SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Rizon now lets Deel payouts land directly in its US dollar account, spendable on the Visa card. Here is what the payroll integration changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rizon-deel-payroll-payouts-usd-account-august-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation launched Plataberget on August 17, a public testnet that runs the Glamsterdam fork on August 20 ahead of a Q4 2026 mainnet target. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-glamsterdam-plataberget-testnet-august-2026/

Harmony says it will roll its blockchain back to August 11, reversing more than 109,000 transactions. The plan reopens the debate over what finality means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/harmony-blockchain-rollback-109000-transactions-august-2026/

Federal prosecutors charge Edward Zimbardi over a $165M crypto Ponzi scheme after his deportation from Fiji. What the case says about custody and fraud risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/edward-zimbardi-165m-crypto-ponzi-fiji-deportation-august-2026/

The Blockchain Association wants the SEC to rescind Rules 611 and 610(e), arguing the two-decade-old market structure rules cannot handle tokenized securities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockchain-association-sec-rescind-rules-611-610e-tokenization-august-2026/

Coinbase now lets traders go long or short on all 500 largest US companies in a single perpetual contract, pushing crypto derivatives deeper into stock exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-us500-perps-launch-august-2026/

Ether Fi reports its self-custody crypto card has crossed $2B+ in annualized spend, with steady growth since August 2025. What the milestone means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-2-billion-annualized-card-volume-august-2026/

Ether Fi expanded its on- and off-ramp network to support 30+ new currencies, giving cardholders more local ways to fund and cash out. Here is what changes for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-adds-30-currencies-on-off-ramps-august-2026/

Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda EUR 70,000 in the country's first published MiCA enforcement case, a signal that EU regulators are moving from guidance to penalties. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitpanda-mica-enforcement-austria-70000-fine-august-2026/

Goldman Sachs calls a September Fed rate hike very unlikely, citing soft retail sales, cooling inflation and weak jobs data. Here's what it means for Bitcoin at $63,281. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-sachs-september-fed-rate-hike-unlikely-bitcoin-august-2026/

Stablecoin card top-up volume passed $1 billion in July for the first time, per CryptoRank, as USDC and USDT spending moves from niche to routine. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/stablecoin-card-topup-volume-1-billion-july-august-2026/

Ondo Finance says Ondo Stocks passed $1B in TVL and $27B in cumulative trading volume since its September 2025 launch, a marker for tokenized equities going mainstream. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-stocks-tokenized-1b-tvl-27b-volume-august-2026/

Binance gave Moscow authorities transaction data used to charge a Russian IT specialist over donations to Ukraine, Reuters reports, years after it exited Russia. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-client-data-russian-prosecution-ukraine-donor-august-2026/

Nansen's new API executes trades directly: spot on Solana and Base, perps on Hyperliquid. The on-chain analytics firm now closes the loop from signal to fill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nansen-trade-execution-api-solana-base-hyperliquid-august-2026/

Chainalysis has taken the US government to court over a federal contract awarded to rival TRM Labs, escalating a fight over who watches the blockchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/chainalysis-sues-us-government-trm-labs-contract-august-2026/

Polygon has joined the Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab, adding a public blockchain to the central bank's research into a UK CBDC and digital money infrastructure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polygon-bank-of-england-digital-pound-lab-august-2026/

Sono Group's June 30 filing shows $4.1M in Bitcoin against just $166,000 in cash, and auditors have flagged a going-concern doubt over the treasury pivot. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sono-group-bitcoin-treasury-going-concern-166k-cash-august-2026/

The CLARITY Act faces a final Senate vote in September, with banks lobbying to block crypto platforms from paying rewards on stablecoin holdings. Here is the fight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-stablecoin-yield-senate-vote-september-2026/

EU regulators warn of migration scams as more than 1,700 crypto platforms stop serving the bloc under MiCA. Here is what changed and how fraudsters exploit it. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mica-migration-scam-warning-1700-platforms-halt-eu-services-august-2026/

SafePal disclosed a breach exposing order information for nearly 40,000 customers, the latest self-custody security incident to hit crypto users in 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/safepal-wallet-data-breach-40000-customers-august-2026/

A Bitcoin mining site saw power prices jump from $10 to $1,000/MWh in 60 minutes, showing how grid shocks can erase mining margins instantly. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-mining-power-price-spike-100x-single-hour-august-2026/

Israel's largest regulated crypto broker Bits of Gold faces a reported data leak affecting up to 200,000 customers, raising KYC and phishing exposure questions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bits-of-gold-data-breach-200000-customers-august-2026/

Grayscale's July SEC filings convert Ethereum and Solana staking rewards into cash ETF distributions, just as both networks weigh lower issuance and staking yields. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-staking-etf-dividend-ethereum-solana-yield-august-2026/

Payward, Kraken's parent, reported $508M in Q2 2026 revenue but adjusted EBITDA dropped to just $23M, a sign of sharp margin pressure at a top exchange. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-payward-508m-q2-revenue-ebitda-fall-august-2026/

Real-world assets drove 31.7% of Hyperliquid's new users in H1 2026, pulling in 169,000 wallets and signaling real product-market fit for tokenized assets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rwas-hyperliquid-fastest-growing-user-driver-august-2026/

The Coinbase Premium Index has stayed negative for a record 90 straight days, per CoinGlass, signaling soft US spot demand as BTC trades near $63,000. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-bitcoin-premium-record-negative-streak-august-2026/

Bitget is rolling out enhanced compliance controls on 16 sanctioned entities in three waves through August 23, mirroring Binance. Here is what it means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-sanctions-compliance-controls-htx-exmo-august-2026/

Paul Tudor Jones' investment firm increased its stake in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF after a year of selling, a notable reversal from a macro trader who called BTC a hedge. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paul-tudor-jones-firm-increases-bitcoin-etf-stake-august-2026/

A reported South Korean proposal would let authorities seize crypto directly from self-custody wallets, not just exchange accounts. Here is what it means for holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-self-custody-wallet-crypto-seizure-proposal-august-2026/

Hong Kong's SFC flagged 65 fake websites cloning licensed exchange HashKey. Here is how the clone-site playbook works and how to verify a real platform. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-sfc-65-fake-websites-hashkey-august-2026/

Galaxy Research says over 1,778 BTC has been drained in the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit across three waves and 33+ attacker footprints, with no attacks confirmed after August. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/galaxy-research-1778-btc-coldcard-exploit-august-2026/

Cboe asked the SEC to approve the first US-listed 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, a rule change that would triple daily crypto price exposure inside a regulated wrapper. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cboe-3x-leveraged-bitcoin-ether-etf-filing-august-2026/

CyberWallet users have until August 15 to move crypto out before withdrawals become a manual smart contract recovery. Here is what changes and what to do. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cyberwallet-shutdown-august-15-withdrawal-deadline-2026/

JPMorgan disclosed a 25% increase in its BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF position in its latest quarterly 13F filing, a sign banks keep buying regulated BTC exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-boosts-bitcoin-etf-holdings-25-percent-13f-august-2026/

US regulators approved a federal bank charter for World Liberty Financial, the Trump-linked crypto firm, opening a direct path into regulated banking. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/world-liberty-financial-bank-charter-approval-august-2026/

Israel's largest bank Bank Leumi will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside its Leumi Trade app from early 2027, powered by Galaxy. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-leumi-galaxy-crypto-trading-israel-august-2026/

Nasdaq-listed FG Nexus liquidated its entire Ethereum position by June 30, closing an ETH treasury strategy that had peaked above 50,000 coins less than a year after launch. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fg-nexus-exits-eth-treasury-strategy-august-2026/

Forward Industries added 508,618 SOL in Q3 through purchases and staking, lifting its Solana treasury toward 7 million tokens. Here is what the buildup signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/forward-industries-508k-sol-q3-solana-treasury-august-2026/

Neutrl halted NUSD redemptions over an undisclosed reserve problem that a risk firm had already flagged as higher counterparty risk. What it means for stablecoin holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/neutrl-nusd-redemptions-paused-reserve-issue-august-2026/

JPMorgan cut banking ties with Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns yet kept a relationship and is weighing an underwriting role, per the FT. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-debanked-polymarket-eyes-underwriting-role-august-2026/

The White House is set to convene crypto and prediction market executives next Wednesday, signaling closer policy engagement as the CLARITY Act stalls. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-hosts-crypto-prediction-market-executives-august-2026/

Bitwise is working with Superstate to tokenize its BSOL Solana Staking ETF, putting a regulated staking product on-chain. Other funds may follow. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-superstate-tokenize-solana-staking-etf-bsol-august-2026/

The SEC's tokenization innovation exemption is delayed further, reportedly tied to Congressional wrangling over the Clarity Act's tokenization section. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-tokenization-exemption-delayed-clarity-act-tokenization-section-august-2026/

MSCI is consulting on rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global equity indexes, threatening passive fund inflows into Bitcoin proxies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/msci-remove-strategy-metaplanet-global-indexes-august-2026/

Bit Digital has pledged 74% of its staked Ethereum against a loan that can trigger a 24-hour collateral call, concentrating liquidation risk in one position. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bit-digital-74-percent-staked-eth-loan-collateral-call-august-2026/

Rizon says its stablecoin spending app has passed 500,000 installs with 4-5x growth in 2026. Here is what the milestone means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rizon-500k-installs-122-countries-milestone-august-2026/

Hawaii will ban crypto ATMs and kiosks statewide from October 1, becoming the fourth US state to restrict the machines as scam losses mount. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hawaii-crypto-atm-ban-fourth-us-state-october-2026/

Tron's stablecoin supply grew by $1B in seven days, more than 10x the next chain, per Token Terminal. What the concentration means for on-chain payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tron-stablecoin-1-billion-week-surge-august-2026/

The SEC's Division of Investment Management gave Franklin Templeton no-action relief to let registered funds hold its on-chain FOBXX money fund and use it as collateral. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-franklin-templeton-onchain-money-fund-custody-relief-august-2026/

The Bank of England will test stablecoin and digital pound settlement in cross-border trade finance, letting exporters get paid in stablecoins while importers settle digitally. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-england-stablecoin-digital-pound-cross-border-pilot-august-2026/