SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Morgan Stanley will pass through 100% of staking rewards on its new Ethereum and Solana ETPs, undercutting rival issuers that keep a cut for themselves. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-100-staking-rewards-eth-sol-etps-july-2026/

The CLARITY Act, once crypto's clearest path to US market-structure law, is losing momentum in Congress. Here is what has changed and what it means for the industry. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-momentum-fading-capitol-hill-july-2026/

Crypto.com Pay now settles Emirates flight bookings for approved UAE users, tying the app-based rail to Dubai's Cashless Strategy under the D33 Agenda. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-emirates-flight-booking-payments-uae-july-2026/

Myanmar's new law imposes death for forced labor in scam compounds and life imprisonment for crypto fraud, part of a hardening Asia-Pacific crackdown on $114B scam networks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/myanmar-death-penalty-scam-labor-crypto-fraud-july-2026/

A new malware strain called SparkKitty scans crypto holders' photo galleries for seed phrase screenshots. Here is how it works and how to shut it out. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sparkkitty-malware-crypto-seed-phrase-screenshots-july-2026/

Securitize Capital won SEC registered investment advisor status, letting it run tokenized funds above $100M. CEO Carlos Domingo calls it a step toward institutional RWA. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-approves-securitize-ria-status-tokenized-funds-july-2026/

A CoinDesk report details a turf fight between CME and the CFTC over onchain perpetual futures, a market structure question with stakes for DeFi traders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cme-cftc-onchain-perpetual-futures-turf-battle-july-2026/

Whale and shark wallets accumulated nearly 19,700 BTC in eight days while retail dip-buying cooled, with Bitcoin at $63,494 and Fear & Greed at 34. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-whales-accumulate-19700-btc-8-days-july-2026/

Assets deposited into Robinhood Chain apps topped $600M, a roughly 50% jump in a week per Token Terminal, as capital rotates into the retail broker's L2. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-tvl-600m-defi-momentum-july-2026/

KuCoin's H1 2026 review reports 45 million users, tripled off-chain payment volume, and a Web3 wallet now offering perpetuals and 260+ tokenized US stocks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-45m-users-payment-volume-triples-h1-2026-july-2026/

Grayscale data shows Hyperliquid's HYPE ETF is pulling in inflows faster than BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP did at the same point in their ETF lifecycles. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hyperliquid-hype-etf-inflows-outpace-bitcoin-ethereum-grayscale-july-2026/

Senator Jon Husted has thrown his support behind the CLARITY Act, pledging to help pass the crypto market structure bill as soon as possible. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senator-husted-backs-clarity-act-pass-soon-july-2026/

The Senate released a merged CLARITY Act draft combining the Banking and Agriculture Committee versions and adding an ethics provision for the first time. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-merged-draft-ethics-provision-july-2026/

Binance data shows only 5.9% of Gen Z trading volume touches leveraged ETFs, undercutting the reckless-youth-investor stereotype. Here is what the numbers say. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gen-z-crypto-traders-avoid-leverage-binance-data-july-2026/

Triple-A says its corporate treasury wallet was drained of $11.8M in a security breach. The payments firm confirmed client funds were untouched and it will absorb the loss. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/triple-a-stablecoin-processor-11-8m-treasury-breach-july-2026/

BitMart wallets dropped to about $69M on Monday from $102M on July 6 as users reported withdrawal delays and on-chain freeze notices during its wind-down. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmart-withdrawal-freeze-wallets-drop-69m-july-2026/

Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas says crypto ETFs let traders buy coins for 1-3 basis points, squeezing exchange trading fees. What it means for how you buy crypto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-etfs-squeeze-exchanges-low-trading-fees-july-2026/

WEMIX suspended bridges and trading network-wide after an attacker breached a linked smart contract and moved roughly $724,000, freezing funds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wemix-724k-exploit-halts-bridges-trading-july-2026/

An attacker gained owner privileges on a WEMIX contract and minted $6.25M in tokens with no backing, the latest privileged-key failure of 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wemix-contract-owner-privileges-6-25m-illegal-mint-july-2026/

Storj Labs, the decentralized cloud storage project, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after raising roughly $35M. Here is what collapsed and what it signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/storj-labs-chapter-11-bankruptcy-decentralized-storage-july-2026/

One of South Korea's largest trading companies is putting trade receivables onchain in a tokenization pilot with LG CNS, a sign enterprise RWA is moving from pitch decks to production. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-trading-giant-tokenizes-receivables-lg-cns-july-2026/

A lawsuit argues 3.8M dormant Bitcoin could be claimed under lost-property rules. Congress is drafting CLARITY Section 20216 to shut the door first. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-dormant-bitcoin-lost-property-loophole-july-2026/

Japan targets Bitcoin ETFs by 2028 and elevates on-chain finance to national policy, South Korea widens institutional access, and Russia builds regulated trading rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/asia-crypto-policy-wave-japan-etf-south-korea-russia-july-2026/

KB Kookmin Bank will run US dollar cross-border payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain, marking one of Asia's largest lenders moving settlement onchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-largest-bank-jpmorgan-kinexys-cross-border-payments-july-2026/

Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, crypto handles only 0.7% of the country's $5B remittance market. A look at why adoption stalled. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/el-salvador-bitcoin-law-five-years-remittance-adoption-july-2026/