Mar 31, 20265m 22s
Gold Just Posted Its Worst Month Since 2008, and Bitcoin Held Up Better
Gold fell 15% in March 2026, its worst monthly decline since October 2008. GLD saw record outflows while Bitcoin ETFs attracted $380M in a single day.
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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Mar 31, 20264m 58s
Ripple Prime Adds Gold, Silver, and Oil Perps via Hyperliquid HIP-3
Ripple Prime expands its Hyperliquid integration to HIP-3 commodity perpetuals, giving institutions onchain access to gold, silver, and crude oil futures.
Mar 31, 20265m 52s
Ramp Launches Stablecoin Accounts on Base for 50,000 Corporate Customers
Ramp, the $32B corporate expense platform, goes live with stablecoin accounts on Coinbase's Base L2, letting businesses hold, earn, and pay in USDC.
Mar 30, 20265m 29s
Senators Introduce the Mined in America Act to Certify US Bitcoin Mining and Codify the Reserve
The Mined in America Act would create a voluntary mining certification program, phase out foreign adversary hardware, and codify Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Mar 30, 20265 min
Bernstein Says a 60% Crash in Crypto Stocks Is a Rare Chance to Buy at a Discount
Bernstein maintains outperform ratings on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure after a 60% drawdown from 2025 highs, with a $150K year-end Bitcoin target.
Mar 30, 20264m 54s
Aave V4 Goes Live on Ethereum After Two Years and a 1.5 Million Dollar Security Review
Aave V4 launches on Ethereum mainnet with a hub-and-spoke architecture, consolidating $27B in TVL after 345 days of audits and 900+ security researchers.
Mar 30, 20264m 38s
The Ethereum Foundation Crosses the Halfway Mark on Its 70,000 ETH Staking Target
The Ethereum Foundation staked another 20,470 ETH worth $42M, bringing its total past 45,000 ETH and crossing the midpoint of its 70,000 ETH staking plan.
Mar 30, 20264m 36s
Crypto Funds Bleed 414 Million Dollars in First Outflows in Five Weeks
Digital asset investment products saw $414M in net outflows last week, breaking a $2.2B inflow streak as inflation fears and rate hike expectations mount.
Mar 30, 20268m 51s
7 Crypto Card Claims That Sound Better Than They Are
We track 30+ crypto card vendors. These are the 7 marketing claims we see most often, and what they actually mean once you read the fine print.
Mar 30, 20264m 47s
Strategy Just Broke Its 13-Week Bitcoin Buying Streak
Strategy paused BTC purchases last week after acquiring 90,831 bitcoin in 13 consecutive weeks, ending the longest corporate accumulation run on record.