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.
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott says a stablecoin yield compromise draft is coming this week, but Coinbase already walked and midterms are closing in.
Mastercard is acquiring stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B. Visa is scaling stablecoin cards to 100+ countries. The card networks are buying what crypto tried to replace.
Bitrefill reveals a March 1 cyberattack linked to North Korea
SEC Chair Paul Atkins proposed Regulation Crypto Assets at the DC Blockchain Summit, outlining a startup exemption and investment contract safe harbor.
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretation classifying 17 crypto assets as digital commodities alongside BTC and ETH, ending years of regulatory ambiguity.
Five firms including three bank affiliates qualify for Vietnam's first crypto exchange licenses under a $400M capital requirement as Hanoi moves to ban overseas trading.
Operation Atlantic brings the Secret Service, NCA, and Ontario police together to disrupt approval phishing scams that stole $17 billion in crypto last year.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs have logged six straight days of net inflows totaling $963M, led by BlackRock IBIT and Fidelity, as BTC climbs 12.5% from its March low.
T. Rowe Price amends its SEC filing for an actively managed crypto ETF covering 15 digital assets, with Anchorage Digital custody and potential staking.
The SEC proposes amending Rule 15c2-11 to cover only equity securities. Commissioner Peirce asks whether crypto assets qualify, opening a comment period.
