Jul 1, 20265m 24s
MiCA Enforcement Begins Across Europe: What Changes Today
MiCA's transition window closes July 1, 2026. A new DefiLlama dashboard tracks which exchanges hold licenses. Here is what shifts for EU crypto users and cards.
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 1, 20264m 41s
Tokenized Google Stock Inflated 7,700% in DeFi Lending Exploit
A DeFi lending market let an attacker mint tokenized Google shares at 7,700% above fair value, exposing how RWA collateral breaks when oracles lag.
Jul 1, 20264m 37s
Poland's President Vetoes MiCA Crypto Rules for a Third Time
Poland is now the only EU member without a MiCA licensing regime after its president vetoed the enabling law for the third time. Here is what it means.
Jul 1, 20264m 40s
Taiwan Passes Its First Dedicated Crypto Law With 7-Year Prison Terms
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30, 2026, naming the FSC sole regulator and setting VASP licensing and stablecoin rules.
Jul 1, 20263m 12s
Nexo Will Relabel TON Balances to GRAM From July 2
Nexo is supporting TON's rebrand to GRAM on July 2. Balances relabel automatically, addresses stay the same, but limit and recurring TON orders will not carry over.
Jul 1, 20264m 12s
Crypto Spends $189M on the 2026 Midterms, Topping Corporate Donors
Crypto has poured $189M into the 2026 US midterms, more than its entire 2024 cycle, making it the single largest source of corporate political money right now.
Jul 1, 20265m 02s
Hodli Becomes Italy's First MiCA-Licensed Crypto Portfolio Manager
The Bank of Italy authorized fintech Hodli to actively manage client crypto assets under MiCA, the first such license in Italy and a step beyond custody.
Jul 1, 20264m 18s
Trump Cleared Over $1 Billion on Crypto Deals, Disclosure Shows
A new federal financial disclosure shows President Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto ventures last year, the Wall Street Journal reports, raising fresh conflict questions.
Jul 1, 20264m 55s
SEC Opens Public Comment on a Framework for Crypto and Novel ETFs
The SEC is asking the public to weigh in on a new regulatory framework for novel ETFs, including crypto funds and prediction-market products. Here is what it means.
Jun 30, 20263m 47s
Oobit Lets SOL Holders Send Solana Straight to a Bank, No Swap
Oobit now lets users cash out Solana directly to a bank account via SEPA, ACH, and Faster Payments, with no swap to a stablecoin first. Here is what changes.