Apr 21, 20264m 52s
Tron Moved $2 Trillion in USDT Transfers During Q1 2026
Tron processed about $2 trillion in USDT transfer volume during Q1 2026, extending its lead as the dominant settlement rail for Tether's stablecoin.
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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Apr 21, 20265m 39s
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO, Ending 14 Years of Cautious Crypto Policy
Tim Cook stepped down as Apple CEO on April 20, 2026. His legacy includes Apple Pay, a payment rail nearly every crypto card now depends on.
Apr 21, 20264m 30s
BlackRock Says Bitcoin Moves on Its Own Drivers, Not Equity Sentiment
BlackRock's Jay Jacobs says Bitcoin is driven by geopolitical and inflation risk, not broader market sentiment. What the framing means with BTC at $76K.
Apr 21, 20265m 16s
Strategy's STRC Has Bought 10x More Bitcoin in 2026 Than Every ETF Combined
Strategy's STRC preferred has accumulated 77,000 BTC in 2026, ten times the net intake of every US spot Bitcoin ETF combined, per River data.
Apr 21, 20264m 32s
Coinbase's x402 Launches Agent.market, an App Store for AI Agents
Coinbase's x402 protocol rolled out Agent.market, a paid service catalog where autonomous AI agents can buy access to APIs and tools using stablecoins.
Apr 20, 20264m 15s
Grayscale Swaps Coinbase Custody for Anchorage on Hyperliquid ETF
Grayscale amended its Hyperliquid ETF filing, naming Anchorage Digital Bank as custodian and replacing Coinbase Custody in institutional crypto custody.
Apr 20, 20265m 27s
Polymarket Eyes $400M Raise at $15B Valuation on Demand Surge
Polymarket is reportedly negotiating a raise of up to $400 million at a $15 billion valuation as prediction market demand keeps setting new records in 2026.
Apr 20, 20264m 25s
Tether Backs KAIO and Plans a Mubadala Fund in Abu Dhabi Push
Tether led an $8M round in Abu Dhabi tokenization firm KAIO and plans an institutional onchain fund with Mubadala Capital, deepening its UAE footprint.
Apr 20, 20265m 15s
Ripple Sets 2028 Deadline to Quantum-Proof the XRP Ledger
Ripple gave itself a 2028 deadline to swap out the XRP Ledger's cryptography before quantum machines can break it, calling the threat 'credible.'
Apr 20, 20265m 17s
Senate Democrats Will Press Warsh on Disclosure Gaps at Fed Chair Hearing
WSJ reports Senate Democrats plan to grill Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh on perceived gaps in his financial disclosures at Tuesday's confirmation hearing.