SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

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/

Consensys will spin MetaMask out as an independent company by the end of 2026, separating the world's leading self-custody wallet from its parent. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/consensys-metamask-separate-independent-companies-2026/

The DOJ seized Xinbi's Telegram channels and two wallets and restrained $52M in crypto tied to the scam marketplace. Here is what it means for card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-sanctions-xinbi-scam-marketplace-52m-crypto-september-2026/

Tether and Fasanara Capital launched StableFund, a $400M private credit fund that uses USDT to settle fintech loans across 60+ countries. What it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-fasanara-stablefund-400m-usdt-credit-fund-september-2026/

Trezor says a third-party email provider was breached and is warning users to ignore fake 'Critical Security Alert' phishing emails. Here is how to verify. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trezor-email-provider-breach-critical-security-alert-phishing-september-2026/

Wirex says it already settles Visa card transactions on-chain in USDC and EURC, with GBP and AUD settlement now in development. What it means for spenders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wirex-gbp-aud-onchain-settlement-development-september-2026/

Solid raised its card referral reward from $30 in USDC to $50 in FUSE, split $25 each, but the payout now rides on a native token and a $150 spend gate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solid-referral-bonus-fuse-token-upgrade-september-2026/

Mexican authorities seized about 300 crypto mining rigs tapping a hydroelectric dam. Forensic accountants are now tracing the funding and possible money laundering. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mexico-seizes-300-mining-rigs-hydroelectric-dam-money-laundering-september-2026/

India's Financial Intelligence Unit issued PMLA non-compliance notices to 15 offshore crypto exchanges and swap platforms and asked for their apps and URLs to be blocked. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-fiu-flags-15-offshore-crypto-platforms-aml-september-2026/

XRP ETFs stood out with fresh inflows on September 9, 2026, while Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana funds logged outflows, hinting at an institutional rotation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-etf-inflows-stand-out-bitcoin-ether-solana-outflows-september-2026/

Block filed with the OCC to launch Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank offering custody for Bitcoin and stablecoins. Here is what the filing means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/block-occ-builders-bank-trust-bitcoin-stablecoin-custody-september-2026/

Iran is quietly using Bitcoin and USDT to keep trade and currency flowing under US sanctions, per an FT report. Here is what it signals for crypto's role as payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iran-crypto-bitcoin-usdt-bypass-us-sanctions-september-2026/

Congress faces a September 15 marker on the CLARITY Act, a bill that would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC and could finally settle how XRP is classified. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-clarity-act-september-15-congressional-test-2026/

Kraken is offering Krak users up to 250 euro a month for routing salary into the app across 24 European countries. Here is who qualifies and how it works. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-krak-250-euro-salary-bonus-24-european-countries-september-2026/

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says the protocol's 7-day annualized UNI burn rate has crossed $250M, up from about $200M days earlier. Here is what the number means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uniswap-uni-burn-record-250m-annual-rate-september-2026/

President Trump publicly named Hyperliquid on Sept. 7, 2026, as the CFTC studies a path to U.S. compliance for the decentralized derivatives platform. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-names-hyperliquid-cftc-us-compliance-path-september-2026/

KuCoin's Scan & Pay is now live in Brazil, Argentina, and Peru, letting users pay merchants directly with USDT instead of selling crypto to a bank first. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-scan-and-pay-launches-brazil-argentina-peru-september-2026/

Cronos executed a controversial blockchain rollback to recover $111 million in crypto, reopening the debate over emergency powers and whether a chain can be truly immutable. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cronos-blockchain-rollback-111-million-recovery-september-2026/

Uzbekistan's Humo Digital begins a sandbox trial of its som-pegged HUMO stablecoin, backed by government securities, with 20+ merchants under central bank oversight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uzbekistan-humo-som-stablecoin-payment-pilot-september-2026/

South Korea's National Assembly Budget Office estimates won-denominated stablecoins could save merchants up to 5.15 trillion won a year in card fees. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-budget-office-won-stablecoins-merchant-fees-3-8-billion-september-2026/

Bitcoin short-term whale holders are sitting on a record $9.07B in unrealized profit as BTC trades near $78,430. Here is what the concentration signal means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-short-term-whale-profits-record-9-billion-selloff-risk-september-2026/

White-hat hackers have returned 3,400 of 4,000 Bitcoin drained from Blockstream's Liquid Network. 598 BTC worth $47M remains outstanding as the network stays paused. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/liquid-network-whitehat-returns-3400-btc-47m-outstanding-september-2026/

Switzerland's CHFD franc stablecoin sandbox entered live testing on Sept 8, 2026, with exchange operator SIX and payment app TWINT joining nine pilot companies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/swiss-stablecoin-sandbox-six-twint-testing-phase-september-2026/

Canary Capital's Staked Tron ETF (TRXS) lists on Cboe on September 9, the first US fund to pair Tron price exposure with onchain staking rewards. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/canary-capital-staked-tron-etf-cboe-launch-september-2026/

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas proposed a 12-month freeze on new payment-system operator registrations to rebuild its licensing framework. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/philippines-central-bank-payment-system-registration-freeze-september-2026/