SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

An Ankr ankrFLOW contract flaw enabled an attacker to remove about $410,000 in WFLOW from MORE Markets and realize roughly $246,000 after slippage. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/more-markets-flow-evm-lending-exploit-9-3-million-august-2026/

The CFTC ordered former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez to pay about $172,000 for trading presidential mention markets on speeches he saw first. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-perez-prediction-market-insider-trading-fine-august-2026/

Chainalysis filed seven counts against the U.S. government, accusing ICE of rigging a $95M blockchain analytics contract. Here is what the dispute means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/chainalysis-sues-us-government-ice-95-million-contract-august-2026/

Bitcoin developers have made quantum-safe transactions possible and proposed a soft fork to defend the network against future quantum computers. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-quantum-safe-transactions-post-quantum-soft-fork-august-2026/

CFTC data shows a 115.7M XRP-equivalent net short just as US spot XRP ETFs post their best week at $110.49M in inflows. Here is the setup and the risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-115-million-token-short-etf-inflows-squeeze-risk-august-2026/

Russia's regulated crypto trading framework is projected to clear $46 billion in volume in its first year, WuBlockchain reports, as Moscow formalizes onramps under sanctions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-regulated-crypto-trading-46-billion-first-year-august-2026/

Robinhood Chain's 24-hour app revenue passed Ethereum and Hyperliquid L1 and ran nearly 6x Base's, per Wu Blockchain data, as of August 31, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-app-revenue-overtakes-ethereum-august-2026/

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act, arguing the market structure bill helps consumers, banks, and law enforcement alike. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-armstrong-clarity-act-market-structure-push-august-2026/

Cronos paused block production after an attacker drained an estimated $75M from lending protocol Tectonic. Here is what happened and what it means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cronos-tectonic-exploit-chain-halt-75m-august-2026/

A record $9.7B in short liquidations hit crypto over seven days as prices climbed. Here is what drove the squeeze and what it signals for leverage and funding. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-97-billion-short-squeeze-largest-liquidation-august-2026/

Crypto.com launched a new Airdrop Arena event sharing $150,000 in RENDER for CRO allocators through Sept 28, with a 120% points boost at 1,500 CRO. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-airdrop-arena-render-150k-august-2026/

Avici says every affected Solana card balance is refunded in full, plus an extra 10% cashback, after a contract exploit its partner Rain has now patched. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-solana-card-refunds-complete-10-percent-cashback-august-2026/

Deribit is removing its public Proof of Reserves page on September 1, 2026, ending daily balance verification for customers. Here's what changes for traders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/deribit-removes-public-proof-of-reserves-september-2026/

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as collateral for loans, per TASS, moving crypto into mainstream credit rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sberbank-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-loan-collateral-august-2026/

BNB Chain's bStocks launch pushes it to the top spot for tokenized equities, per Messari. Here is what the shift means for onchain stocks and traders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bnb-chain-bstocks-largest-tokenized-equities-august-2026/

Tria says a Solana card contract flaw at issuing partner Rain hit 636 users and $431,945 in card balances. Wallets were untouched, and every affected user is being refunded in full. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tria-rain-solana-card-vulnerability-636-users-refund-august-2026/

Jupiter Card's partner paused card-balance withdrawals as a precaution during a Solana card ecosystem security incident. Withdrawals have resumed; funds were never at risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-card-solana-security-incident-withdrawals-resume-august-2026/

Polygon Labs pushed an emergency client upgrade after the Austin and Kyoto hardforks. Nodes on old Bor or Heimdall binaries have already dropped out of consensus. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polygon-urgent-client-upgrade-validator-consensus-august-2026/

US spot Ethereum ETFs launched showing $10.36B in assets, but filing data shows 98.7% came from Grayscale conversions, not fresh institutional buying. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-etfs-10-billion-launch-grayscale-conversions-fresh-money-august-2026/

Tria says a security incident hitting Solana card programs affected some card balances. The issue is resolved and affected users will be compensated in full. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tria-solana-card-balance-issue-resolved-user-compensation-august-2026/

IREN's Q4 FY2026 report shows AI cloud revenue at $70.5M, passing Bitcoin mining's $66.7M for the first time, even as a $684M net loss sent shares down 8%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iren-ai-cloud-revenue-overtakes-bitcoin-mining-q4-august-2026/

Ripple is moving to add quantum-resistant cryptography to the XRP Ledger before quantum machines can break the signatures that guard user funds. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-xrp-ledger-quantum-resistant-q-day-august-2026/

Bullish has provided USD.AI a $100M stablecoin facility to fund loans backed by GPU infrastructure, tying crypto capital to the AI compute buildout. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bullish-usd-ai-100m-stablecoin-facility-gpu-loans-august-2026/

Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau shifted another 500 BTC with no public explanation. Here is what government seizures reveal about crypto custody risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ireland-cab-500-btc-seized-crypto-custody-august-2026/

ECB board member Isabel Schnabel urged central-bank money onto blockchain rails, a shift that pulls Europe's monetary core toward tokenized settlement. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-schnabel-central-bank-money-onchain-august-2026/