SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Sheikh Tahnoon's group reportedly holds a 49% stake in the holding company behind World Liberty's crypto bank plan, per a WSJ report. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/abu-dhabi-tahnoon-world-liberty-crypto-bank-stake-august-2026/

Bitwise president Teddy Fusaro says the BSOL Solana ETF logged its highest single-day trading volume ever, as SOL climbs 7.8% in 24 hours. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-etf-bsol-record-single-day-volume-bitwise-august-2026/

New Zealand's ACT Party proposes exempting cryptocurrency from capital gains tax, a policy that would leave crypto holders taxed only on income, not appreciation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/new-zealand-act-party-crypto-capital-gains-tax-waiver-august-2026/

MoonPay integrated Kamino into PayBox, letting eligible users lend and borrow on Solana through ChatGPT or Claude. Here is what the move means for AI-driven payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moonpay-kamino-paybox-ai-payment-vault-solana-august-2026/

Bitcoin logged its biggest weekly dollar gain in history and largest percentage jump since March 2023, per Galaxy Research. Here is what moved the market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-largest-weekly-dollar-gain-history-august-2026/

Nexo is offering Australian clients up to 10,000 USDC via a 2% deposit match over six months. Opt in by Sept 30 and add $5,000+ within seven days. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nexo-australia-10000-usdc-deposit-match-august-2026/

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes lays out the reasoning behind the exchange's shutdown: regulatory scarring, lost market share, and a commoditized perp market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-explains-bitmex-shutdown-wind-down-august-2026/

South Korea's Mirae Asset is building a $109B digital asset unit spanning crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and tokenized securities. Here's what the scale signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mirae-asset-109-billion-digital-asset-business-august-2026/

BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick says kidnappings, ransoms, and custody failures are pushing holders to move Bitcoin into the IBIT ETF for security, not yield. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-ibit-bitcoin-security-kidnapping-custody-august-2026/

The UK government plans to give the Bank of England a formal mandate to support payments innovation and stablecoins, adding a growth remit to its stability role. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-bank-of-england-stablecoin-payments-mandate-august-2026/

Manpreet Kohli, a former Saitama executive, lost his UK extradition fight and will face US fraud and market manipulation charges tied to the meme token. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/manpreet-kohli-saitama-token-extradition-us-fraud-charges-august-2026/

Cardone Capital is raising the Bitcoin allocation on its Fort Lauderdale real estate project from 350 to 900 BTC, a roughly $43M increase, as Fed rate bets swing. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grant-cardone-cardone-capital-900-btc-fort-lauderdale-august-2026/

Sui co-founder Kostas Chalkias is building Havenex, a regulated crypto exchange promising institutional-grade transparency, with its Series A round already closing. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sui-cofounder-havenex-regulated-crypto-exchange-august-2026/

VanEck's Matthew Sigel called Strategy's Bitcoin sales a 'newspaper headline bottom' after all 12 of the firm's capitulation signals fired at once. BTC has since climbed 14% in a week. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/vaneck-bitcoin-capitulation-bottom-12-signals-strategy-sales-august-2026/

StarkWare says it executed the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction on mainnet. Here is what it proves about protecting BTC from future quantum attacks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/starkware-first-quantum-safe-bitcoin-transaction-mainnet-august-2026/

EtherFi Cash now lets users buy, sell, and hold crypto, tokenized stocks, and gold in the same account they spend from, powered by xStocksFi. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/etherfi-cash-trade-hold-stocks-gold-august-2026/

A Dallas Fed paper estimates tokenized deposits and stablecoins could pull $700B out of US banks' lending capacity if balances migrate on-chain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/dallas-fed-tokenized-deposits-700-billion-bank-lending-august-2026/

Revolut has issued EURR, a euro-backed stablecoin, first for customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. Here is what the fintech's move means for crypto spenders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/revolut-eurr-euro-stablecoin-launch-august-2026/

Circle minted 5 billion USDC on Solana over one week, per Cointelegraph. Here is what the liquidity surge means for stablecoin cards and spending rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-5-billion-usdc-solana-mint-august-2026/

39 U.S. state banking associations launched the BankChain Alliance, an industry-owned blockchain for payments and settlement. Here is what it means for banks and crypto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bankchain-alliance-39-state-banking-associations-blockchain-august-2026/

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index reached 80 on August 26, 2026, its highest since just before October's $19B liquidation. What the reading means for spenders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fear-greed-index-extreme-greed-october-wipeout-warning-august-2026/

Security firm Socket flagged 40 malicious Firefox add-ons aimed at crypto wallets. Nine started as sports-score tools before an update turned them hostile. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/firefox-crypto-wallet-malware-40-malicious-add-ons-sports-tools-august-2026/

Soluna wants to raise its authorized shares from 375M to 1B on Oct. 16, exposing the capital gap behind a 6.3 GW pipeline that is only 3% built. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/soluna-1-billion-share-expansion-bitcoin-mining-ai-august-2026/

BlackRock has processed $5B in in-kind bitcoin-to-IBIT conversions, letting institutions move spot BTC into the ETF without a taxable sale. Minimums start near $1M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-5-billion-tax-deferred-bitcoin-etf-swaps-august-2026/

The Blockchain Association endorsed the GENIUS Act's stablecoin compliance plan, backing a direct-customer verification standard that would limit issuer KYC duties. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockchain-association-genius-act-stablecoin-id-rules-august-2026/