Jun 2, 20264m 54s
Kelp DAO Hacker Launders $220M in Six Weeks, Closing Recovery Window
The Kelp DAO exploiter has laundered nearly all of the unfrozen $220M from April's $293M rsETH drain, leaving only the $71M frozen by Arbitrum recoverable.
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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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Jun 2, 20265m 24s
SWIFT Launches Instant Cross-Border Payments With 50+ Banks
SWIFT is launching a cross-border payments framework with 50-plus banks, promising instant settlement, fixed fees, and full traceability by end of June 2026.
Jun 2, 20265m 26s
Ethereum Staking Ratio Hits Record 32.4% as 39M ETH Locks Up
Ethereum's staking ratio reached an all-time high of 32.4%, with 39M ETH worth about $80B now locked, even as ETH trades under $2,000 on June 2, 2026.
Jun 2, 20264m 35s
Charles Schwab Targets 2027 Crypto Spot Trading for Advisors
Charles Schwab, with roughly $10 trillion in client assets, is aiming to launch spot crypto trading for registered investment advisors in 2027.
Jun 2, 20264m 28s
Senate Set to Resume CLARITY Act Debate as Lawmakers Return
The US Senate is expected to take the CLARITY Act back to the floor this week, picking up the digital asset market structure bill after the Memorial Day recess.
Jun 2, 20264m 20s
Robinhood Closes C$250M WonderFi Deal, Enters Canada
Robinhood closed its C$250M WonderFi acquisition on June 1, 2026, entering Canada with Bitbuy and Coinsquare and pushing its international base to 1M.
Jun 2, 20264m 28s
Andrew Left of Citron Research Found Guilty of Securities Fraud
A jury convicted Citron Research founder Andrew Left of securities fraud over trading against his own published calls. The crypto-markets read.
Jun 1, 20265m 22s
CME Group Moves Crypto Futures and Options to 24/7 Trading
The world's largest derivatives exchange now trades Bitcoin, ETH, SOL and XRP futures and options around the clock, ending the weekend CME gap.
Jun 1, 20264m 26s
Radiant Capital to Wind Down After Failing to Recover From $50M Exploit
Radiant Capital is winding down operations after a $50M cross-chain exploit it never recovered from. Here is what the shutdown means for DeFi lending risk.
Jun 1, 202610m 26s
Tria Season 3 Is Here, and So Is a Cashback Downgrade
Tria Season 3 caps cashback and leads with a points-and-mystery-box program instead of the old staking boost. We break down the new math and whether Tria still competes.