Oct 2, 20264m 15s
Bitget Restores $300M Protection Fund After $388M Security Breach
Bitget has rebuilt its $300M protection fund after absorbing a $388M breach. The backstop sits apart from customer reserves, and claims still face review.
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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Oct 2, 20263m 38s
Porsche Winds Down Its Web3 Project and Pioneers Circle NFTs
Porsche is shutting its Web3 initiative and Pioneers Circle community. The 911 NFTs stay onchain, the Discord goes read-only, and branded NFT hype cools.
Oct 2, 20265m 14s
Fiserv Launches Digital Asset Platform on Solana With Roughrider Coin
Fiserv's digital asset platform goes live on Solana with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin, letting 90+ banks and credit unions settle payments in seconds.
Oct 2, 20264m 01s
New York and Wyoming Agree to Jointly Oversee Crypto Firms
New York and Wyoming financial regulators will share exam data and fast-track licenses for established crypto firms, a first-of-its-kind state pact.
Oct 1, 20264m 10s
US Court Blocks Fraud Victims From 127,271 Seized Bitcoin
A federal judge rejected nine alleged fraud victims' bid to contest forfeiture of 127,271 seized BTC, a stash worth roughly $10.7B at current prices.
Oct 1, 20264m 13s
Kalshi Nears $40B Valuation in Funding Round Ahead of 2027 IPO
Kalshi is wrapping up a funding round valuing the prediction market near $40 billion, its likely last private raise before an IPO that could land as soon as 2027.
Oct 1, 20264m 54s
HSBC Names Its Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin RedCoin, Live H2 2026
HSBC has named its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin RedCoin, with a launch planned for H2 2026 starting with P2P and merchant payments. What it signals for payments.
Oct 1, 20265m 03s
Base Activates Cobalt Upgrade With Issuer Controls for Tokenized Assets
Base's Cobalt upgrade adds conditional transactions plus issuer controls, including compliance checks, stock splits, and forced token transfers for tokenized assets.
Oct 1, 20264m 29s
SEC's Atkins Calls Crypto Shift a 'Generational Opportunity' for US
SEC Chair Paul Atkins framed the agency's regulatory shift on crypto as a 'generational opportunity' to advance US leadership in digital finance.
Oct 1, 20265 min
MetaMask Says It Is Responding to a Security Incident
MetaMask confirmed it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. Here is what is confirmed and what wallet users should do now.