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.
Elizabeth Warren wrote to Commerce Secretary Lutnick demanding documents on Bitmain's national security investigation tied to Trump-backed American Bitcoin.
The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee wants to know why the Kansas City Fed approved Kraken's limited purpose account before finishing its own rulemaking.
Intercontinental Exchange invests an additional $600M in Polymarket, bringing its total stake to $1.6 billion and cementing TradFi's largest prediction market bet.
BTC hit a two-week low as $300M in long positions were liquidated. Oil above $100, Nasdaq down 10% from highs, and crypto Fear at 23.
A new ECB staff paper argues that many DeFi DAOs fail the decentralization test required to stay outside the EU's MiCA regulation.
Senator Warren sent an 11-question letter to Beast Industries over its Step acquisition, crypto trademarks, and plans to offer DeFi services to 7 million teen users.
GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC to Coinbase as collateral for covered-call options, booking a $131.6M loss. SEC filing reveals the full strategy.
Sacks hit the 130-day limit for special government employees and moves to co-chair PCAST. No replacement named, and the GENIUS Act is still unsigned.
Coinbase partners with Better to offer Fannie Mae-backed mortgages using Bitcoin and USDC as down payment collateral, no taxable sale required.
Michael Saylor's Strategy bought 45,000 BTC in 30 days while other corporate buyers retreated 99% from peak. The concentration risk is real.
