Aug 2, 20264m 43s
Bitwise Shuts Six Crypto Option ETFs as Payouts Return Capital
Bitwise is liquidating six crypto option income ETFs that advertised double-digit yields but posted 0% SEC yield and paid investors back their own money.
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 1, 20263m 33s
Wirex Hits ~$2B Annualized Card Spend, Doubling in 110 Days
Wirex says its crypto card has reached a ~$2B annualized spend run-rate eight months after launch, with July alone adding $160M+ in onchain card spend.
Aug 1, 20264m 18s
Lummis Says Democrats Are Stalling Crypto's CLARITY Act to Dodge a Vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis accuses Democrats of running out the clock on the CLARITY Act to avoid an on-record vote, deepening the fight over US crypto rules.
Aug 1, 20262m 55s
Uphold Adds Instant Crypto-Backed Loans via Exactly Protocol
Uphold launched instant crypto-backed loans through Exactly Protocol, letting users borrow against holdings instead of selling. Terms and rates were not disclosed.
Aug 1, 20265m 17s
BIS Project Agora Settles Tokenized Payments Across 6 Currencies
The BIS says Project Agora settled 800,000 Swiss francs in real-value tokenized payments across six currencies, with 28 banks running 17 transaction scenarios.
Aug 1, 20264m 37s
XRP Ledger Revives Batch and Delegation After Bug Fixes
The xrpld 3.3.0 release brings back Batch and Permission Delegation, two XRP Ledger features pulled in 2025 and 2026 after critical signature and fee-drain bugs.
Aug 1, 20264m 31s
Tether's Q2 Reserves Halve as Losses May Top $4 Billion
Tether's Q2 excess reserves reportedly halved and the quarter's overall result may have exceeded a $4 billion loss, raising fresh questions for USDT holders.
Aug 1, 20263m 47s
Bitget Assetback Card Pays Up to 3% Back in BTC, Gold, or Stocks
Bitget Wallet's Assetback card now returns up to 3% on purchases in BTC, gold, or tokenized stocks, credited straight to your portfolio. Here is what it means for cardholders.
Aug 1, 20263m 58s
Russia Extends Crypto Mining Ban in Moscow Until 2032
Russia will keep crypto mining banned in Moscow and several regions until 2032, tightening control over one of the world's largest mining bases.
Aug 1, 20264m 19s
Pump.fun Reportedly Cut Staff Before Their Token Rewards Vested
Pump.fun reportedly laid off employees months before their token allocations vested, reigniting debate over how crypto startups handle equity and worker pay.