SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

The wallet tied to a Hedera exploit now holds over $7M in ETH after swapping stolen funds. Here is what the address shows and what recovery looks like. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hedera-exploiter-7m-eth-recovery-july-2026/

A ban on a US central bank digital currency became law through 2030 without Trump's signature. Here is what it means for stablecoins, crypto cards, and payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-cbdc-ban-law-through-2030-july-2026/

Bitcoin ETFs recorded their first positive weekly inflows since May, per Cointelegraph, ending a six-week outflow run as BTC holds near $64,100. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/btc-etfs-first-green-week-since-may-july-2026/

COCA says it paid over $100K in stablecoin cashback in one day and drew a line against points-based rewards. What the payout claim means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-100k-cashback-real-money-payout-july-2026/

Sky Frontier Foundation says the rebranded MakerDAO now runs at a record $419M annualized gross revenue, driven by USDS demand and its lending book. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sky-protocol-419m-record-revenue-run-rate-july-2026/

The DOJ has dropped charges against an alleged operator of the $722 million BitClub Network mining Ponzi. Here is what the scheme was and why the case matters. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/doj-drops-charges-bitclub-722m-ponzi-july-2026/

Ether.fi says 80% of assets are now in non-restaked positions, up from 50%, with zero slashable allocations. Here is what that means for Cash cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-80-percent-non-restaked-zero-slashing-july-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation says AI agents surfaced genuine vulnerabilities in code used by Ethereum, including a networking flaw that has since been patched. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-ai-agents-audit-core-code-bugs-july-2026/

Attackers attempted to slip malicious code into an Injective npm package to steal private keys. Here is what happened and how to protect a self-custody wallet. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/injective-npm-package-backdoor-wallet-keys-july-2026/

PayPal is issuing PYUSD natively on Polygon and folding it into the network's Open Money Stack, giving merchants a cheaper, faster path to stablecoin payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paypal-pyusd-native-polygon-open-money-stack-july-2026/

Aave Labs launched Stable Vaults, letting fintechs, wallets, and exchanges offer users stablecoin yield without building their own DeFi stack. Details here. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-labs-stable-vaults-stablecoin-yield-fintechs-july-2026/

Stripe-owned Privy teamed up with Jito Labs on FullSend, a tool that routes each Solana transaction straight to the current block leader for faster inclusion. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/privy-jito-labs-fullsend-solana-transaction-routing-july-2026/

Polymarket is asking US regulators to clear margin trading on its prediction markets, per Bloomberg. Here is what borrowed-money betting would change. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-us-margin-trading-regulatory-approval-july-2026/

DefiLlama data flagged by Cointelegraph shows Robinhood Chain overtook Hyperliquid in 24-hour DEX volume, a fresh signal in the Layer-1 liquidity race. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-flips-hyperliquid-dex-volume-july-2026/

Binance's CEO says 70% of European user withdrawals moved to self-custodied wallets after its MiCA compliance exit, a rare data point on how regulation reshapes custody. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-eu-users-self-custody-mica-exit-july-2026/

Latin America's largest exchange, B3, has listed options on BTC, ETH and SOL futures, giving Brazilian institutions a regulated way to hedge crypto exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-b3-bitcoin-ethereum-solana-options-july-2026/

MetaMask launched Money Account, a self-custodial mUSD balance that earns up to 4% APY on Monad and spends through the MetaMask Card at Mastercard merchants. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metamask-money-account-4-percent-yield-card-spending-july-2026/

EU officials are drafting a MiCA revision, dubbed MiCA 2.0, to extend stablecoin oversight to non-EU issuers. Here is what changes for issuers and card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-mica-2-0-revision-non-eu-stablecoins-july-2026/

An Ethereum user lost $999,999 in USDT after signing a single malicious token approval, Scam Sniffer reports. Here is how approval-drainer attacks work. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/phishing-token-approval-drains-999999-usdt-ethereum-july-2026/

Jack Dorsey's Block will pay $45M and add live phone support to Cash App to settle claims from 46 US states that it failed to shield users from fraud. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/block-45m-settlement-cash-app-fraud-protection-july-2026/

Uphold rolled out Flexible Staking for US users: weekly rewards, no lockup, and the freedom to sell or swap staked assets anytime. Here is what it means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uphold-flexible-staking-weekly-rewards-no-lockup-july-2026/

President Tokayev signed a decree to build a regulated crypto market in Kazakhstan, with stablecoin payment rules, tax breaks, and new mining energy options. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kazakhstan-decree-regulated-crypto-market-stablecoin-rules-july-2026/

Cross-border payments firm Nium has acquired Cypher, a Coinbase Ventures-backed crypto wallet and card issuer, folding stablecoin spending into its global rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nium-acquires-cypher-crypto-card-issuer-july-2026/

BNB Chain added ten new FSRA-approved tokenized stocks to its bStocks lineup, offering 1:1 backing and 24/7 trading. Here is what the RWA push means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bnb-chain-ten-new-bstocks-tokenized-equities-july-2026/

Paradigm closed a $1.2B fourth fund aimed at crypto and AI startups, per Cointelegraph. Here is what the raise signals for where venture money is heading. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paradigm-1-2-billion-fourth-fund-crypto-ai-july-2026/