SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Brazil's tighter capital requirements for crypto firms are triggering an exodus, per a Sept 13 report. Here's what the rules mean for exchanges and users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-capital-rules-crypto-firms-exodus-september-2026/

Binance is spotlighting crypto-backed mortgages, letting holders pledge digital assets for home loans instead of selling. Here is how they work and the liquidation risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-crypto-backed-mortgages-home-loans-collateral-september-2026/

Thailand's SEC has proposed a daily limit of roughly $150,000 on one-way stablecoin transfers to third-party wallets, tightening how users move funds in a key Asian market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thailand-sec-stablecoin-transfer-cap-third-party-wallets-september-2026/

Grayscale filed to rename its Litecoin Trust as the Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF and list shares on NYSE Arca under $LTCN, testing appetite beyond BTC and ETH. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-litecoin-spot-etf-ltcn-nyse-arca-september-2026/

The CFTC launched three previously unreported insider trading investigations into Polymarket bets tied to Biden pardons, the Iran conflict, and Google. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-polymarket-insider-trading-investigations-september-2026/

Revolut handed over customer ID documents, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories after a social-engineered request posing as a government agency. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/revolut-exposes-kyc-documents-bitcoin-histories-spoofed-request-september-2026/

Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid Network attacker's roughly 600 BTC bounty demand, taking a hard public line on crypto extortion as of September 12, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockstream-rejects-50m-liquid-hacker-ransom-september-2026/

A new study finds ~50% of Bitcoin's daily price movement now happens in a 9-hour US trading window, a sharp break from the random timing of 2016-2018. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-volatility-us-trading-hours-50-percent-september-2026/

Metaplanet's CEO gave up $220M in stock rights after later Bitcoin buys added less value than early ones. A rare executive pay reversal at a public BTC treasury firm. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-ceo-surrenders-220m-stock-rights-investor-trust-september-2026/

A monthly jump in core prices pushed Fed rate hike odds to 90%. Here is what tighter policy means for Bitcoin, DeFi yields, and crypto spending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fed-rate-hike-odds-90-core-inflation-crypto-september-2026/

Ether Fi announced membership tier upgrades with boosted cashback categories, faster progression, and more flexible upgrades. Here is what changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/etherfi-membership-tier-upgrades-boosted-cashback-september-2026/

Circle agreed to acquire Singapore payments firm Tazapay for $400M in stock, adding local-currency payout routes across 100+ markets to its stablecoin rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-acquires-tazapay-400m-local-currency-payout-rails-september-2026/

Europe's markets regulator says tighter links between crypto and traditional finance could spread risk, citing tokenized equities and recent DeFi exploits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/esma-warns-crypto-tradfi-contagion-risk-tokenized-equities-september-2026/

Bitwise will wind down its Dogecoin ETF this October, less than a year after launch, a sign of thin demand for single-meme-coin fund products. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-dogecoin-etf-liquidation-october-2026/

Binance now holds 693,000 BTC, a two-year high and about 30% of major exchange reserves. Here is what the concentration means for crypto users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-bitcoin-reserves-two-year-high-693k-btc-september-2026/

A Bank for International Settlements paper warns AI has shrunk the gap between finding a flaw and exploiting it to minutes, straining bank and crypto defenses. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bis-ai-vulnerability-exploitation-window-weeks-minutes-september-2026/

SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot puts India's $620B corporate bond market on-chain, settling in RBI wholesale digital rupee. REC, L&T and IIFL raised the first tranches. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-tokenizes-620b-corporate-bond-market-digital-rupee-september-2026/

Nubank launches in the US and unveils Nu Global, a multi-currency account that converts deposits into USDC or EURC stablecoins for its 100M+ customers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nubank-us-launch-nu-global-stablecoin-accounts-september-2026/

Kalshi plans to ask regulators to greenlight the first regulated US perpetual futures on single stocks like Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, per a WSJ report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-regulated-us-perpetual-futures-single-stocks-september-2026/

Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, escalating crypto's biggest criminal case. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sam-bankman-fried-supreme-court-petition-fraud-conviction-september-2026/

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC the CLARITY Act has the Senate votes to pass, shifting the market-structure bill from a September 15 test to passage momentum. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-armstrong-clarity-act-senate-yes-vote-september-2026/

Liquid Network resumed block production on Sept 10 after a $320M exploit, deploying Elements v23.3.4. Transactions and peg operations stay suspended for now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/liquid-network-resumes-block-production-emergency-patch-september-2026/

Nasdaq is taking a $100M strategic stake in Kraken's parent company Payward at a $21B valuation, tying a legacy exchange operator to a crypto platform. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nasdaq-100m-kraken-payward-21b-valuation-september-2026/

Crypto industry groups asked an Illinois court to block a new state digital asset tax signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, setting up a test of state-level crypto levies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/illinois-crypto-industry-challenges-digital-asset-tax-court-september-2026/

The US Treasury will buy back up to $6B in longer-term debt, tripling its usual operation, after yields hit pre-2008 levels. Here is the crypto read. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-treasury-emergency-bond-buybacks-crypto-september-2026/