Apr 4, 20265m 05s
Charles Schwab Will Let 36 Million Clients Trade Spot Bitcoin and Ether This Quarter
Schwab confirms H1 2026 launch for spot BTC and ETH trading through its bank unit, putting $11.9 trillion in client assets one click from crypto.
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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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Apr 4, 20264m 58s
Spot CEX Volume Sank to 986 Billion Dollars in March, the Lowest in Two Years
Centralized exchange spot volume dropped to $986B in March 2026, the weakest month since early 2024. Fear & Greed sits at 29 as retail pulls back.
Apr 3, 20264m 50s
Cambodia Passes a Scam Compound Law With Life Sentences and an April Deadline
Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously passed its first law targeting crypto-linked scam compounds, with penalties up to life imprisonment and an April 2026 eradication deadline.
Apr 3, 20265m 04s
The DOJ and CFTC Just Sued Three States to Keep Prediction Markets Open
The Trump administration filed federal lawsuits against Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut, arguing prediction markets are derivatives, not gambling.
Apr 3, 20264m 13s
Telegram Wallet Adds 50x Perpetual Trading Across Crypto, Stocks, and Oil
Telegram's built-in wallet now offers perpetual futures trading across 50+ markets with up to 50x leverage, powered by Lighter DEX, reaching 150M users.
Apr 3, 20264m 45s
The Drift Exploit Fallout Has Now Reached 20 Protocols
The $285M Drift Protocol exploit is spreading across Solana DeFi. At least 20 protocols report exposure, with Prime Numbers Fi citing losses above $10M.
Apr 3, 20265m 04s
The IMF Says Tokenized Finance Is a Structural Shift, Not an Upgrade
The IMF's new 23-page note argues tokenization reconfigures financial architecture, not just speeds it up. With $27.5B in tokenized RWAs, the risks are real.
Apr 3, 20264m 46s
The Author of the DOJ Crypto Enforcement Memo Is Now Running the DOJ
Todd Blanche, who dismantled the DOJ crypto enforcement team while holding crypto assets, is now interim Attorney General after Trump fired Pam Bondi.
Apr 3, 20265m 13s
Tether Makes a Final Push to Close Its Fundraising Round at a 500 Billion Dollar Valuation
Tether is pushing to finalize its fundraising at a $500B valuation after scaling back from $20B, with a KPMG audit and USAT launch backing its case.
Apr 2, 20264m 58s
The Bitcoin Treasury Boom Is Unwinding as Companies and Governments Sell
Riot Platforms, Empery Digital, Genius Group, and Bhutan are all reducing their Bitcoin holdings. The corporate accumulation thesis is facing its first real stress test.