SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Europe's markets regulator says tighter links between crypto and traditional finance could spread risk, citing tokenized equities and recent DeFi exploits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/esma-warns-crypto-tradfi-contagion-risk-tokenized-equities-september-2026/

Bitwise will wind down its Dogecoin ETF this October, less than a year after launch, a sign of thin demand for single-meme-coin fund products. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-dogecoin-etf-liquidation-october-2026/

Binance now holds 693,000 BTC, a two-year high and about 30% of major exchange reserves. Here is what the concentration means for crypto users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-bitcoin-reserves-two-year-high-693k-btc-september-2026/

A Bank for International Settlements paper warns AI has shrunk the gap between finding a flaw and exploiting it to minutes, straining bank and crypto defenses. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bis-ai-vulnerability-exploitation-window-weeks-minutes-september-2026/

SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot puts India's $620B corporate bond market on-chain, settling in RBI wholesale digital rupee. REC, L&T and IIFL raised the first tranches. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-tokenizes-620b-corporate-bond-market-digital-rupee-september-2026/

Nubank launches in the US and unveils Nu Global, a multi-currency account that converts deposits into USDC or EURC stablecoins for its 100M+ customers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nubank-us-launch-nu-global-stablecoin-accounts-september-2026/

Kalshi plans to ask regulators to greenlight the first regulated US perpetual futures on single stocks like Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, per a WSJ report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-regulated-us-perpetual-futures-single-stocks-september-2026/

Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, escalating crypto's biggest criminal case. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sam-bankman-fried-supreme-court-petition-fraud-conviction-september-2026/

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC the CLARITY Act has the Senate votes to pass, shifting the market-structure bill from a September 15 test to passage momentum. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-armstrong-clarity-act-senate-yes-vote-september-2026/

Liquid Network resumed block production on Sept 10 after a $320M exploit, deploying Elements v23.3.4. Transactions and peg operations stay suspended for now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/liquid-network-resumes-block-production-emergency-patch-september-2026/

Nasdaq is taking a $100M strategic stake in Kraken's parent company Payward at a $21B valuation, tying a legacy exchange operator to a crypto platform. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nasdaq-100m-kraken-payward-21b-valuation-september-2026/

Crypto industry groups asked an Illinois court to block a new state digital asset tax signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, setting up a test of state-level crypto levies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/illinois-crypto-industry-challenges-digital-asset-tax-court-september-2026/

The US Treasury will buy back up to $6B in longer-term debt, tripling its usual operation, after yields hit pre-2008 levels. Here is the crypto read. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-treasury-emergency-bond-buybacks-crypto-september-2026/

Consensys will spin MetaMask out as an independent company by the end of 2026, separating the world's leading self-custody wallet from its parent. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/consensys-metamask-separate-independent-companies-2026/

The DOJ seized Xinbi's Telegram channels and two wallets and restrained $52M in crypto tied to the scam marketplace. Here is what it means for card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-sanctions-xinbi-scam-marketplace-52m-crypto-september-2026/

Tether and Fasanara Capital launched StableFund, a $400M private credit fund that uses USDT to settle fintech loans across 60+ countries. What it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-fasanara-stablefund-400m-usdt-credit-fund-september-2026/

Trezor says a third-party email provider was breached and is warning users to ignore fake 'Critical Security Alert' phishing emails. Here is how to verify. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trezor-email-provider-breach-critical-security-alert-phishing-september-2026/

Wirex says it already settles Visa card transactions on-chain in USDC and EURC, with GBP and AUD settlement now in development. What it means for spenders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wirex-gbp-aud-onchain-settlement-development-september-2026/

Solid raised its card referral reward from $30 in USDC to $50 in FUSE, split $25 each, but the payout now rides on a native token and a $150 spend gate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solid-referral-bonus-fuse-token-upgrade-september-2026/

Mexican authorities seized about 300 crypto mining rigs tapping a hydroelectric dam. Forensic accountants are now tracing the funding and possible money laundering. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mexico-seizes-300-mining-rigs-hydroelectric-dam-money-laundering-september-2026/

India's Financial Intelligence Unit issued PMLA non-compliance notices to 15 offshore crypto exchanges and swap platforms and asked for their apps and URLs to be blocked. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-fiu-flags-15-offshore-crypto-platforms-aml-september-2026/

XRP ETFs stood out with fresh inflows on September 9, 2026, while Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana funds logged outflows, hinting at an institutional rotation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-etf-inflows-stand-out-bitcoin-ether-solana-outflows-september-2026/

Block filed with the OCC to launch Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank offering custody for Bitcoin and stablecoins. Here is what the filing means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/block-occ-builders-bank-trust-bitcoin-stablecoin-custody-september-2026/

Iran is quietly using Bitcoin and USDT to keep trade and currency flowing under US sanctions, per an FT report. Here is what it signals for crypto's role as payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iran-crypto-bitcoin-usdt-bypass-us-sanctions-september-2026/

Congress faces a September 15 marker on the CLARITY Act, a bill that would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC and could finally settle how XRP is classified. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-clarity-act-september-15-congressional-test-2026/