SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

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/

Jupiter Card can now be topped up with any token a user holds in a single tap, turning a whole Solana wallet into spendable balance. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-card-fund-any-token-one-transaction-september-2026/

Almost $20 million in XRP was drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves between Sept. 15 and 20, 2026. Here is what is known and how to protect your keys. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-20m-drained-6678-wallets-multi-wave-attack-september-2026/

CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the agency is preparing for onchain systems, mass tokenization, 24/7 trading, and agentic finance. Here is what the shift signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-mike-selig-tokenization-onchain-24-7-agentic-finance-september-2026/

Mastercard and SoFi are moving $25 billion in annual card payment volume onto blockchain rails, one of the largest steps yet toward on-chain settlement for everyday spending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mastercard-sofi-25-billion-card-payments-blockchain-september-2026/

BitMEX stopped all trading at 04:00 UTC on Sept 23, 2026. Owner HDR Global cites a strategic review. Here is what users must do with their remaining funds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmex-shuts-down-100x-leverage-pioneer-closure-september-2026/

Liquid's peg-outs are still frozen after a $320M exploit, and Bull Bitcoin has warned some users they face up to a 30-day wait to move L-BTC back to Bitcoin. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/liquid-network-hack-bull-bitcoin-30-day-peg-out-wait-september-2026/

NYSE Group and Blockchain.com signed an MOU to give the platform's 44 million users access to tokenized US stocks, a step toward onchain equities at scale. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nyse-blockchain-com-tokenized-stocks-44-million-accounts-september-2026/

MoonPay is acquiring private markets platform NorCap for $60M+ in stock, gaining an SEC-registered broker-dealer and transfer agent to build tokenized asset rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moonpay-acquires-norcap-sec-broker-dealer-tokenization-september-2026/

Sandeep Nailwal posted that it is time to burn 100M Polygon tokens, roughly 1% of supply. Here is what the deflationary call means and what it does not confirm yet. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polygon-sandeep-nailwal-100m-pol-burn-september-2026/

Ethena says Binance Wallet's Hold to Earn now pays up to 4.75% APR on USDe as a promotional reward. Here is what the offer covers and what it leaves unsaid. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-wallet-ethena-usde-475-apr-hold-to-earn-september-2026/

COCA is running a limited-time promotion paying up to $135 cashback on Apple purchases, including the iPhone 18 Pro, made with its card before September 30, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-card-135-cashback-iphone-18-pro-september-2026/

A reported Safari zero-day could let attackers reach crypto private keys and seed phrases on iPhones. Here is the risk and the steps to take now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iphone-safari-zero-day-crypto-private-keys-september-2026/

Stand With Crypto rallied 4 million advocates and over 1 million calls and emails, but the CLARITY Act still lost 49-50 in the US Senate. Here is what the defeat means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-defeat-4-million-advocates-september-2026/

Governor Abbott halted new state-issued data center permits in Texas pending a grid audit, a move that lands on the state's large Bitcoin mining base. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/texas-halts-data-center-permits-grid-audit-crypto-mining-september-2026/

The Bank of Russia says its crypto legal framework is now in effect, with the first licensed market participants on track before the end of 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-first-licensed-crypto-market-participants-year-end-september-2026/

Security researchers rescued 52.37 BTC from wallets hit by the Coldcard entropy flaw and parked it in a Wyoming Crypto Recovery Trust, with no bounty taken. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-hats-recover-52-btc-coldcard-exploit-september-2026/

The US DOJ is investigating whether Binance failed to block trades tied to Iran, per Bloomberg. Here is what the sanctions probe means for the largest crypto exchange. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-doj-investigates-binance-iran-sanctions-september-2026/