SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

The SEC's October 1 crypto custody proposal lets advisers self-custody when no qualified custodian exists, but models $433,833 in annual cost per firm. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-crypto-custody-rule-adviser-costs-october-2026/

From today, crypto firms can apply for FCA authorisation under the UK's new regime, a landmark step toward a fully regulated market by 2026 and beyond. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fca-opens-gateway-regulated-crypto-october-2026/

An AI voice scam targeting Italy's Fideuram private bank moved at least 36 million euros into crypto, per WuBlockchain. Here is what it means for holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fideuram-ai-voice-scam-36m-crypto-october-2026/

Zano's post-mortem details how an attacker minted 36.9M unauthorized ZANO over a month using a Gateway Address flaw, forcing a chain rollback. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zano-exploit-36-9m-unauthorized-tokens-blockchain-rollback-october-2026/

Core Lightning developers issued an urgent advisory as attackers target nodes running version 26.06.7 or earlier. Operators were told to upgrade immediately. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/core-lightning-attacks-unpatched-bitcoin-nodes-october-2026/

NEAR Intents says it has identified the attacker behind a $3.8M exploit and gave them a 48-hour window to respond, per Cointelegraph. Here is what is known. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/near-intents-identifies-38m-exploit-hacker-48-hour-ultimatum-october-2026/

The IMF approved a $139M disbursement for El Salvador after granting a waiver for a breach of the Bitcoin conditions attached to its loan program. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/imf-approves-139m-el-salvador-bitcoin-waiver-october-2026/

Bitget has rebuilt its $300M protection fund after absorbing a $388M breach. The backstop sits apart from customer reserves, and claims still face review. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-restores-300m-protection-fund-388m-breach-october-2026/

Porsche is shutting its Web3 initiative and Pioneers Circle community. The 911 NFTs stay onchain, the Discord goes read-only, and branded NFT hype cools. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/porsche-winds-down-web3-pioneers-circle-october-2026/

Fiserv's digital asset platform goes live on Solana with Bank of North Dakota's Roughrider Coin, letting 90+ banks and credit unions settle payments in seconds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fiserv-digital-asset-platform-solana-roughrider-coin-october-2026/

New York and Wyoming financial regulators will share exam data and fast-track licenses for established crypto firms, a first-of-its-kind state pact. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/new-york-wyoming-joint-crypto-oversight-fast-track-licenses-october-2026/

A federal judge rejected nine alleged fraud victims' bid to contest forfeiture of 127,271 seized BTC, a stash worth roughly $10.7B at current prices. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-court-blocks-fraud-victims-127k-seized-bitcoin-october-2026/

Kalshi is wrapping up a funding round valuing the prediction market near $40 billion, its likely last private raise before an IPO that could land as soon as 2027. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-40b-valuation-ipo-2027-october-2026/

HSBC has named its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin RedCoin, with a launch planned for H2 2026 starting with P2P and merchant payments. What it signals for payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hsbc-redcoin-hong-kong-dollar-stablecoin-october-2026/

Base's Cobalt upgrade adds conditional transactions plus issuer controls, including compliance checks, stock splits, and forced token transfers for tokenized assets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/base-cobalt-upgrade-tokenized-asset-issuer-controls-october-2026/

SEC Chair Paul Atkins framed the agency's regulatory shift on crypto as a 'generational opportunity' to advance US leadership in digital finance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-atkins-generational-opportunity-digital-finance-october-2026/

MetaMask confirmed it is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure. Here is what is confirmed and what wallet users should do now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metamask-security-incident-wallet-infrastructure-october-2026/

The CFTC is seeking to define event contracts as swaps, a move that would strengthen its claim to exclusive federal authority over prediction markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-event-contracts-swaps-prediction-markets-october-2026/

ESMA wants authority to order crypto firms to freeze suspect assets, pull scam websites, and ban misleading ads as part of its MiCA review response. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/esma-stronger-powers-police-crypto-mica-october-2026/

US prosecutors charge a former Georgia banker with routing about $932K in customer funds to Coinbase accounts controlled by co-conspirators for a bribe. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/georgia-banker-charged-932k-fraud-coinbase-october-2026/

RedotPay now lets cardholders connect a Web3 wallet and fund their account in one tap, with no deposit address to copy. Here is what changes for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/redotpay-web3-wallet-one-tap-top-up-september-2026/

Bitget published SlowMist's findings on its September 24 breach, pointing to a zero-day in a third-party security product and a custom attacker withdrawal tool. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-slowmist-findings-zero-day-third-party-tool-september-2026/

The UK's FCA opened its authorisation gateway on September 30, 2026, letting crypto firms apply to become regulated. Here is what changes for the market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fca-opens-crypto-authorisation-gateway-september-2026/

Wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC bought more than 41,000 coins in 10 days, per Santiment, lifting whale balances to a six-week high while spot BTC trades near $83,000. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-whales-accumulate-41k-btc-six-week-high-september-2026/

House Oversight Chair James Comer sent records demands to Crypto.com, Hyperliquid, and PredictIt owner Aristotle Exchange over prediction market insider trading. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-oversight-comer-crypto-com-hyperliquid-prediction-market-probe-september-2026/