Oct 21, 20264m 16s
Kraken's 80 Basis Point Stablecoin Fee Gap Exposes Hidden Costs
Kraken's USDC conversions can cost 1% or 0.20% depending on the route you pick, an $80 gap on a $10,000 trade. Payout fees and account rules add more.
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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Oct 20, 20263m 04s
MetaMask Card Opens UK Sign-Ups for Self-Custody Spending
MetaMask has opened MetaMask Card sign-ups in the UK, letting users spend wallet balances on the Mastercard network directly from self-custody.
Oct 20, 20264m 53s
Tokenized Gold Could Hit $170B by 2031, World Gold Council Says
The World Gold Council projects tokenized gold growing from $45B today to $170B by 2031. Here is what the forecast says about real-world assets moving on-chain.
Oct 20, 20264m 32s
CFTC Tells Court CME Has No Standing to Challenge Perpetual Futures Rules
The CFTC argued in a court filing that CME Group cannot challenge its perpetual futures policy because the exchange has not shown any harm from the approach.
Oct 20, 20264m 16s
MoneyGram Launches Stablecoin App That Hides the Crypto
MoneyGram's new consumer app embeds stablecoin rails for cross-border transfers, letting users send and hold money globally without touching crypto directly.
Oct 20, 20264m 54s
France Votes to Tax Crypto Swaps Into Stablecoins by a Single Vote
France's National Assembly adopted an amendment taxing gains when crypto is swapped into MiCA e-money tokens, passing 38-37 with a January 2027 start.
Oct 20, 20264m 24s
Mt. Gox Trustee Delays Creditor Repayment Deadline to October 2027
Mt. Gox's trustee pushed the creditor repayment deadline back a year to October 31, 2027, extending one of crypto's longest-running settlement cases.
Oct 20, 20264m 38s
Ramp Applies for OCC Trust Bank Charter to Custody Crypto
Ramp has applied to the OCC for a national trust bank charter that would let it offer fiduciary investment management and bank-level digital asset custody.
Oct 20, 20265m 18s
Russia Moves to Route Crypto Through Authorized Brokers
Russia wants crypto trades funneled through authorized brokers and exchanges, raising the question of whether wallet-to-wallet transfers can survive state oversight.
Oct 20, 20264m 40s
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF With Built-In Downside Buffer
BlackRock has filed with the SEC for an iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF that pairs IBIT upside with a built-in downside buffer for investors.