Jun 5, 20264m 27s
Securitize Clears SEC Hurdle for $1.25B Public Listing as SECZ
The SEC approved Securitize's registration to go public via a $1.25 billion SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II. A shareholder vote is set for June 29.
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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Jun 5, 20264m 27s
Strong Jobs Report Beats Forecasts as Crypto Slides Into Extreme Fear
A US jobs report that roughly doubled expectations pushed stocks and crypto lower on June 5, 2026. BTC fell to $61,154 and ETH to $1,631 as fear hit 16.
Jun 5, 20264m 50s
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Text Goes Public With a 20-Year Lockup
The full text of the American Reserve Modernization Act is now online. It drops the 1M BTC buy mandate, funds the reserve from seizures, and locks coins for 20 years.
Jun 5, 20264m 21s
UK Regulator Flags Hyperliquid as US Clears Crypto Perps
The UK FCA added Hyperliquid to its unauthorized-firms warning list days before the US CFTC let Kalshi offer Bitcoin perpetual futures, splitting regulators.
Jun 5, 20264m 44s
Trump-Linked USD1 Earns Big as Binance Holds 87% of the Stablecoin
Bloomberg reports the Trump family crypto venture is booking heavy stablecoin profits, helped by a Binance promo deal. USD1 reserves and concentration explained.
Jun 5, 20264m 50s
Big US Banks Plan a Tokenized Deposit Network to Counter Stablecoins
JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are building a joint tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House, targeting a 2027 launch.
Jun 5, 20264m 40s
ZEC Falls 31% on Orchard Exploit Fears as Arthur Hayes Exits
Zcash's ZEC dropped 31.1% on June 5, 2026 amid concerns over a Zcash Orchard pool exploit, with Arthur Hayes saying he sold his entire ZEC position.
Jun 5, 20264m 22s
Cash App Launches the Cash App Wand, a Tap-to-Pay NFC Accessory
Jack Dorsey's Cash App unveiled the Cash App Wand, a star-shaped NFC accessory for contactless payments. Here is what it signals for tap-to-pay and crypto cards.
Jun 5, 20265m 31s
AI Found a Zcash Bug That Could Have Printed Counterfeit ZEC
A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days.
Jun 5, 20264m 32s
Visa and Brale Test Private Stablecoin Settlement on Canton
Visa is running a proof-of-concept with Brale to settle institutional payments using the SBC stablecoin on Canton, a network built to hide transaction data.