SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

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/

Pragma tagged 6 of its 22 Starknet price feeds critical risk after a $3.5M Nostra exploit exposed the gap between oracle prices and real liquidation liquidity. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/pragma-flags-6-price-feeds-critical-risk-starknet-nostra-exploit-september-2026/

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index jumped to 78, its first Extreme Greed reading this month, as Bitcoin climbed past $86,000. Here is what the sentiment gauge signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-fear-greed-index-78-extreme-greed-september-2026/

Apple and Google have opened senior stablecoin and blockchain jobs, tied to Apple Pay strategy and Google Cloud's digital asset clients, per CoinMarketCap. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/apple-google-post-senior-stablecoin-blockchain-roles-september-2026/

COCA is discounting the COCA token stake required to unlock any Loyalty tier by 30% through September 30, locking in the higher cashback rate for six months. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-card-staking-discount-loyalty-tiers-september-2026/

RedotPay launched Card Deposit, letting users fund accounts directly from PayPal, Wise, Revolut, and 15+ other apps with lower fees. Here's what it means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/redotpay-card-deposit-fund-from-paypal-wise-revolut-september-2026/

Bitcoin's push to $85,000 triggered a $648M short squeeze, forcing out bearish traders as BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL all posted double-digit weekly gains. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-hits-85000-648m-short-squeeze-september-2026/

Vietnam's Deputy Finance Minister says the country expects to issue its first crypto-asset service provider licenses in 2026, a milestone for Southeast Asia. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/vietnam-license-first-crypto-asset-service-providers-2026-september-2026/

Solana dropped its target slot time from 300ms to 250ms, its third block-time reduction since August. Here is what the throughput push means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-cuts-block-time-17-percent-third-speedup-september-2026/

The ECB launched Pontes, a bank-only platform that opens the digital euro pilot phase and points to a broader test in mid-2027. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-pontes-digital-euro-pilot-bank-platform-september-2026/