SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

A North Korean group called WaterPlum ran fake recruiter campaigns against crypto and AI developers, infecting 30,000 devices and taking $10.7M, researchers say. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/north-korean-waterplum-fake-recruiters-30k-devices-10m-crypto-september-2026/

Arbitrum One added more than $74M in real-world asset market cap over seven days, the most of any chain, per its official account. Here is what the number signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arbitrum-leads-rwa-growth-74m-one-week-september-2026/

WSJ reports Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan told compliance staff to prioritize growth over a stolen debit card fraud scheme that tried to take at least $10M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-ceo-downplayed-10m-debit-card-fraud-scheme-september-2026/

NEAR rose more than 80% in seven days after launching confidential-by-default perpetual futures on Hyperliquid, Cointelegraph reported on September 20, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/near-surges-80-percent-hyperliquid-confidential-perpetual-futures-september-2026/

XRP spot ETFs hit a record cumulative net-inflow high after 10 straight weeks of gains, while Solana funds post an even longer run, per CryptoPotato. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-etf-10-week-inflow-streak-solana-runs-further-september-2026/

The CLARITY Act died in the Senate 49-50, 11 votes short of cloture, ending crypto's market-structure push for 2026 over an unresolved ethics fight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-crypto-market-structure-bill-collapses-months-negotiations-september-2026/

Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from mBridge, the China-led blockchain settlement platform, per the FT. Here is what the exit signals for cross-border payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/saudi-arabia-withdraws-mbridge-china-cbdc-platform-september-2026/

Avici says it adds 0% FX markup on all its self-custodial Visa cards. Here is what that covers, the Visa fee it does not, and who it helps. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-zero-fx-markup-self-custodial-card-september-2026/

An analysis shared by WuBlockchain says Robinhood Chain collected $4.5M in daily fees while paying its Ethereum settlement layer roughly $400. Here is the math. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-4-5m-daily-fees-400-ethereum-september-2026/

Coin Bureau says spot Bitcoin ETFs took in more than they lost from September 1-18, a net positive month even as BTC trades near $80,400. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/spot-bitcoin-etfs-net-positive-inflows-september-2026/

Cointelegraph reports the Turkish lira has collapsed to near-zero against Bitcoin. Here is what the chart signals for Turkish savers and how it fits a wider emerging-market pattern. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/turkish-lira-collapses-near-zero-against-bitcoin-september-2026/

Gate's security team flagged FomoPeek, an iOS app that reads the clipboard and steals wallet credentials. Risk controls blocked losses. Here is what to do. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gate-io-fomopeek-ios-malware-wallet-credential-theft-september-2026/

Brazil's central bank will block virtual assets, including stablecoins, from settling one type of cross-border payment, tightening rules on a $1.1 trillion market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-central-bank-blocks-stablecoins-cross-border-rail-september-2026/

A former Hong Kong banker was sentenced to four years for taking $470,000 in crypto bribes and falsifying records, per Cointelegraph on September 19, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-banker-sentenced-crypto-bribes-september-2026/

Bitcoin flipped Tesla by market capitalization, per Cointelegraph, as BTC traded near $81,400 on September 19, 2026. The size comparison and what it signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-market-cap-flips-tesla-september-2026/

Brazil's CVM has launched a 120-day working group to study securities tokenization and draft rules, a structured move toward regulated digital asset issuance in Latin America. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-cvm-securities-tokenization-working-group-september-2026/

Argentina will automatically share crypto transaction data with foreign tax authorities from September 2029, joining the OECD's global reporting framework. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/argentina-crypto-tax-data-sharing-2029-september-2026/

SBI Digital Practice and Kyobo Life ran a Japan-Korea cross-border settlement test using tokens simulating a yen stablecoin on the Canton Network. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-korea-cross-border-stablecoin-canton-network-september-2026/

Kyle Chasse says the CLARITY Act isn't dead, but the Senate is running short on time and still needs 60 votes to advance the crypto market structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-deadline-60-vote-threshold-september-2026/

Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the NYSE, is evaluating Avalanche for a planned 24/7 on-chain trading platform, VP Michael Blaugrund said. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nyse-parent-ice-evaluates-avalanche-24-7-onchain-trading-september-2026/

Grayscale's Zcash ETF has pulled in $890M in net assets and $11B in cumulative volume within a month, prompting a 3-for-1 share split as ZEC hits a record high. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-zcash-etf-890m-aum-share-split-september-2026/

Coinbase filed to list the first single-stock perpetual futures in the US, offering 24/5 exposure and importing a crypto-native contract into equities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-single-stock-perpetual-futures-us-filing-september-2026/

The CFTC filed a new rulemaking to regulate crypto asset transactions and markets, its clearest move yet toward federal oversight of trading and custody. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-rulemaking-crypto-asset-transactions-markets-september-2026/

Chainalysis says onchain malware writes jumped 420% in a year, with state-backed hackers behind roughly two-thirds of new activity each quarter. What it means for wallet users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/onchain-malware-surges-420-percent-state-backed-hackers-september-2026/

HP says Needle Stealer malware, disguised as an AI crypto-trading tool, replaced seven browser wallet extensions with credential-stealing copies using signed software. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fake-ai-crypto-trading-tool-needle-stealer-wallet-extensions-september-2026/