SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

A former Hong Kong banker was sentenced to four years for taking $470,000 in crypto bribes and falsifying records, per Cointelegraph on September 19, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-banker-sentenced-crypto-bribes-september-2026/

Bitcoin flipped Tesla by market capitalization, per Cointelegraph, as BTC traded near $81,400 on September 19, 2026. The size comparison and what it signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-market-cap-flips-tesla-september-2026/

Brazil's CVM has launched a 120-day working group to study securities tokenization and draft rules, a structured move toward regulated digital asset issuance in Latin America. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-cvm-securities-tokenization-working-group-september-2026/

Argentina will automatically share crypto transaction data with foreign tax authorities from September 2029, joining the OECD's global reporting framework. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/argentina-crypto-tax-data-sharing-2029-september-2026/

SBI Digital Practice and Kyobo Life ran a Japan-Korea cross-border settlement test using tokens simulating a yen stablecoin on the Canton Network. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-korea-cross-border-stablecoin-canton-network-september-2026/

Kyle Chasse says the CLARITY Act isn't dead, but the Senate is running short on time and still needs 60 votes to advance the crypto market structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-deadline-60-vote-threshold-september-2026/

Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the NYSE, is evaluating Avalanche for a planned 24/7 on-chain trading platform, VP Michael Blaugrund said. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nyse-parent-ice-evaluates-avalanche-24-7-onchain-trading-september-2026/

Grayscale's Zcash ETF has pulled in $890M in net assets and $11B in cumulative volume within a month, prompting a 3-for-1 share split as ZEC hits a record high. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-zcash-etf-890m-aum-share-split-september-2026/

Coinbase filed to list the first single-stock perpetual futures in the US, offering 24/5 exposure and importing a crypto-native contract into equities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-single-stock-perpetual-futures-us-filing-september-2026/

The CFTC filed a new rulemaking to regulate crypto asset transactions and markets, its clearest move yet toward federal oversight of trading and custody. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-rulemaking-crypto-asset-transactions-markets-september-2026/

Chainalysis says onchain malware writes jumped 420% in a year, with state-backed hackers behind roughly two-thirds of new activity each quarter. What it means for wallet users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/onchain-malware-surges-420-percent-state-backed-hackers-september-2026/

HP says Needle Stealer malware, disguised as an AI crypto-trading tool, replaced seven browser wallet extensions with credential-stealing copies using signed software. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fake-ai-crypto-trading-tool-needle-stealer-wallet-extensions-september-2026/

World, the Sam Altman-backed project, launched World Money, a stablecoin-powered app for holding, earning, trading, and sending digital assets in 150+ countries. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sam-altman-world-money-stablecoin-app-150-countries-september-2026/

The SEC opened a temporary test path letting crypto platforms trade tokenized stocks under a compliance exemption. UNI rose over 18% in 24 hours on the news. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-innovation-exemption-tokenized-stock-trading-september-2026/

S&P Global is acquiring smart contract auditor OpenZeppelin days after backing Kaiko, signaling a push to price and audit risk for markets that never close. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sp-global-acquires-openzeppelin-24-7-markets-september-2026/

OFAC sanctioned crypto exchange BitBank and its Iranian backers for helping Tehran move value through digital assets, tightening the net on sanctions evasion. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-treasury-sanctions-bitbank-iran-crypto-evasion-september-2026/

ECB President Christine Lagarde personally intervened to stop Binance from securing an EU-wide license, per a WSJ report, signaling Europe's hardening line. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-lagarde-blocks-binance-eu-wide-license-september-2026/

Zcash surged 17% while $345 million in leveraged positions were liquidated across crypto, one day after the Fed delivered its first rate hike since 2023. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-jumps-17-percent-345m-liquidations-crypto-traders-september-2026/

The House Financial Services Committee voted 28-21 to advance the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill, the first such measure to clear a full House committee. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-committee-advances-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-bill-september-2026/

Latin American telecom VIVA is the first carrier live on Iris, an Avalanche-based financial network debuting with a $43M commitment from Balesia Group. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/viva-telecom-avalanche-iris-network-43m-september-2026/

SOL and XRP spot ETFs pulled in net inflows on Sept. 16 while BTC and ETH funds saw outflows, a divergence that hints at rotation into alternative layer-1s. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sol-xrp-etf-inflows-btc-ether-outflows-september-2026/

Tether has lent about $1.5 billion to US precious metals dealer Gold.com, per Cointelegraph, pushing the stablecoin issuer deeper into commodity finance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-lends-1-5-billion-us-gold-dealer-september-2026/

Moscow Exchange plans perpetual futures on BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and TRX, pushing crypto derivatives into Russia's largest regulated trading venue. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-moex-crypto-perpetual-futures-september-2026/

ZEC crossed a $23B market cap after a recent Zcash governance vote, per CoinGecko. Here is what the community decision signals for the privacy coin. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-governance-vote-zec-23b-market-cap-september-2026/

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the bipartisan Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act 38-5, a rare cross-party vote on how US crypto is taxed. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-committee-advances-digital-asset-tax-certainty-act-september-2026/