Jul 11, 20264m 56s
DOJ Drops Charges Against Alleged $722M BitClub Ponzi Figure
The DOJ has dropped charges against an alleged operator of the $722 million BitClub Network mining Ponzi. Here is what the scheme was and why the case matters.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Jul 10, 20262m 43s
Ether.fi Says 80% of Its Assets Now Sit in Non-Restaked Positions
Ether.fi says 80% of assets are now in non-restaked positions, up from 50%, with zero slashable allocations. Here is what that means for Cash cardholders.
Jul 10, 20264m 38s
Ethereum Foundation Used AI Agents to Audit Core Code, Found Real Bugs
The Ethereum Foundation says AI agents surfaced genuine vulnerabilities in code used by Ethereum, including a networking flaw that has since been patched.
Jul 10, 20264m 44s
Hackers Try to Backdoor Injective's npm Package to Steal Wallet Keys
Attackers attempted to slip malicious code into an Injective npm package to steal private keys. Here is what happened and how to protect a self-custody wallet.
Jul 10, 20264m 34s
PayPal Issues PYUSD Natively on Polygon to Court Merchants
PayPal is issuing PYUSD natively on Polygon and folding it into the network's Open Money Stack, giving merchants a cheaper, faster path to stablecoin payments.
Jul 10, 20264m 20s
Aave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Stablecoin Yield
Aave Labs launched Stable Vaults, letting fintechs, wallets, and exchanges offer users stablecoin yield without building their own DeFi stack. Details here.
Jul 10, 20264m 24s
Privy and Jito Labs Launch FullSend to Speed Up Solana Transactions
Stripe-owned Privy teamed up with Jito Labs on FullSend, a tool that routes each Solana transaction straight to the current block leader for faster inclusion.
Jul 10, 20264m 46s
Polymarket Seeks US Regulatory Approval for Margin Trading
Polymarket is asking US regulators to clear margin trading on its prediction markets, per Bloomberg. Here is what borrowed-money betting would change.
Jul 10, 20265m 19s
Robinhood Chain Flips Hyperliquid in 24-Hour DEX Volume
DefiLlama data flagged by Cointelegraph shows Robinhood Chain overtook Hyperliquid in 24-hour DEX volume, a fresh signal in the Layer-1 liquidity race.
Jul 10, 20264m 28s
70% of Binance EU Withdrawals Went to Self-Custody After MiCA Exit
Binance's CEO says 70% of European user withdrawals moved to self-custodied wallets after its MiCA compliance exit, a rare data point on how regulation reshapes custody.