SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

The CLARITY Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate after negotiations over ethics rules broke down, stalling crypto's market-structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-fails-senate-60-votes-ethics-rules-september-2026/

Solana raised its maximum transaction size from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes in a mainnet upgrade, giving developers more room per transaction for complex on-chain actions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-triples-max-transaction-size-mainnet-upgrade-september-2026/

Ethiopia has slashed electricity supply to its Bitcoin mining industry by 75%, according to Bloomberg, upending one of the world's fastest-growing mining hubs. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethiopia-cuts-power-bitcoin-mining-three-quarters-september-2026/

Strategy put $950.8M into STRC share buybacks since July 20 versus $369.7M into Bitcoin, absorbing $2.57 for every $1 spent on BTC. The math, as of Sept 15. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-950m-strc-buyback-over-bitcoin-treasury-september-2026/

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of states pressing Congress to block the crypto CLARITY Act as final bill language is negotiated. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ny-attorney-general-coalition-block-clarity-act-september-2026/

CoinEx is closing after nearly nine years, blaming a crypto slump and compliance costs. Here is what the shutdown signals for exchange users and custody risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinex-shuts-down-nine-years-compliance-costs-september-2026/

Bitcoin pushed toward $79K after Trump said Iran wants a deal, even as traders priced a 93% chance of a Fed rate hike this week. Live prices as of Sept 15. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-iran-deal-bitcoin-79k-fed-rate-hike-odds-september-2026/

The House Ways and Means Committee's 114-page crypto tax package heads to markup without rules for how mining and staking rewards are taxed. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-crypto-tax-package-omits-mining-staking-rules-september-2026/

The US Justice Department is seeking forfeiture of $61 million it says came from Iranian black-market oil sales and moved through Binance. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/doj-61m-forfeiture-iranian-oil-binance-september-2026/

Senator Gillibrand is privately urging fellow Democrats to vote yes on advancing the CLARITY Act Tuesday, splitting with progressives ahead of a decisive vote. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-gillibrand-democrats-lobbying-tuesday-vote-september-2026/

KAST says physical cards are next for users who reached new membership tiers. Here is what the announcement confirms, what it leaves open, and who is affected. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kast-physical-cards-tier-holders-fulfillment-september-2026/

CryptoQuant flags August's spike in spot and perpetual futures volume alongside Bitcoin's 24% rally as a possible clean break from bear conditions. The data behind the call. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cryptoquant-august-volume-surge-bitcoin-bear-market-break-september-2026/

The UAE is working to integrate Avalanche into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, a government identity app used by more than 12 million people. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uae-avalanche-pass-digital-vault-12-million-users-september-2026/

A petition to delay South Korea's crypto gains tax passed 50,000 signatures, crossing the threshold that forces the National Assembly to formally review it. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-crypto-tax-delay-petition-50000-signatures-september-2026/

US Bitcoin ETFs lost $463M last week while Ether ETFs turned positive with $197M in inflows, led by BlackRock's ETHA. A look at the rotation and what it signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-outflows-463m-ether-etf-inflows-september-2026/

The FCA has proposed exempting tokenized gold from UK fund regulations, a move that could open London's bullion market to blockchain-based collateral and finance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-fca-tokenized-gold-fund-regulation-exemption-september-2026/

House Ways and Means Republicans are weighing whether to strip mining and staking tax provisions from their crypto bill ahead of Wednesday's markup. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-republicans-strip-mining-staking-tax-provisions-crypto-bill-september-2026/

Senate Republicans released a new CLARITY Act draft they call their final offer, hours before Tuesday's cloture vote that decides whether the crypto bill advances. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-republicans-clarity-act-final-offer-cloture-vote-september-2026/

Senate Republicans released the latest CLARITY Act draft with White House-approved ethics language ahead of a Tuesday vote, crypto's biggest federal test yet. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-vote-white-house-ethics-language-september-2026/

Singapore Exchange plans to offer crypto perpetual futures to US institutions, becoming the first major traditional exchange to bring the trade mainstream. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/singapore-exchange-crypto-perpetual-futures-us-institutions-september-2026/

Cointelegraph says Solana's tokenized equity trading beat the NYSE and Nasdaq combined by $100M+ in a single day. Here's what the milestone means, and its limits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-tokenized-equity-volume-exceeds-nyse-nasdaq-september-2026/

Solana's tokenized-equity supply reached a record $684M last week, up 47% in three weeks, cementing its lead as the chain for on-chain stocks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-tokenized-equity-supply-record-684m-september-2026/

The EU Cyber Resilience Act took effect September 11, 2026, giving crypto wallet makers 24 hours to warn regulators of an exploited flaw, then 72 hours to file details. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-24-hour-wallet-vulnerability-reporting-september-2026/

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the White House has offered a strong ethics provision for the CLARITY Act, days before a Senate vote on crypto's market-structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-clarity-act-ethics-provision-september-2026/

Senator Lummis warns a failed CLARITY Act vote leaves crypto users with no federal consumer protection, no disclosure rules, and no delisting requirements. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-vote-consumer-protection-lummis-september-2026/