Sep 21, 20264m 30s
ECB Starts Digital Euro Pilot With Bank-Only Pontes Platform
The ECB launched Pontes, a bank-only platform that opens the digital euro pilot phase and points to a broader test in mid-2027. Here is what it means.
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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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Sep 21, 20264m 42s
ZetaChain Votes 99.4% to Migrate ZETA to Solana, Wind Down Its L1
ZetaChain's community approved a proposal to migrate the ZETA token to Solana and sunset its own Layer 1, passing with 99.4% support. Here is what changed.
Sep 21, 20264m 32s
Kalshi Crypto Volumes Draw Public Wash-Trading Allegations
A former quant researcher publicly accused Kalshi of inflated crypto trading volumes through wash trading, raising fresh integrity questions for prediction markets.
Sep 21, 20264m 54s
North Korean Hackers Steal $10.7M Through Fake Crypto Job Offers
A North Korean group called WaterPlum ran fake recruiter campaigns against crypto and AI developers, infecting 30,000 devices and taking $10.7M, researchers say.
Sep 21, 20264m 51s
Arbitrum Leads All Chains in RWA Growth With $74M Week
Arbitrum One added more than $74M in real-world asset market cap over seven days, the most of any chain, per its official account. Here is what the number signals.
Sep 20, 20264m 27s
Polymarket CEO Reportedly Waved Off a $10M Card Fraud Scheme
WSJ reports Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan told compliance staff to prioritize growth over a stolen debit card fraud scheme that tried to take at least $10M.
Sep 20, 20264m 28s
NEAR Jumps 80% in a Week After Confidential Perps Launch on Hyperliquid
NEAR rose more than 80% in seven days after launching confidential-by-default perpetual futures on Hyperliquid, Cointelegraph reported on September 20, 2026.
Sep 20, 20264m 10s
XRP ETFs Log 10-Week Inflow Streak as Solana Funds Run Even Longer
XRP spot ETFs hit a record cumulative net-inflow high after 10 straight weeks of gains, while Solana funds post an even longer run, per CryptoPotato.
Sep 20, 20264m 51s
US Crypto Market Structure Bill Collapses After Months of Talks
The CLARITY Act died in the Senate 49-50, 11 votes short of cloture, ending crypto's market-structure push for 2026 over an unresolved ethics fight.
Sep 20, 20264m 46s
Saudi Arabia Exits mBridge, China's Cross-Border CBDC Project
Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from mBridge, the China-led blockchain settlement platform, per the FT. Here is what the exit signals for cross-border payment rails.