SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

OFAC added 134 ISIS-K wallet addresses to its sanctions list, 131 of them on Tron, and Tether froze the tokens. Stablecoins now behave like enforceable rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ofac-sanctions-134-isis-k-crypto-wallets-tether-freezes-july-2026/

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says she expects the CLARITY Act to pass this summer, setting up the first US market-structure law for digital assets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-peirce-clarity-act-pass-summer-july-2026/

A Supreme Court ruling overturning a 91-year precedent hands the President removal power over the SEC and CFTC, tying crypto's enforcement posture to whoever holds the White House. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-control-financial-regulators-crypto-enforcement-july-2026/

As MiCA took effect July 1, Binance told affected EU users their assets stay 1:1 and transfers and withdrawals remain open, and said it is contacting them directly. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-mica-deadline-statement-affected-eu-users-july-2026/

The FCA published enforceable conduct standards for firms that help UK customers buy, trade and hold crypto, part of its push to make Britain a global hub. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fca-crypto-rules-uk-global-hub-consumer-standards-july-2026/

The Solana Foundation has switched on on-chain governance, letting validators vote on protocol decisions weighted by the stake they secure. Here's what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-onchain-governance-stake-weighted-validator-voting-july-2026/

Senator Cynthia Lummis rebutted Elizabeth Warren's claim that the CLARITY Act opens illicit finance loopholes, pointing to 16+ anti-money-laundering safeguards. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lummis-clarity-act-warren-illicit-finance-july-2026/

Total crypto card deposits have passed $10 billion for the first time, up 82% year-to-date and roughly 250% year-over-year. Here is what is driving the surge. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-card-deposits-cross-10-billion-250-percent-july-2026/

Robinhood launched its first in-app decentralized lending product, powered by Morpho and using Ethena's USDe as collateral. Here is what it means for retail users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-defi-lending-morpho-usde-yield-july-2026/

Jupiter Mobile's launch cashback campaign has wrapped. To keep the 4% rate, cardholders now refer two friends who each spend $50, renewing the tier each month. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-global-4-percent-cashback-referral-live-july-2026/

Gnosis Pay unveiled the MiniPay Card, paying up to 5% cashback in Tether Gold (XAUt0) on every purchase. The waitlist has already crossed 600,000 signups. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gnosis-pay-minipay-card-gold-cashback-july-2026/

MiCA's transition window closes July 1, 2026. A new DefiLlama dashboard tracks which exchanges hold licenses. Here is what shifts for EU crypto users and cards. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mica-live-europe-crypto-cards-exchanges-july-2026/

A DeFi lending market let an attacker mint tokenized Google shares at 7,700% above fair value, exposing how RWA collateral breaks when oracles lag. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tokenized-google-stock-defi-lending-exploit-july-2026/

Poland is now the only EU member without a MiCA licensing regime after its president vetoed the enabling law for the third time. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/poland-vetoes-mica-crypto-licensing-third-time-july-2026/

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30, 2026, naming the FSC sole regulator and setting VASP licensing and stablecoin rules. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/taiwan-virtual-asset-service-act-crypto-law-july-2026/

Nexo is supporting TON's rebrand to GRAM on July 2. Balances relabel automatically, addresses stay the same, but limit and recurring TON orders will not carry over. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nexo-supports-ton-gram-rebrand-july-2026/

Crypto has poured $189M into the 2026 US midterms, more than its entire 2024 cycle, making it the single largest source of corporate political money right now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-189m-2026-midterms-largest-corporate-donor-july-2026/

The Bank of Italy authorized fintech Hodli to actively manage client crypto assets under MiCA, the first such license in Italy and a step beyond custody. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hodli-italy-first-mica-crypto-portfolio-manager-july-2026/

A new federal financial disclosure shows President Trump earned more than $1 billion from crypto ventures last year, the Wall Street Journal reports, raising fresh conflict questions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-1-billion-crypto-income-disclosure-july-2026/

The SEC is asking the public to weigh in on a new regulatory framework for novel ETFs, including crypto funds and prediction-market products. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-novel-etf-framework-crypto-public-comment-july-2026/

Oobit now lets users cash out Solana directly to a bank account via SEPA, ACH, and Faster Payments, with no swap to a stablecoin first. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oobit-sol-direct-bank-payout-sepa-ach-june-2026/

Circle's CRCL stock fell about 8% on June 30, 2026 after Open Standard unveiled Open USD, a consortium stablecoin backed by Stripe, Coinbase, Visa and BlackRock. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/open-usd-stablecoin-circle-falls-stripe-coinbase-blackrock-june-2026/

Ondo's 430+ tokenized stocks and ETFs are now trading on Uniswap across Ethereum and BNB Chain, pulling real-world equities into on-chain DeFi. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-tokenized-stocks-uniswap-ethereum-bnb-june-2026/

The Supreme Court overturned a 91-year-old precedent and cleared the President to remove independent agency commissioners at will, reshaping who controls the SEC and CFTC. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/scotus-removal-power-independent-agencies-sec-cftc-june-2026/

The Nasdaq-listed Solana Company signed an MoU to help build Kazakhstan's Alatau City crypto cluster, part of a roadshow that drew $6B in investment interest. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-company-kazakhstan-alatau-city-crypto-megacity-june-2026/