SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

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/

The full text of the American Reserve Modernization Act is now online. It drops the 1M BTC buy mandate, funds the reserve from seizures, and locks coins for 20 years. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategic-bitcoin-reserve-arma-bill-text-20-year-lockup-june-2026/

The UK FCA added Hyperliquid to its unauthorized-firms warning list days before the US CFTC let Kalshi offer Bitcoin perpetual futures, splitting regulators. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hyperliquid-fca-warning-perps-regulation-june-2026/

Bloomberg reports the Trump family crypto venture is booking heavy stablecoin profits, helped by a Binance promo deal. USD1 reserves and concentration explained. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-world-liberty-usd1-binance-profits-june-2026/

JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are building a joint tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House, targeting a 2027 launch. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/big-banks-tokenized-deposit-network-clearing-house-june-2026/

Zcash's ZEC dropped 31.1% on June 5, 2026 amid concerns over a Zcash Orchard pool exploit, with Arthur Hayes saying he sold his entire ZEC position. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-zec-drops-31-orchard-exploit-hayes-june-2026/

Jack Dorsey's Cash App unveiled the Cash App Wand, a star-shaped NFC accessory for contactless payments. Here is what it signals for tap-to-pay and crypto cards. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cash-app-wand-nfc-contactless-payments-june-2026/

A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-orchard-counterfeit-bug-ai-found-june-2026/

Visa is running a proof-of-concept with Brale to settle institutional payments using the SBC stablecoin on Canton, a network built to hide transaction data. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/visa-brale-canton-private-stablecoin-settlement-june-2026/

A House panel with jurisdiction over tax policy is preparing crypto tax legislation for release as early as Friday, ahead of a hearing next week, per Bloomberg. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-ways-means-crypto-tax-legislation-june-2026/

Plasma One added MXN onramps on June 4, 2026, letting users in Mexico fund their self-custodial Visa card with pesos. Here is what changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/plasma-one-mxn-onramps-mexico-june-2026/

The first US mortgage backed by Fannie Mae that counts Bitcoin toward qualification has closed using Coinbase, a milestone for crypto in home lending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/first-fannie-mae-bitcoin-mortgage-coinbase-june-2026/

Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctioned Alexander Browder, 17, for a report linking the A7A5 ruble stablecoin to war funding. The token has moved over $110B. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-sanctions-browder-a7a5-stablecoin-june-2026/

Coinbase has opened pre-IPO perpetual futures, letting traders bet on private company valuations. SpaceX is the first reference asset, launched June 4, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-pre-ipo-perps-spacex-june-2026/

Arthur Hayes disclosed selling his HYPE and NEAR positions on June 4, 2026. NEAR fell 19.5% and HYPE 5.8% as a broad crypto selloff deepened. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-sells-hype-near-tokens-drop-june-2026/

Goldman Sachs launched a blockchain-native real estate fund on GS DAP with Apex, Archax, Ownera and LRC, pushing institutional RWA tokenization past bonds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-sachs-tokenized-real-estate-fund-gs-dap-june-2026/

Apyx's apxUSD fell to 93 cents as Bitcoin dropped below $63K. The protocol calls the depeg expected behavior for a stablecoin backed by preferred equity. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/apyx-apxusd-depeg-strc-preferred-equity-june-2026/

Hyperliquid's May perpetuals volume hit a record 6.63% of total global centralized-exchange volume and 14.4% of Binance's, per WuBlockchain, during a broad selloff. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hyperliquid-may-perps-record-cex-share-binance-june-2026/

The ECB says gold hit 27% of global central bank reserves at end-2025 while US Treasuries slid to 22%. The debasement trade that skips crypto, for now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gold-overtakes-us-treasuries-reserve-asset-ecb-june-2026/

Gnosis Pay says the first user accounts were re-enabled and the rollout will continue in waves, prioritizing affected users. Here's what cardholders should expect. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gnosis-pay-re-enables-accounts-phased-waves-june-2026/

Charles Schwab is adding round-the-clock crypto futures for BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP across thinkorswim, closing the gap between fixed brokerage hours and crypto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/charles-schwab-24-7-crypto-futures-thinkorswim-june-2026/

Senate Banking chair Cynthia Lummis says the CLARITY Act could reach the Senate floor by July 4, setting a firm timeline for US crypto market-structure law. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-floor-july-4-lummis-june-2026/

Bitcoin dropped below $63,000 on June 4, 2026, with $1.12B liquidated in 24 hours and the Fear & Greed index at 20. Longs took most of the damage. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-falls-under-63k-1b-liquidations-fear-20-june-2026/