Oct 20, 20264m 52s
Tether Rejects Senate Report Tying USDT to Iran Sanctions Evasion
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino pushed back on a US Senate report linking USDT to Iran, citing a 94% drop in Iran-linked stablecoin volumes and early freezes.
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 19, 20263m 16s
Coinbase Taps Thunes to Push Stablecoins Into Local Banks and Wallets
Coinbase said it is working with Thunes to connect its stablecoin rails to local bank accounts and mobile wallets worldwide. The last-mile settlement angle for cardholders.
Oct 19, 20264m 22s
German Savings Bank Sparkasse Opens Bitcoin to 40 Million Customers
Sparkasse, Germany's largest banking group, will let its roughly 40 million customers buy Bitcoin directly, a major step for mainstream crypto access in Europe.
Oct 19, 20264m 05s
Bitmine Nears 5% of All Ethereum After Latest 12,535 ETH Buy
Bitmine added 12,535 ETH to reach 6,041,481 ETH, now 99% of the way to its target of holding 5% of Ethereum's total supply. Here is what the position means.
Oct 19, 20264m 28s
XRP Ledger Lending Protocol Nears Launch, Short 10 Validator Votes
The XRP Ledger patched its forthcoming lending system with a Friday bug-fix upgrade, but the protocol still needs 10 more validator votes out of 29 to go live.
Oct 19, 20265m 04s
JPMorgan Brings JPM Coin to Public Ethereum for Institutional Clients
JPMorgan is deploying its JPM Coin deposit token on public Ethereum for institutional clients, per Bloomberg. Here is what the move means for onchain settlement.
Oct 19, 20264m 02s
South Korea Weighs Crypto Tax Delay as Officials Meet Exchanges
South Korea's finance ministry will reportedly meet major crypto exchanges this week as pressure builds to postpone the 20% crypto tax due in January 2027.
Oct 19, 20265m 11s
MARA Moves 1,000 BTC to Binance and Gate in Five Days
Marathon Digital, the largest publicly listed Bitcoin miner, sent 1,000 BTC to Binance and Gate over five days, a pattern that often precedes exchange selling.
Oct 19, 20264m 30s
Crypto Lending Vaults Hit $10B as US and EU Regulators Circle
Crypto lending vaults now hold over $10B, up from $4B at the start of last year. US and European regulators are intensifying scrutiny of the high-yield sector.
Oct 19, 20264m 04s
Bitcoin Rises With Asian Markets as China GDP Beats Estimates
China's stronger-than-expected GDP print lifted Bitcoin, the Kospi and Nasdaq futures on Oct. 19, 2026. Here is what the risk-on move means for crypto holders.