Aug 23, 20263m 56s
Term Labs Loses $8.5M in Governance Exploit Hitting Vaults
DeFi lending protocol Term Labs was drained of $8.5M through a governance exploit affecting its vaults, per WuBlockchain. Here is what is known so far.
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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Aug 23, 20263m 40s
Coinbase Lifts USDC Rewards to 6.5% in Bitcoin for Coinbase One
Coinbase is paying Coinbase One members 6.5% on USDC balances for one month, settled in Bitcoin with weekly payouts. Here is what changes for cardholders.
Aug 23, 20264m 55s
23 of the OCC's 40 New Bank Charter Bids Include Digital Assets
More than half of recent de novo bank charter applications to the OCC involve digital assets, a sign that crypto is moving into the federal banking perimeter.
Aug 23, 20264m 27s
Bitcoin Futures Hit Record Leverage as Open Interest Tops Daily Volume
Bitcoin futures open interest set a record on Aug 15, 2026, with more leveraged positions open than the whole market trades in a day. Here is the liquidation math.
Aug 23, 20264m 54s
G20 Crypto Regulation: Why the US Still Trails Its Peers
Brian Armstrong says most G20 nations already regulate crypto trading while the US stays fragmented. Here is where US rulemaking stands as of August 2026.
Aug 23, 20263m 22s
Ledger Wallet Adds In-App Fiat-to-Stablecoin Swaps via Noah
Ledger Wallet now converts USD and EUR to USDT or USDC inside the app, powered by Noah. Here is what the in-app funding change means for Ledger card users.
Aug 23, 20264m 32s
BitMart Weighs a Restart and Creditor Payouts Weeks After Shutdown
BitMart is considering creditor repayments and a phased restart less than a month after announcing it would shut down. What the reversal means for deposits.
Aug 23, 20264m 36s
El Salvador Hits 7,751 BTC as Its Daily Buying Streak Rolls On
El Salvador's treasury reached 7,751 BTC worth about $599M as of August 23, 2026, extending a one-coin-a-day accumulation policy that has outlasted its IMF deal.
Aug 22, 20264m 16s
Crypto Wipes $2.7B in Shorts as Bitcoin Rips 22% in a Week
A 72-hour squeeze wiped $2.7B in short positions as Bitcoin climbed to $77,285 and XRP jumped 6.8% in a day. The leverage math behind the move, as of August 22, 2026.
Aug 22, 20263m 31s
Binance Pay Reaches 3,700+ Merchants in Bhutan, No Fees Through 2026
Binance Pay now works at 3,700+ merchants in Bhutan through DK Bank QR codes, with zero transaction fees through 2026. What it means for spending crypto abroad.