Aug 16, 20264m 16s
Bitcoin Mining Power Prices Spike 100x in a Single Hour
A Bitcoin mining site saw power prices jump from $10 to $1,000/MWh in 60 minutes, showing how grid shocks can erase mining margins instantly.
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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Aug 16, 20264m 54s
Bits of Gold Data Breach Reportedly Exposes 200,000 Israeli Customers
Israel's largest regulated crypto broker Bits of Gold faces a reported data leak affecting up to 200,000 customers, raising KYC and phishing exposure questions.
Aug 16, 20265m 40s
Grayscale Turns Staking Into an ETF Dividend as Yields Face Cuts
Grayscale's July SEC filings convert Ethereum and Solana staking rewards into cash ETF distributions, just as both networks weigh lower issuance and staking yields.
Aug 16, 20264m 10s
Kraken Parent Payward Posts $508M Q2 Revenue as EBITDA Falls to $23M
Payward, Kraken's parent, reported $508M in Q2 2026 revenue but adjusted EBITDA dropped to just $23M, a sign of sharp margin pressure at a top exchange.
Aug 16, 20264m 38s
RWAs Became Hyperliquid's Fastest-Growing User Driver in H1 2026
Real-world assets drove 31.7% of Hyperliquid's new users in H1 2026, pulling in 169,000 wallets and signaling real product-market fit for tokenized assets.
Aug 16, 20264m 23s
Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Hits Record 90-Day Negative Streak
The Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative for a record 90 straight days, per CoinGlass, signaling soft US spot demand as BTC trades near $63,000.
Aug 15, 20263m 32s
Bitget Applies Sanctions Controls to HTX, EXMO and 14 Other Entities
Bitget is rolling out enhanced compliance controls on 16 sanctioned entities in three waves through August 23, mirroring Binance. Here is what it means for users.
Aug 15, 20264m 43s
Paul Tudor Jones' Firm Reverses Course, Buys More Bitcoin ETF
Paul Tudor Jones' investment firm increased its stake in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF after a year of selling, a notable reversal from a macro trader who called BTC a hedge.
Aug 15, 20264m 22s
South Korea Weighs Seizing Crypto Straight From Self-Custody Wallets
A reported South Korean proposal would let authorities seize crypto directly from self-custody wallets, not just exchange accounts. Here is what it means for holders.
Aug 15, 20264m 21s
Hong Kong SFC Flags 65 Fake Websites Impersonating HashKey
Hong Kong's SFC flagged 65 fake websites cloning licensed exchange HashKey. Here is how the clone-site playbook works and how to verify a real platform.