Jul 19, 20264m 53s
2,000 Institutions Now Hold Bitcoin in Q1 2026 SEC Filings
Roughly 2,000 institutional investors disclosed Bitcoin exposure in their Q1 2026 SEC filings, a fresh sign of how far ownership has spread beyond retail.
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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Jul 19, 20264m 42s
Bitcoin Japan Is Raising $60M and Has Never Bought a Single Bitcoin
A firm branded Bitcoin Japan is raising $60M despite holding zero BTC, the latest example of a treasury-company name outrunning its actual balance sheet.
Jul 19, 20264m 44s
South Korea Probes 30 Crypto Manipulation Cases Under New Law
South Korean authorities are investigating 30 crypto market manipulation cases under the country's new digital asset law, an early test of its enforcement teeth.
Jul 19, 20264m 28s
Zcash's New Zakura Node Aims for 50,000 Private Transactions a Second
Zcash developers released Zakura v1.0.0, a node built to push private payments from about 1 transaction per second toward the 50,000 TPS that Visa handles.
Jul 19, 20264m 13s
Bitcoin ETFs May Track Gold's 22-Year Adoption Path, Bloomberg Says
Bloomberg Intelligence says Bitcoin ETFs are set to mirror gold's 22-year ETF maturation, giving investors a timeline for institutional crypto adoption.
Jul 18, 20264m 21s
Bank of America Names New Executives to Lead Its Digital Asset and Tokenization Push
Bank of America appointed new executives to scale its digital asset platforms, tokenization business, and AI work, signaling a deeper institutional commitment to blockchain.
Jul 18, 20264m 02s
Morgan Stanley Amends Its Ether and Solana ETF Filings
Morgan Stanley updated its spot Ethereum and Solana ETF filings, moving the products closer to launch as Wall Street pushes past Bitcoin-only crypto funds.
Jul 18, 20265m 06s
Tether Says USDT Is Adding 30M Wallets Every Quarter
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT is onboarding over 30 million new wallets per quarter, a sign of where stablecoin demand is actually landing in 2026.
Jul 18, 20264m 38s
Robinhood Chain's Biggest Launchpad Shuts Down After $12M in Fees
The largest token launchpad on Robinhood Chain closed abruptly after collecting $12M in fees, reviving questions about governance and user protection on new chains.
Jul 18, 20265m 05s
Consensys Says North Korea-Linked Developer Touched MetaMask Code
Consensys disclosed that a North Korea-linked developer contributed to MetaMask code before access was revoked, reviving concerns about DPRK infiltration of crypto teams.