Sep 6, 20264m 27s
Altcoins Flip Bitcoin in Open Interest: Reading the Leverage Shift
Altcoins now hold more open interest than Bitcoin for the first time, per Cointelegraph. Here is what the derivatives shift signals for volatility ahead.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Sep 6, 20265m 50s
Pencil Finance Funds 1,000 Student Loans Entirely On-Chain
Pencil Finance says it financed 1,000 Southeast Asian student loans on-chain, routing about $1M through a blockchain lending pool built for real-world credit.
Sep 6, 20263m 50s
Traders Bet Over $1M on CLARITY Act Failure Before Key Vote
Anonymous traders have wagered more than $1 million that crypto's CLARITY Act will fail days before a make-or-break vote, pricing in real skepticism.
Sep 6, 20265m 13s
Tether-Backed Orionx Shuts Down After $7M Custody Gap Found
Chilean exchange Orionx is closing after a forensic audit found over $7M in customer assets moved to outside wallets. What it means for exchange custody risk.
Sep 6, 20264m 14s
Robinhood's Weekly DEX Volume Hits Record $10.47B, Nearly Doubling
Robinhood chain's weekly DEX trading volume reached a record $10.47B, almost doubling week-over-week as onchain trading adoption accelerates.
Sep 6, 20264m 20s
Kyrgyzstan Pilots Digital Som and Expands Crypto Licensing Push
Kyrgyzstan plans to pilot its digital som CBDC while expanding crypto licensing and stablecoin infrastructure, signaling a coordinated regulatory push in Central Asia.
Sep 5, 20264m 48s
Trezor Breach Exposes 80K+ Customers After ShipMonk Deletion Failed
Trezor says a ShipMonk breach exposed roughly 80,689 customers after shipping records that were supposedly deleted were found intact. What crypto holders should do.
Sep 5, 20265m 06s
Compound's $24M Governance Vote Exposes DAO Emergency Brake Gaps
A Compound proposal moved $24M in reserves after 82% of its support landed in the final 34 minutes. The vote was legal, and that is the problem for DAO safety.
Sep 5, 20264m 30s
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $3.8B in Strongest Three-Week Run of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in nearly $1B last week and $3.8B over three weeks, their best stretch of 2026, even as BTC slipped below $80,000.
Sep 5, 20264m 22s
BTC Digital Regains Nasdaq Compliance After Shares Hold Above $1
Bitcoin miner BTC Digital restored its Nasdaq listing compliance by keeping shares above $1 for 10 straight sessions, clearing a delisting deadline.