May 15, 20266m 02s
Lawyer in Arbitrum Seizure Fight Now Targets Tether's $344M Frozen USDT
Gerstein Harrow, the firm fighting Arbitrum over $71M in Kelp-exploit ETH, is now going after the $344M USDT that Tether froze for OFAC.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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May 15, 20264m 20s
Lummis Says the US Dollar Will Be a Digital Asset Under CLARITY Act
Senator Cynthia Lummis says bank permissibility language in the CLARITY Act will make the US dollar a digital asset under federal banking rules.
May 15, 20264m 40s
Dune Cuts 25% of Staff as Crypto Data Firm Pivots to AI
Dune Analytics laid off 25% of its workforce as CEO Fredrik Haga shifts the on-chain data company toward AI-driven products and a leaner cost base.
May 15, 20265m 14s
Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF BHYP Begins Trading Tomorrow With In-House Staking
Bitwise will list its Hyperliquid ETF BHYP on May 16, 2026, with in-house HYPE staking, putting it ahead of Grayscale's pending filing.
May 15, 20264m 34s
Anthropic Closes $30B Round at $900B Valuation, FT Reports
Anthropic has agreed to a $30B raise led by Dragoneer, Greenoaks, Sequoia and Altimeter at a $900B valuation, per FT. Crypto markets noted but barely moved.
May 15, 20264m 37s
Hana Bank Buys $670M Dunamu Stake as Korean Banks Embrace Crypto
Hana Bank acquired a 1 trillion won ($670M) stake in Upbit operator Dunamu, signaling South Korean commercial banks are ready to back digital asset operators.
May 15, 20263m 55s
Sui Launches Spheres for Institutional Multiparty Workflows
Sui introduces Spheres, controlled execution environments designed for institutional multiparty workflows on the Sui blockchain. Here is what it changes.
May 15, 20264m 33s
Trump Bought MARA Shares in Q1 2026, OGE Disclosure Reveals
An Office of Government Ethics filing shows President Trump purchased Marathon Digital shares in Q1 2026, linking the White House to a public BTC miner.
May 15, 20264m 46s
Sei Joins Mastercard Crypto Partner Program Ahead of Joint Framework
Sei has joined Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program with a joint blockchain framework paper coming. Here is what the partnership unlocks for the L1.
May 14, 20264m 44s
Bullish Posts $605M Loss as Crypto Holdings Slide, Shares Dip
Bullish reported a $605M loss tied to a fall in the value of its crypto holdings, missing estimates and sending BLSH shares lower after the print.