed roughly $80M in ETH through Thorchain swaps, complicating recovery efforts for rsETH depositors.
2026-04-22
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
DoorDash Plans Stablecoin Payouts for Drivers and Merchants via Tempo
DoorDash is preparing to pay drivers and merchants globally in stablecoins using the Tempo blockchain, pulling crypto rails deep into the gig economy.
2026-04-21
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
80% of Japan's Institutions Plan to Buy Crypto Within Three Years
A Nomura and Laser Digital survey says nearly 80% of Japanese institutional investors plan crypto allocations of 2% to 5% within three years.
2026-04-21
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Oil Tanker Attacked After Paying Crypto for Fake Hormuz Safe Passage
The Sanmar Herald paid crypto scammers posing as Iranian authorities for fake Hormuz clearance, then got hit anyway. A shadow fraud industry is forming.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Gambino Grandson Sentenced for Running $420K COVID Fraud Through Crypto
A grandson of mob boss John Gotti was sentenced for wire fraud after moving $420K in stolen COVID relief through crypto rails amid rising KYC scrutiny.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Philippine SEC Puts dYdX and Six Other Crypto Platforms on a Warning List
The Philippines SEC told citizens that dYdX and six other crypto platforms are not registered to solicit investments locally, escalating regional enforcement.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Justin Sun-Linked Wallet Pulled $274M USDT From Aave During the Freeze
A wallet tied to Justin Sun cleared $274M USDT from Aave after the protocol froze its rsETH markets from the KelpDAO exploit. The speed is the story.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Arbitrum Security Council Freezes 30,766 ETH From KelpDAO Hack
The Arbitrum Security Council took emergency action to freeze 30,766 ETH worth roughly $71M tied to the KelpDAO exploit address on Arbitrum One.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
RedotPay Adds SUI and USDC-Sui Spending Across 100+ Countries
RedotPay is now letting users pay in 100+ countries with SUI and native USDC on the Sui network, opening the chain's first major card rail.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Tron Moved $2 Trillion in USDT Transfers During Q1 2026
Tron processed about $2 trillion in USDT transfer volume during Q1 2026, extending its lead as the dominant settlement rail for Tether's stablecoin.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO, Ending 14 Years of Cautious Crypto Policy
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on April 20, 2026. His legacy includes Apple Pay, a payment rail nearly every crypto card now depends on.
2026-04-21
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
BlackRock Says Bitcoin Moves on Its Own Drivers, Not Equity Sentiment
BlackRock's Jay Jacobs says Bitcoin is driven by geopolitical and inflation risk, not broader market sentiment. What the framing means with BTC at $76K.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Strategy's STRC Has Bought 10x More Bitcoin in 2026 Than Every ETF Combined
Strategy's STRC preferred has accumulated 77,000 BTC in 2026, ten times the net intake of every US spot Bitcoin ETF combined, per River data.
2026-04-21
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Coinbase's x402 Launches Agent.market, an App Store for AI Agents
Coinbase's x402 protocol rolled out Agent.market, a paid service catalog where autonomous AI agents can buy access to APIs and tools using stablecoins.
2026-04-21
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Grayscale Swaps Coinbase Custody for Anchorage on Hyperliquid ETF
Grayscale amended its Hyperliquid ETF filing, naming Anchorage Digital Bank as custodian and replacing Coinbase Custody in institutional crypto custody.
2026-04-20
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Polymarket Eyes $400M Raise at $15B Valuation on Demand Surge
Polymarket is reportedly negotiating a raise of up to $400 million at a $15 billion valuation as prediction market demand keeps setting new records in 2026.
2026-04-20
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Tether Backs KAIO and Plans a Mubadala Fund in Abu Dhabi Push
Tether led an $8M round in Abu Dhabi tokenization firm KAIO and plans an institutional onchain fund with Mubadala Capital, deepening its UAE footprint.
2026-04-20
04 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Ripple Sets 2028 Deadline to Quantum-Proof the XRP Ledger
Ripple gave itself a 2028 deadline to swap out the XRP Ledger's cryptography before quantum machines can break it, calling the threat 'credible.'
2026-04-20
05 min
SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis
Senate Democrats Will Press Warsh on Disclosure Gaps at Fed Chair Hearing
WSJ reports Senate Democrats plan to grill Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh on perceived gaps in his financial disclosures at Tuesday's confirmation hearing.
2026-04-20
05 min
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.
2026-04-20
05 min