Sep 1, 20265m 12s
Japan's FSA Seeks Tax-Filing Exemption for Trust-Type Stablecoins
Japan's FSA has asked for a tax-filing exemption for trust-type stablecoins from April 2027, treating them as payment tools rather than income-generating assets.
SpendNode Podcast
Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Sep 1, 20264m 37s
Bitcoin in Transition: Inflows Meet Leverage and Early Selling
Glassnode says Bitcoin is 'in transition' as institutional inflows collide with peak leverage and early holder selling. BTC sits at $78,738 on Sept 1, 2026.
Aug 31, 20265m 21s
Ireland Blocks Crypto From State Savings Scheme Covering $203B
Ireland is excluding crypto from a new tax-advantaged state savings scheme that covers 203 billion euros in deposits, while shares, bonds, funds and ETFs qualify.
Aug 31, 20265m 19s
Ankr ankrFLOW Exploit Drains $410K From MORE Markets Reserve
An Ankr ankrFLOW contract flaw enabled an attacker to remove about $410,000 in WFLOW from MORE Markets and realize roughly $246,000 after slippage.
Aug 31, 20264m 09s
CFTC Fines Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator $172K for Insider Trades
The CFTC ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay about $172,000 for trading presidential mention markets on speeches he saw first.
Aug 31, 20264m 50s
Chainalysis Sues U.S. Government, Says ICE Rigged a $95M Deal
Chainalysis filed seven counts against the U.S. government, accusing ICE of rigging a $95M blockchain analytics contract. Here is what the dispute means.
Aug 31, 20264m 40s
Bitcoin Gets Quantum-Safe Transactions and a Post-Quantum Soft Fork Plan
Bitcoin developers have made quantum-safe transactions possible and proposed a soft fork to defend the network against future quantum computers. Here is what it means.
Aug 31, 20264m 31s
115M XRP Short Meets Record ETF Inflows, Raising Squeeze Risk
CFTC data shows a 115.7M XRP-equivalent net short just as US spot XRP ETFs post their best week at $110.49M in inflows. Here is the setup and the risk.
Aug 31, 20263m 58s
Russia's Regulated Crypto Market Targets $46B in Its First Year
Russia's regulated crypto trading framework is projected to clear $46 billion in volume in its first year, WuBlockchain reports, as Moscow formalizes onramps under sanctions.
Aug 31, 20264m 04s
Robinhood Chain's App Revenue Tops Ethereum in a Single Day
Robinhood Chain's 24-hour app revenue passed Ethereum and Hyperliquid L1 and ran nearly 6x Base's, per Wu Blockchain data, as of August 31, 2026.