SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Bitget will restart withdrawals in dated phases from Sept 28 after a Sept 24 security incident it says is contained, with Mandiant and SlowMist validating fixes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-resumes-withdrawals-phased-schedule-september-2026/

The CFTC has sued Cash FX Group, alleging a $950M fraud that took crypto and cash deposits but ran almost no real forex trading. Here is what the filing claims. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-sues-cash-fx-950m-crypto-forex-scheme-september-2026/

Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner nicknamed Crypto Mom, is stepping down. Her exit removes the agency's most vocal digital asset defender at a pivotal rulemaking moment. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-hester-peirce-steps-down-crypto-advocate-september-2026/

A federal appeals court let Kalshi keep running its event contracts in Ohio and Tennessee, reinforcing the CFTC-preemption argument at the center of the fight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-sixth-circuit-ruling-event-contracts-ohio-tennessee-september-2026/

IBM's blockchain beta connects 17 global banks to SWIFT using ISO 20022 messages, letting them settle tokenized deposits without rebuilding core payment systems. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ibm-connects-17-banks-swift-tokenized-deposits-september-2026/

SEC staff signaled that token buybacks and continued development of functional crypto networks may not meet the Howey test for a securities offering. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-staff-token-buybacks-network-development-howey-september-2026/

Circle Foundation is backing the UN Development Programme and World Food Programme to pilot regulated stablecoin payments for faster, cheaper humanitarian aid. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-foundation-stablecoin-payments-un-humanitarian-aid-september-2026/

Payy has finished initial root-cause analysis of a security exploit, ruling out compromised keys, social engineering, and off-chain infrastructure. A validated audit report is due within days. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/payy-confirms-exploit-third-party-audit-september-2026/

Gnosis Pay will close its consumer card and web app at 23:59 UTC on Dec 20, 2026, ending one of the earliest onchain self-custody card programs. Here is what users should do. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gnosis-pay-shuts-down-consumer-card-december-2026/

A whitehat moved 3,832 NFTs from hundreds of wallets after a suspected Magic Eden vulnerability, per Cointelegraph. What NFT holders should check now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/magic-eden-whitehat-moves-3832-nfts-suspected-vulnerability-september-2026/

MultiversX resumed mainnet blocks on Sept. 24 after halting the chain over an exploit, but Kraken kept EGLD trading cancel-only, signaling lingering caution. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/multiversx-restarts-mainnet-after-exploit-halt-kraken-egld-september-2026/

Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman project tokenized assets will jump from about $40B today to $2.3T, a roughly 57x forecast that reframes onchain finance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-2-3-trillion-tokenized-assets-forecast-september-2026/

The Fed proposed reserve and capital rules for dollar stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, with a 60-day comment window. Here is what it means for holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/federal-reserve-proposes-stablecoin-rules-genius-act-september-2026/

The DTCC is launching a blockchain tokenization service aimed at the $114 trillion in assets its infrastructure already touches, per CEO Frank La Salla. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/dtcc-tokenization-service-114-trillion-assets-september-2026/

The European Banking Authority called for crypto lending and DeFi protocol access to fall under MiCA as the EU reviews and expands its crypto rulebook. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eba-crypto-lending-defi-mica-regulation-september-2026/

The Information says Tether has funds trapped at EQIBank, a banking partner now facing liquidation risk. Here is what it means for USDT holders and stablecoin users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-funds-stuck-eqibank-liquidation-risk-september-2026/

Brazil now requires traders to report self-custody wallet transactions above $10,000, extending oversight beyond exchanges to non-custodial activity. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-mandatory-reporting-self-custody-crypto-trades-10k-september-2026/

ONDO climbed above $0.50 to a new year-to-date high after Ondo Finance released a BlackRock-powered tokenized portfolio, per CoinGecko. Here is what moved. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-tokenized-portfolio-ondo-ytd-high-september-2026/

Bitget has confirmed more than $350 million stolen in a major security breach, one of the largest exchange hacks of 2026. Here is what users need to know. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-confirms-350m-exchange-hack-september-2026/

On-chain trackers flagged over $170M in assets draining from Bitget Wallet users and converting to ETH, a suspected breach that revives hot-wallet custody fears. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-wallet-suspected-breach-170m-swapped-eth-september-2026/

The CFTC says US commodities firms can invest in tokenized assets and keep blockchain records, removing a regulatory hurdle for institutional tokenized finance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-us-commodities-firms-invest-tokenized-assets-september-2026/

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest is tokenizing its venture fund on Ethereum with Securitize, putting private holdings like OpenAI and Anthropic onchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ark-invest-tokenizes-venture-fund-ethereum-securitize-september-2026/

All 11 Democratic members of the Senate Banking Committee are pushing for a public hearing on prediction markets, raising the odds of tighter oversight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-democrats-hearing-crypto-prediction-markets-september-2026/

The Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote dollar-backed stablecoins overseas to defend the greenback's reserve status, Bloomberg reports. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-administration-dollar-stablecoins-overseas-currency-dominance-september-2026/

CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the agency will use existing authority to build a crypto market structure framework. What it means for settlement and card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-selig-go-time-crypto-market-structure-framework-september-2026/