SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Maya Protocol halted its cross-chain network after an attacker chained six separate bugs to drain $1.7M, exposing how compounding flaws slip past audits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/maya-protocol-halts-network-1-7m-chained-exploit-august-2026/

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says he is coming out of retirement to lead Flop Labs, where miners sell compute and AI agents spend $FLOP to run inference. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-flop-labs-compute-ai-inference-august-2026/

The FBI has reportedly identified alleged first-wave attackers in the Coldcard hardware wallet theft, per Bitcoin Magazine. What self-custody users should know. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fbi-identifies-coldcard-theft-attackers-august-2026/

Visa is scouting stablecoin settlement partners licensed in the US, UK, Canada and Singapore after Mastercard acquired BVNK, deepening a fight over crypto payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/visa-stablecoin-settlement-partners-mastercard-bvnk-august-2026/

Rizon now lets Deel payouts land directly in its US dollar account, spendable on the Visa card. Here is what the payroll integration changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rizon-deel-payroll-payouts-usd-account-august-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation launched Plataberget on August 17, a public testnet that runs the Glamsterdam fork on August 20 ahead of a Q4 2026 mainnet target. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-glamsterdam-plataberget-testnet-august-2026/

Harmony says it will roll its blockchain back to August 11, reversing more than 109,000 transactions. The plan reopens the debate over what finality means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/harmony-blockchain-rollback-109000-transactions-august-2026/

Federal prosecutors charge Edward Zimbardi over a $165M crypto Ponzi scheme after his deportation from Fiji. What the case says about custody and fraud risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/edward-zimbardi-165m-crypto-ponzi-fiji-deportation-august-2026/

The Blockchain Association wants the SEC to rescind Rules 611 and 610(e), arguing the two-decade-old market structure rules cannot handle tokenized securities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockchain-association-sec-rescind-rules-611-610e-tokenization-august-2026/

Coinbase now lets traders go long or short on all 500 largest US companies in a single perpetual contract, pushing crypto derivatives deeper into stock exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-us500-perps-launch-august-2026/

Ether Fi reports its self-custody crypto card has crossed $2B+ in annualized spend, with steady growth since August 2025. What the milestone means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-2-billion-annualized-card-volume-august-2026/

Ether Fi expanded its on- and off-ramp network to support 30+ new currencies, giving cardholders more local ways to fund and cash out. Here is what changes for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-adds-30-currencies-on-off-ramps-august-2026/

Austria's FMA fined Bitpanda EUR 70,000 in the country's first published MiCA enforcement case, a signal that EU regulators are moving from guidance to penalties. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitpanda-mica-enforcement-austria-70000-fine-august-2026/

Goldman Sachs calls a September Fed rate hike very unlikely, citing soft retail sales, cooling inflation and weak jobs data. Here's what it means for Bitcoin at $63,281. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-sachs-september-fed-rate-hike-unlikely-bitcoin-august-2026/

Stablecoin card top-up volume passed $1 billion in July for the first time, per CryptoRank, as USDC and USDT spending moves from niche to routine. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/stablecoin-card-topup-volume-1-billion-july-august-2026/

Ondo Finance says Ondo Stocks passed $1B in TVL and $27B in cumulative trading volume since its September 2025 launch, a marker for tokenized equities going mainstream. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-stocks-tokenized-1b-tvl-27b-volume-august-2026/

Binance gave Moscow authorities transaction data used to charge a Russian IT specialist over donations to Ukraine, Reuters reports, years after it exited Russia. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-client-data-russian-prosecution-ukraine-donor-august-2026/

Nansen's new API executes trades directly: spot on Solana and Base, perps on Hyperliquid. The on-chain analytics firm now closes the loop from signal to fill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nansen-trade-execution-api-solana-base-hyperliquid-august-2026/

Chainalysis has taken the US government to court over a federal contract awarded to rival TRM Labs, escalating a fight over who watches the blockchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/chainalysis-sues-us-government-trm-labs-contract-august-2026/

Polygon has joined the Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab, adding a public blockchain to the central bank's research into a UK CBDC and digital money infrastructure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polygon-bank-of-england-digital-pound-lab-august-2026/

Sono Group's June 30 filing shows $4.1M in Bitcoin against just $166,000 in cash, and auditors have flagged a going-concern doubt over the treasury pivot. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sono-group-bitcoin-treasury-going-concern-166k-cash-august-2026/

The CLARITY Act faces a final Senate vote in September, with banks lobbying to block crypto platforms from paying rewards on stablecoin holdings. Here is the fight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-stablecoin-yield-senate-vote-september-2026/

EU regulators warn of migration scams as more than 1,700 crypto platforms stop serving the bloc under MiCA. Here is what changed and how fraudsters exploit it. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mica-migration-scam-warning-1700-platforms-halt-eu-services-august-2026/

SafePal disclosed a breach exposing order information for nearly 40,000 customers, the latest self-custody security incident to hit crypto users in 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/safepal-wallet-data-breach-40000-customers-august-2026/

A Bitcoin mining site saw power prices jump from $10 to $1,000/MWh in 60 minutes, showing how grid shocks can erase mining margins instantly. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-mining-power-price-spike-100x-single-hour-august-2026/