SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Harmony, the Layer 1 behind the ONE token, was exploited in an unauthorized mint of 4 billion ONE, reviving old questions about its bridge and validator security. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/harmony-one-4-billion-token-unauthorized-mint-exploit-august-2026/

An XRP cross-chain bridge lost about $200,000 after its software counted spoofed deposits as real ones, letting an attacker mint and withdraw funds it never received. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-bridge-drained-200k-fake-deposits-august-2026/

Russia's central bank proposed letting Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT trade on regulated exchanges, a reversal after the country's new crypto law passed. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-russia-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-regulated-exchanges-august-2026/

The OCC is pushing to revive new bank chartering and explicitly backing digital asset firms, a shift that could give crypto companies a federal on-ramp. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/occ-digital-asset-bank-charters-august-2026/

MoneyGram expanded its Ramps service to Solana, giving developers one API to move fiat in and out of crypto across its global cash network. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moneygram-ramps-solana-global-fiat-access-august-2026/

The SEC and CFTC filed parallel suits against Goliath Ventures and founder Christopher Delgado over an alleged $400M crypto Ponzi that promised liquidity-pool yield. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-cftc-goliath-ventures-400m-crypto-ponzi-august-2026/

KuCoin says it earned ISO 22301:2019 business continuity certification, adding to its ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II credentials. What it means for KuCard users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-iso-22301-business-continuity-certification-august-2026/

Coinbase received ADGM financial-services permission covering the arranging of investment deals and custody for its tokenized-securities hub. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-fsra-license-abu-dhabi-tokenization-hub-august-2026/

Coinbase policy chief Faryar Shirzad says the CLARITY Act has become a bipartisan crypto market structure bill with hundreds of Democratic amendments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-bipartisan-comprehensive-package-democratic-amendments-august-2026/

A Bitcoin hard fork built on BIP-110 has produced only 2 blocks since Saturday while the main chain added about 300, exposing a chain with almost no hashrate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-bip-110-fork-stalls-2-blocks-failed-hard-fork-august-2026/

Forensic data shows the top five addresses now hold nearly 83% of the bitcoin stolen in the Coldcard hack, a concentration that could shape recovery odds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coldcard-stolen-bitcoin-83-percent-five-wallets-august-2026/

Ravencoin flagged a critical consensus bug that could trigger a deep chain reorganization, a reminder of how fragile smaller proof-of-work networks can be. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ravencoin-consensus-bug-deep-reorg-risk-august-2026/

BlackRock Canada listed a new ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange that holds a 3% Bitcoin sleeve alongside global equities. Here is what the structure means for investors. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-canada-bitcoin-etf-3-percent-allocation-august-2026/

Anthropic signed a reported $9.1 billion cloud deal with Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, deepening the pivot from hashing to AI compute as BTC trades near $64,000. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/anthropic-91-billion-cloud-deal-riot-platforms-bitcoin-miner-august-2026/

The SEC will meet Friday to consider a tailored offering regime for crypto investment contracts, a shift from enforcement toward written rules for token sales. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-tailored-offering-regime-crypto-investment-contracts-august-2026/

Grayscale's ETHE, GSOL and GAVA funds must sell staking rewards at least quarterly, turning $1.1B in staked crypto into recurring cash distributions for ETF holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-staking-rewards-quarterly-sales-etf-distributions-august-2026/

Jupiter launched Lend v2 on Solana, letting supplied and borrowed assets both earn DEX trading fees. Here is what changes for lending economics on Solana. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-lend-v2-borrowed-assets-earn-solana-trading-fees-august-2026/

Hedge funds on CME have flipped to net long Bitcoin futures for the first time in years, per CryptoQuant's CEO. What the rare positioning shift signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hedge-funds-net-long-bitcoin-futures-cme-august-2026/

Mastercard acquired stablecoin payments company BVNK for $1.8 billion, moving to own the settlement rails instead of routing around them. What the deal signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mastercard-bvnk-1-8-billion-stablecoin-acquisition-august-2026/

The UK's FCA is drafting a regulatory framework for tokenized gold to protect London's bullion trade as China's onchain gold market expands, per FT reporting. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-fca-tokenized-gold-framework-london-bullion-august-2026/

US spot crypto ETFs pulled in over $1.3B last week, led by $853.54M into Bitcoin and $244.94M into Ether, with Solana and XRP funds also net positive. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/spot-etf-inflows-1-3-billion-weekly-btc-eth-sol-xrp-august-2026/

NYSE President Lynn Martin says the exchange is developing native onchain settlement for tokenized securities, a structural shift for how US markets clear trades. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nyse-onchain-settlement-tokenized-securities-august-2026/

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says passing the CLARITY Act is a national security matter, reframing US crypto rules as a contest over dollar stablecoins. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/esper-clarity-act-national-security-priority-august-2026/

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial received $100M from Guren 'Bobby' Zhou, a businessman under money-laundering investigation, per a New York Times report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/world-liberty-financial-100m-money-laundering-suspect-august-2026/

The CLARITY Act has stalled again in the Senate, and the resistance is coming from community bankers worried about deposits, not the usual crypto skeptics. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/community-bankers-block-clarity-act-crypto-lobby-august-2026/