Listen to narrated articles from the SpendNode Journal. The feed covers crypto policy, payment rails, stablecoins, market structure, and crypto cards, with each episode linking back to the full written analysis. The full RSS feed lives at /audio.xml if you want to pull it into an app that accepts external feeds.
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 billion.
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.
A new $1M subsidy program connects Ethereum builders with 20+ audit firms and covers up to 30% of costs through Areta Market.
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.
The Justice Department opened a compensation process for OneCoin fraud victims, but forfeited assets cover roughly one cent per dollar lost.
Y Combinator funded prediction market startup Totalis with $500K in USDC settled on Solana, the first stablecoin disbursement in YC's 20-year history.
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.
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.
ClearBank Europe used MiCA's 40-day notification route to become the first Dutch credit institution offering EURC and USDC to institutional clients.
Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo retires from Willkie Farr after six years to focus on crypto advisory, private investments, and a CryptoDad sequel.
