SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Israel's largest bank Bank Leumi will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside its Leumi Trade app from early 2027, powered by Galaxy. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-leumi-galaxy-crypto-trading-israel-august-2026/

Nasdaq-listed FG Nexus liquidated its entire Ethereum position by June 30, closing an ETH treasury strategy that had peaked above 50,000 coins less than a year after launch. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fg-nexus-exits-eth-treasury-strategy-august-2026/

Forward Industries added 508,618 SOL in Q3 through purchases and staking, lifting its Solana treasury toward 7 million tokens. Here is what the buildup signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/forward-industries-508k-sol-q3-solana-treasury-august-2026/

Neutrl halted NUSD redemptions over an undisclosed reserve problem that a risk firm had already flagged as higher counterparty risk. What it means for stablecoin holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/neutrl-nusd-redemptions-paused-reserve-issue-august-2026/

JPMorgan cut banking ties with Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns yet kept a relationship and is weighing an underwriting role, per the FT. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-debanked-polymarket-eyes-underwriting-role-august-2026/

The White House is set to convene crypto and prediction market executives next Wednesday, signaling closer policy engagement as the CLARITY Act stalls. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-hosts-crypto-prediction-market-executives-august-2026/

Bitwise is working with Superstate to tokenize its BSOL Solana Staking ETF, putting a regulated staking product on-chain. Other funds may follow. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-superstate-tokenize-solana-staking-etf-bsol-august-2026/

The SEC's tokenization innovation exemption is delayed further, reportedly tied to Congressional wrangling over the Clarity Act's tokenization section. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-tokenization-exemption-delayed-clarity-act-tokenization-section-august-2026/

MSCI is consulting on rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global equity indexes, threatening passive fund inflows into Bitcoin proxies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/msci-remove-strategy-metaplanet-global-indexes-august-2026/

Bit Digital has pledged 74% of its staked Ethereum against a loan that can trigger a 24-hour collateral call, concentrating liquidation risk in one position. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bit-digital-74-percent-staked-eth-loan-collateral-call-august-2026/

Rizon says its stablecoin spending app has passed 500,000 installs with 4-5x growth in 2026. Here is what the milestone means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rizon-500k-installs-122-countries-milestone-august-2026/

Hawaii will ban crypto ATMs and kiosks statewide from October 1, becoming the fourth US state to restrict the machines as scam losses mount. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hawaii-crypto-atm-ban-fourth-us-state-october-2026/

Tron's stablecoin supply grew by $1B in seven days, more than 10x the next chain, per Token Terminal. What the concentration means for on-chain payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tron-stablecoin-1-billion-week-surge-august-2026/

The SEC's Division of Investment Management gave Franklin Templeton no-action relief to let registered funds hold its on-chain FOBXX money fund and use it as collateral. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-franklin-templeton-onchain-money-fund-custody-relief-august-2026/

The Bank of England will test stablecoin and digital pound settlement in cross-border trade finance, letting exporters get paid in stablecoins while importers settle digitally. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-england-stablecoin-digital-pound-cross-border-pilot-august-2026/

A Solana validator outage disrupted 102 of 699 nodes on August 13, 2026, but the network kept producing blocks and never halted. Here's what happened. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-validator-outage-102-of-699-nodes-august-2026/

Securitize's Q2 2026 report shows record $4.3B in average tokenized AUM and 147% higher transaction volume, yet revenue fell 5% and net loss hit $21.7M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/securitize-record-tokenized-aum-q2-net-loss-august-2026/

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Invesco and Citadel Securities joined nearly 40 firms testing tokenized assets on blockchain in a live Wall Street trial, per Bloomberg. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-goldman-40-firm-wall-street-tokenized-asset-trial-august-2026/

Russia's proposed $58,000 retail crypto limit applies per broker, not as a blanket annual cap, a distinction that reshapes how much residents can legally trade. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-58k-retail-crypto-cap-per-broker-august-2026/

Bullish ($BLSH) reported quarterly revenue tracking near $87M before the open on August 13, up more than 50% from a year earlier as institutional derivatives volume climbs. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bullish-blsh-q2-revenue-growth-institutional-derivatives-august-2026/

Crypto.com now offers U.S. tokenized stocks and ETFs to European Economic Area users in-app, placing equities exposure next to card balances and crypto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-tokenized-us-stocks-etfs-eea-august-2026/

KuCoin Pay has partnered with DCSPay to let users spend stablecoins via QR at online and offline merchants, with 24/7 settlement across 190+ countries. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-pay-dcspay-stablecoin-payments-august-2026/

Michael Saylor's Strategy released a public Bitcoin credit model showing credit spreads, undercollateralization risk and BTC floor prices across its $53B position. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/saylor-strategy-public-bitcoin-credit-model-august-2026/

Amundi, Europe's largest asset manager with $2.9T under management, raised its MicroStrategy holdings 148% to 1.32M shares, a leveraged proxy for Bitcoin. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/amundi-boosts-mstr-position-148-percent-bitcoin-august-2026/

Itau, Latin America's biggest private bank, joined an ANBIMA-led pilot with OpenAssets to tokenize fixed-income securities on public blockchain rails in Brazil. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/itau-tokenized-fixed-income-securities-anbima-pilot-august-2026/