SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Senate Republicans released a new CLARITY Act draft they call their final offer, hours before Tuesday's cloture vote that decides whether the crypto bill advances. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-republicans-clarity-act-final-offer-cloture-vote-september-2026/

Senate Republicans released the latest CLARITY Act draft with White House-approved ethics language ahead of a Tuesday vote, crypto's biggest federal test yet. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-senate-vote-white-house-ethics-language-september-2026/

Singapore Exchange plans to offer crypto perpetual futures to US institutions, becoming the first major traditional exchange to bring the trade mainstream. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/singapore-exchange-crypto-perpetual-futures-us-institutions-september-2026/

Cointelegraph says Solana's tokenized equity trading beat the NYSE and Nasdaq combined by $100M+ in a single day. Here's what the milestone means, and its limits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-tokenized-equity-volume-exceeds-nyse-nasdaq-september-2026/

Solana's tokenized-equity supply reached a record $684M last week, up 47% in three weeks, cementing its lead as the chain for on-chain stocks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-tokenized-equity-supply-record-684m-september-2026/

The EU Cyber Resilience Act took effect September 11, 2026, giving crypto wallet makers 24 hours to warn regulators of an exploited flaw, then 72 hours to file details. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-24-hour-wallet-vulnerability-reporting-september-2026/

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the White House has offered a strong ethics provision for the CLARITY Act, days before a Senate vote on crypto's market-structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-clarity-act-ethics-provision-september-2026/

Senator Lummis warns a failed CLARITY Act vote leaves crypto users with no federal consumer protection, no disclosure rules, and no delisting requirements. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-vote-consumer-protection-lummis-september-2026/

Brazil's tighter capital requirements for crypto firms are triggering an exodus, per a Sept 13 report. Here's what the rules mean for exchanges and users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-capital-rules-crypto-firms-exodus-september-2026/

Binance is spotlighting crypto-backed mortgages, letting holders pledge digital assets for home loans instead of selling. Here is how they work and the liquidation risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-crypto-backed-mortgages-home-loans-collateral-september-2026/

Thailand's SEC has proposed a daily limit of roughly $150,000 on one-way stablecoin transfers to third-party wallets, tightening how users move funds in a key Asian market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thailand-sec-stablecoin-transfer-cap-third-party-wallets-september-2026/

Grayscale filed to rename its Litecoin Trust as the Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF and list shares on NYSE Arca under $LTCN, testing appetite beyond BTC and ETH. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-litecoin-spot-etf-ltcn-nyse-arca-september-2026/

The CFTC launched three previously unreported insider trading investigations into Polymarket bets tied to Biden pardons, the Iran conflict, and Google. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-polymarket-insider-trading-investigations-september-2026/

Revolut handed over customer ID documents, selfies, and Bitcoin transaction histories after a social-engineered request posing as a government agency. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/revolut-exposes-kyc-documents-bitcoin-histories-spoofed-request-september-2026/

Blockstream is refusing to pay the Liquid Network attacker's roughly 600 BTC bounty demand, taking a hard public line on crypto extortion as of September 12, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockstream-rejects-50m-liquid-hacker-ransom-september-2026/

A new study finds ~50% of Bitcoin's daily price movement now happens in a 9-hour US trading window, a sharp break from the random timing of 2016-2018. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-volatility-us-trading-hours-50-percent-september-2026/

Metaplanet's CEO gave up $220M in stock rights after later Bitcoin buys added less value than early ones. A rare executive pay reversal at a public BTC treasury firm. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-ceo-surrenders-220m-stock-rights-investor-trust-september-2026/

A monthly jump in core prices pushed Fed rate hike odds to 90%. Here is what tighter policy means for Bitcoin, DeFi yields, and crypto spending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fed-rate-hike-odds-90-core-inflation-crypto-september-2026/

Ether Fi announced membership tier upgrades with boosted cashback categories, faster progression, and more flexible upgrades. Here is what changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/etherfi-membership-tier-upgrades-boosted-cashback-september-2026/

Circle agreed to acquire Singapore payments firm Tazapay for $400M in stock, adding local-currency payout routes across 100+ markets to its stablecoin rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-acquires-tazapay-400m-local-currency-payout-rails-september-2026/

Europe's markets regulator says tighter links between crypto and traditional finance could spread risk, citing tokenized equities and recent DeFi exploits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/esma-warns-crypto-tradfi-contagion-risk-tokenized-equities-september-2026/

Bitwise will wind down its Dogecoin ETF this October, less than a year after launch, a sign of thin demand for single-meme-coin fund products. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-dogecoin-etf-liquidation-october-2026/

Binance now holds 693,000 BTC, a two-year high and about 30% of major exchange reserves. Here is what the concentration means for crypto users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-bitcoin-reserves-two-year-high-693k-btc-september-2026/

A Bank for International Settlements paper warns AI has shrunk the gap between finding a flaw and exploiting it to minutes, straining bank and crypto defenses. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bis-ai-vulnerability-exploitation-window-weeks-minutes-september-2026/

SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot puts India's $620B corporate bond market on-chain, settling in RBI wholesale digital rupee. REC, L&T and IIFL raised the first tranches. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-tokenizes-620b-corporate-bond-market-digital-rupee-september-2026/