SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Argentina's National Securities Commission expanded tokenization rules to cover more asset types and removed listing requirements, opening LatAm tokenization markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/argentina-cnv-tokenization-rules-expanded-may-2026/

Tether added more than 6 tons of gold in Q1 2026, pushing total holdings past 132 tons and putting the stablecoin issuer in central-bank territory. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-6-tons-gold-q1-2026-132-tons-may-2026/

Crypto card spending has climbed 500% since September 2024, with monthly volumes near $600M led by stablecoin rails and global Visa and Mastercard issuers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-card-spending-500-percent-600m-monthly-may-2026/

Japan's only licensed stablecoin exchange is rolling out a 10% APY product on USDC, paired with local bank rails for deposits and withdrawals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-licensed-stablecoin-exchange-10-percent-usdc-apy-may-2026/

Bitcoin developers are publicly warning holders against Paul Sztorc's eCash fork, calling its claim mechanics hazardous for everyday BTC users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-ecash-fork-sztorc-hazardous-airdrop-warning-may-2026/

The US Senate released CLARITY Act compromise text that bans stablecoin issuers from paying yield on reserves, a sharp shift in stablecoin policy. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-clarity-act-compromise-stablecoin-yield-ban-may-2026/

Cointelegraph reports a Linux 'Copy Fail' bug, citing Xint Code, that lets attackers tamper with copy operations. Crypto users on Linux face heightened clipboard risks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/linux-copy-fail-bug-clipboard-crypto-wallets-may-2026/

Polymarket's monthly trading volume climbed from about $1.2 billion in 2025 to north of $20 billion per month by early 2026, CoinDesk reports. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-monthly-volume-1-2b-to-20b-may-2026/

Ethereum core contributors held a week-long Soldogn interop in Svalbard to harden client implementations for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-soldogn-interop-glamsterdam-svalbard-may-2026/

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms reported its first revenue from AI infrastructure hosting after AMD scaled up capacity at its Texas sites. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/riot-platforms-amd-ai-data-center-first-revenue-may-2026/

April crypto venture funding dropped to $659M, the weakest monthly total in nine months as deal counts thin out and late-stage rounds dry up. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-vc-funding-659m-april-lowest-since-july-2024-may-2026/

Bitso's latest LatAm Crypto Landscape report shows stablecoins captured 40% of regional crypto purchases, with USDT and USDC leading dollar demand. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitso-stablecoins-40-percent-latam-crypto-buys-may-2026/

A Taiwan legislator wants Taipei to convert part of its $580B foreign exchange reserves into Bitcoin, citing geopolitical risk and dollar exposure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/taiwan-lawmaker-bitcoin-reserve-foreign-exchange-may-2026/

Reuters reports that Nobitex, Iran's largest crypto exchange, handled tens to hundreds of millions linked to the IRGC and the country's central bank. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nobitex-iran-exchange-sanctioned-irgc-central-bank-may-2026/

Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson proposed PACTs, a scheme that lets dormant Bitcoin holders prove ownership before quantum computers can crack exposed keys. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paradigm-pacts-bitcoin-quantum-dormant-coins-may-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.97B in April 2026, the strongest monthly inflow of the year. BTC trades near $78,420 as institutional demand resets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-bitcoin-etfs-1-97-billion-april-strongest-2026-may-2026/

Hundreds of long-dormant Ethereum wallets were swept into the same tagged addresses, with the cause possibly tracing back years, per CryptoSlate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-dormant-wallets-drained-tagged-addresses-may-2026/

MoonPay launches MoonAgents Card, a virtual Mastercard that pulls stablecoins from onchain wallets at swipe time. UK and LATAM first, US and EU later. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moonpay-moonagents-card-ai-stablecoin-mastercard-may-2026/

Brazil's central bank has prohibited digital assets from being used in parts of the country's regulated cross-border payment and transfer services. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-central-bank-digital-assets-cross-border-payment-ban-may-2026/

Senators Warren and Wyden opened a fourth probe into Commerce Secretary Lutnick's Tether ties, citing a loan to a trust benefiting his four children. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/warren-wyden-lutnick-tether-dynasty-trust-loan-probe-may-2026/

More than $300M in voluntary contributions across the DeFi ecosystem repaid Aave depositors hit by the rsETH exploit, Messari said on May 1, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-rseth-exploit-300m-defi-contributions-depositors-made-whole-may-2026/

Tether's Q1 2026 BDO attestation shows $1.04B in net profit and a record $8.23B reserve buffer above USDT liabilities. Here's what the numbers mean. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-q1-2026-attestation-1b-profit-8b-reserves-may-2026/

BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA crossed $60B in combined AUM but generated only $42M of Q1 fees, a rounding error against the firm's $7T franchise. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-crypto-etfs-42m-q1-fees-60b-aum-may-2026/

Coinbase rolled out CUSHY, a tokenized stablecoin credit fund built with Superstate and Northern Trust, just as banks press Congress to strip yield from CLARITY. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-cushy-stablecoin-credit-fund-clarity-act-may-2026/

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told Congress he is a Bitcoin enthusiast and confirmed the Pentagon has ongoing classified crypto operations. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hegseth-pentagon-classified-crypto-operations-bitcoin-may-2026/