SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

SlowMist estimates the SecondFi Cardano wallet exploit may exceed $20 million, far above the platform's initial 16 million ADA, around $2.4M, disclosure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/secondfi-cardano-wallet-exploit-slowmist-20m-june-2026/

Goldfinch, the a16z-backed DeFi private credit protocol, voted to wind down after roughly $100M in loans soured, leaving about $56M in borrower capital frozen. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldfinch-rwa-credit-protocol-wind-down-june-2026/

DCG-owned Zcash miner Fortitude is merging with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences to trade as TUDE, putting a pure-play privacy-coin miner on public markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fortitude-zcash-miner-heartsciences-merger-nasdaq-tude-june-2026/

The US House passed the housing bill 358-32 with a temporary federal CBDC ban through 2030, sending it to President Trump for signature. What it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-house-housing-bill-cbdc-ban-trump-desk-june-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation is cutting 20% of its workforce and eliminating 54 roles in a restructuring tied to its new mandate and treasury strategy. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-cuts-20-percent-workforce-54-roles-june-2026/

Jupiter Mobile is making its top 4% cashback tier easier to hold from July 1: invite 2 friends who each spend $20 before June ends. Here is what changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-mobile-4-percent-cashback-referral-tier-july-2026/

Oobit is opening its Agent Cards, payment cards controlled by an AI agent, to all users after a business-first launch. A public waitlist is now live. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oobit-agent-cards-public-waitlist-june-2026/

The European Parliament's ECON committee backed the digital euro 43-14 on June 23, 2026, setting zero-knowledge privacy, holding caps, and a 2029 launch target. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-econ-committee-digital-euro-bill-vote-june-2026/

Japan's $214B SBI Group will issue a regulated yen-linked stablecoin as early as this week, per Nikkei, putting a licensed megabank-scale issuer behind the yen on-chain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sbi-group-regulated-yen-stablecoin-june-2026/

A Nasdaq tech selloff dragged crypto lower on June 23, 2026. BTC sat at $62,204, ETH at $1,650 and SOL down 7% as the Fear and Greed Index hit 19. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-market-drops-nasdaq-tech-selloff-june-2026/

Allfunds Blockchain, a platform administering close to EUR 1.8 trillion across 3,300 institutions, is extending tokenized funds to Solana via ioBuilders' Asseto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/allfunds-tokenized-funds-solana-june-2026/

THORChain restarted all network activity more than a month after a $10M exploit, deploying security upgrades and a full vault migration before reopening swaps. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thorchain-resumes-trading-vault-migration-10m-exploit-june-2026/

The KOSPI fell 9.99% and halted trading after Korea's FSS admitted it rushed leveraged ETFs. Bitcoin dropped below $63,000 as $714M in crypto liquidated. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-kospi-crash-etf-misstep-bitcoin-below-63000-june-2026/

Ripple has secured preliminary approval toward a full MiCA license, a step that would let it passport regulated crypto services across all 30 EEA countries. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-preliminary-mica-license-eu-casp-june-2026/

The US Senate voted 85-5 for a housing affordability bill that bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail digital dollar through 2030. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-senate-housing-bill-cbdc-ban-2030-june-2026/

Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers launched Ethlabs on June 23, 2026, funded by Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin to keep core protocol work going. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethlabs-ethereum-rd-nonprofit-bitmine-sharplink-lubin-june-2026/

Altura redeemed $8.5M in USDT in 24 hours and began an orderly vault wind-down after a verifier dropped MainStreet. No hack, just a confidence run on yield. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/altura-vault-85m-redemption-mainstreet-contagion-june-2026/

Monevium Ltd entered special administration on 18 June 2026. Payment firms sit outside the FSCS, so customers rely on safeguarding alone to recover funds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/monevium-special-administration-fca-emoney-june-2026/

South Korea's FIU has called on FATF to extend the crypto Travel Rule to smaller transfers, lowering the de minimis reporting floor for VASPs worldwide. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-fiu-fatf-travel-rule-smaller-transfers-june-2026/

Trump signed executive orders directing a national quantum computing effort targeting 2028. Here is what the timeline means for crypto wallet and card security. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-quantum-computer-order-2028-crypto-security-june-2026/

A new Ethereum proposal would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking rewards to ecosystem funding, an estimated $120M-plus a year. Critics call it a tax. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-validator-redirected-revenue-10-percent-staking-june-2026/

Bitcoin OTC desk balances have fallen to record lows, with about 400,000 BTC drained since 2022, even as spot prices slide and ETF outflows extend. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-otc-desk-balances-record-low-400k-drain-june-2026/

Strategy added $300M to its USD reserve for a third straight week, lifting it to $1.4B, while buying just 520 BTC. The goal: defend its stumbling STRC preferred. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-cash-reserve-1-4b-strc-stumble-june-2026/

Bank of Korea's Project Hangang deposit-token pilot now spans nine banks and is testing bank-issued tokens for live government subsidy payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-korea-project-hangang-phase2-nine-banks-june-2026/

MoneyGram is now a Solana validator and is running its own MGUSD stablecoin across Stellar and Tempo, betting global remittances move onto stablecoin rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moneygram-solana-validator-mgusd-stablecoin-june-2026/