May 24, 20263m 51s
NEAR Jumps 50% in a Week as AI Tokens Lead Mid-Selloff Rotation
NEAR climbs roughly 50% in seven days as AI-themed tokens outpace a soft BTC and ETH tape. Traders are now watching the $5 level for follow-through.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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May 24, 20265m 06s
Bitcoin's Hard-Money Thesis Collides With 5% Treasury Yields
BTC sits at $76,800 with 10-year Treasury yields back near 5%. The first clean macro test of Bitcoin's hard-money thesis in over a year is now live.
May 24, 20265m 18s
US Credit Card 90+ Day Delinquency Rate Hits 13.1%, a 15-Year High
Serious credit card delinquencies have climbed to 13.1% of accounts, the highest reading since 2010, per data circulating on X this week.
May 23, 20264m 57s
Trump Media's Bitcoin Bet Now Sits at $455M Paper Loss
Trump Media's 11,542 BTC stash is now worth roughly $455M less than it paid, after sliding BTC prices and a second transfer to Crypto.com on May 23.
May 23, 20263m 52s
Rio Police Bust Comando Vermelho Crypto Ring Running on Stolen Power
Rio Civil Police raid uncovers a Comando Vermelho scheme converting stolen electricity into crypto, exposing a new model for laundering criminal energy theft.
May 23, 20264m 44s
Saylor Says Strategy Selling Bitcoin Before Year-End Is 'Not Unlikely'
Michael Saylor said it is 'not unlikely' Strategy sells some bitcoin before the end of 2026, a softening of the firm's long-held never-sell posture.
May 23, 20265m 16s
Bitcoin Breaks $75,000 as $100M in Longs Get Wiped in One Hour
Bitcoin slid below $75,000 on May 23, 2026, wiping out more than $100 million in long positions within a single hour as the selloff deepened.
May 23, 20265m 13s
US Banks Hold $306B in Unrealized Losses as Crypto Slides on Macro Fear
US banks are sitting on roughly $306B in unrealized losses while BTC drops to $75,272 and ETH falls under $2,060 on May 23, 2026. Here is the read.
May 23, 20264m 09s
Fenwick Pays $54M to Settle FTX Customer Claims Over Pre-Collapse Legal Work
Law firm Fenwick & West agreed to pay $54 million to resolve claims it helped Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX structure transactions that hid customer fund misuse.
May 23, 20264m 27s
Emmer Says CLARITY Act Has Momentum, Predicts Trump Signature
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer says the CLARITY Act will reach President Trump's desk, citing the Senate Banking Committee's 15-9 bipartisan vote.