Jul 6, 20264m 40s
ETH Bridged to Robinhood Chain Jumps 10x in Days, Token Terminal Reports
Token Terminal data shows ETH bridged from Ethereum to Robinhood Chain surged roughly 10x in a few days, an early adoption signal for the broker's L2.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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.
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Jul 5, 20264m 22s
France Logs 77 Crypto Kidnapping Cases in Six Months, Plans Tougher Security
France logged 77 crypto kidnapping and extortion cases in H1 2026, up from 45 in all of 2025. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez answers with a three-pillar plan.
Jul 5, 20264m 31s
OKX Says It Is Fully MiCA-Authorised as Europe's Grace Period Ends
OKX announced it is MiCA-authorised and regulated in Europe, days after the July 1 enforcement deadline cut off unlicensed crypto firms across the EEA.
Jul 5, 20264m 25s
Binance Reportedly Leads Mesh Round at a $2B Valuation for Payment Routes
Binance is reportedly leading a funding round valuing crypto payments network Mesh at up to $2 billion, doubling its January Series C valuation in six months.
Jul 5, 20263m 56s
Brazil Freezes $2B in Crypto-Laundering Crackdown on the PCC Cartel
Brazil's Operation Exchange froze roughly $2 billion tied to a PCC crypto laundering network, two days after US OFAC sanctions hit the same suspects.
Jul 5, 20264m 18s
South Africa's SARS Targets 6 Million Crypto Users With Tax Audits
SARS published draft crypto tax rules on July 1 and plans audits covering up to 6 million South African users. Rates run 18% to 45%. Comments close August 31.
Jul 5, 20264m 42s
BIS Pushes Back on the Idea That Digital Cash Needs No Backstop
Reuters' Big View podcast airs the BIS case that stablecoins still need central banks, as crypto purists argue code alone can anchor digital money.
Jul 5, 20264m 17s
Ethereum Now Holds 87% of All Stablecoin Supply
Ethereum's share of stablecoin supply has climbed to 87%, per Cointelegraph. One chain now anchors nearly the entire digital dollar market, and that cuts both ways.
Jul 5, 20264m 02s
Vitalik's 'Lean Ethereum' Roadmap Puts STARKs and Quantum Safety First
Vitalik Buterin outlined a Lean Ethereum roadmap with recursive STARK verification, quantum-resistant signatures, and a 3-4 year rebuild of core protocol layers.
Jul 4, 20264m 08s
Public Companies Bought 2x More Bitcoin Than Miners Produced in 2026
Public companies added a net 166,984 BTC in 2026, double the 81,153 BTC mined, per BTC Treasuries. The buying continues even with price stuck near $63K.