SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Yuga Labs says it pulled 68 NFTs, among them 29 Bored Apes and 2 CryptoPunks, out of a Flooring Protocol exploit. The rescue underlines pooled-custody risk in DeFi. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/yuga-labs-rescues-nfts-flooring-protocol-exploit-june-2026/

Wallets linked to Humanity Protocol were drained for more than $19 million and the H token fell over 80%, per WuBlockchain. Here is what is known so far. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/humanity-protocol-wallets-drained-19m-h-token-crash-june-2026/

Crypto lending deposits have fallen from a $125B October 2025 peak to about $60B, Cointelegraph reports, as extreme fear grips the market in June 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-lending-deposits-halve-125b-60b-june-2026/

A New York suit claims title to 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets holding 3.8M BTC. A June 2 spend from one address and a June 5 court stay reset the case. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/dormant-bitcoin-239b-lawsuit-title-key-possession-june-2026/

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally applied for a presidential pardon, Yahoo Finance reports, three years into a 25-year sentence for the FTX fraud. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sbf-applies-trump-presidential-pardon-june-2026/

South Korea's KOSPI fell more than 8% and hit trading halts Monday, yet Bitcoin rebounded above $63,000 and crypto turned green across the board. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kospi-falls-8-percent-bitcoin-rebounds-63k-june-2026/

BitMine Immersion made its biggest ether purchase of 2026, adding 126,971 ETH during a sharp selloff and lifting total holdings to 5.54 million ether. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-buys-127k-eth-dip-extreme-fear-june-2026/

Zcash developers propose Ironwood, a new shielded pool with a turnstile checkpoint, to restore supply verification after a bug in Orchard could have minted fake ZEC. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-ironwood-pool-restore-supply-verification-orchard-june-2026/

JPMorgan turned cautious on crypto and warned that Strategy's cash reserves cover only about 6.3 months of obligations, landing during Extreme Fear on June 8, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-cautious-strategy-63-month-cash-runway-june-2026/

A wallet tied to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin moved 110,000 ETH into Sky vaults as extra collateral on $259M in DAI debt, per Onchain Lens, as ETH fell. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lubin-110k-eth-sky-vault-collateral-dai-june-2026/

Morgan Stanley now lets eligible wealth management clients borrow against Bitcoin and Ethereum through a Galaxy deal, testing crypto as Wall Street collateral. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-galaxy-bitcoin-lending-collateral-june-2026/

XRP held above $1.10 after a slide to four-month lows, part of a broad relief bounce that left the Fear and Greed index pinned at 15 on June 8, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-steadies-above-110-crypto-bounce-extreme-fear-june-2026/

A 3% oil spike adds risk-off pressure to a crypto market already down double digits on the week, with Fear and Greed at 14 as of June 8, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oil-jumps-3-percent-crypto-pressure-extreme-fear-june-2026/

A four-year-old Zcash flaw surfaced with help from Claude Opus 4.8. Security researchers say AI-found bugs change who hunts vulnerabilities, and how fast. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ai-finds-crypto-bugs-industry-not-ready-experts-june-2026/

House Ways and Means circulated 7 crypto tax discussion drafts ahead of a June 9 hearing, but left out a de minimis break for everyday spending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/seven-crypto-tax-bills-ways-means-no-spending-relief-june-2026/

Six Republican senators told the Fed, FDIC and OCC to rewrite a Basel rule that forces banks to hold $1 of capital for every $1 of Bitcoin exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/1250-rule-bank-capital-bitcoin-senators-june-2026/

Indonesia's finance ministry and central bank pledged to stabilize the rupiah after stocks fell fastest worldwide and the currency hit record lows, as crypto sat in extreme fear. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/indonesia-rupiah-record-low-defends-currency-june-2026/

ADA fell below $0.20 on June 6, 2026, its weakest level in roughly four years, even as Cardano social activity climbed during a broad crypto selloff. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cardano-ada-four-year-low-under-20-cents-june-2026/

Greece is preparing to tax cryptocurrency gains for the first time, per Reuters. What a new disposal-tax regime could mean for Greek holders and card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/greece-first-crypto-gains-tax-june-2026/

CoinShares data shows professional Bitcoin holdings dropped to 261K BTC in Q1, with hedge funds and brokers behind 95% of the cut as BTC sits at $61,302. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinshares-professional-bitcoin-holdings-fall-261k-q1-june-2026/

Bitcoin fell to $61,332 on June 6, 2026, closing in on the ~$57,900 average price Germany sold its seized BTC at in 2024. Fear and Greed hit 14. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-nears-germany-2024-sale-price-extreme-fear-june-2026/

RedotPay now supports Ripple USD (RLUSD) on XRPL. Deposit and spend went live June 2; withdrawals open June 9. Here is what it means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/redotpay-adds-rlusd-xrpl-deposit-spend-june-2026/

Tom Lee's BitMine priced preferred shares carrying a 9.5% dividend during ETH's worst week since July 2024, a costly way to fund more Ethereum at $1,565. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-prices-preferred-shares-95-dividend-eth-treasury-june-2026/

The SEC approved Securitize's registration to go public via a $1.25 billion SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II. A shareholder vote is set for June 29. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/securitize-sec-clears-spac-public-listing-secz-june-2026/

A US jobs report that roughly doubled expectations pushed stocks and crypto lower on June 5, 2026. BTC fell to $61,154 and ETH to $1,631 as fear hit 16. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jobs-report-beats-forecasts-crypto-extends-slide-june-2026/