SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

TRUMP memecoin's market cap fell about $100M after an armed suspect tried to enter a Washington venue where President Trump was speaking, CryptoSlate reports. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-memecoin-100m-drop-white-house-incident-april-2026/

Elon Musk said the X Money financial services product is near release, edging X closer to the everything app pitch. Crypto integration remains undefined. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/musk-x-money-imminent-launch-bloomberg-april-2026/

Strategy's corporate treasury has overtaken BlackRock's IBIT to become the largest single Bitcoin holder, a milestone reported by Cointelegraph on April 26. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-bitcoin-holdings-exceed-blackrock-ibit-april-2026/

New York AG Letitia James and 37 other state attorneys general are pushing back against CFTC efforts to override state authority over prediction markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/37-state-attorneys-general-cftc-prediction-markets-coalition-april-2026/

Stani Kulechov says Aave's recovery fund hit the level needed to fully back rsETH, subject to pending votes, indicative agreements, and execution. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-rseth-recovery-fund-reached-kelpdao-april-2026/

Litecoin developers say a zero-day vulnerability caused a 13-block chain reorganization on April 25. The network has been patched and is stable again. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/litecoin-zero-day-bug-13-block-reorg-patched-april-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $1.9B in net outflows over 7 days as BTC slid toward $77K. BlackRock's IBIT, once the inflow leader, drove most of the redemptions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-outflows-1-9-billion-blackrock-april-2026/

Delaware's Senate cleared the Payment Stablecoins Act 20-1, requiring 1:1 reserves and AML compliance for any issuer wanting a state license. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/delaware-senate-passes-payment-stablecoins-act-april-2026/

Trump took the Mar-a-Lago lectern Saturday before 297 top TRUMP holders, defending crypto legislation as the Senate clock on the CLARITY Act tightens. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-mar-a-lago-crypto-keynote-tyson-tether-april-2026/

Tennessee has become the second US state to ban crypto ATMs outright, making it a misdemeanor with up to one year in jail to operate or host the machines. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tennessee-bans-crypto-atms-misdemeanor-april-2026/

US authorities froze $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to Iran, Cointelegraph reported on April 25, 2026, marking one of the largest sanctions seizures. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-freezes-344-million-crypto-iran-sanctions-april-2026/

Gate marks its 13th year by stripping spending fees on the Gate Card to zero, the exchange announced on April 25 from its official account. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gate-card-13th-anniversary-zero-spending-fees-april-2026/

Glassnode analyst James Check says Bitcoin's quantum risk is concentrated in 1.716M old P2PK coins, not the full 19M supply, narrowing the panic window. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-quantum-threat-overstated-james-check-april-2026/

France's national anti-organized-crime branch has charged 88 people across a wave of crypto-related kidnappings, Le Monde reported on April 25, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/france-crypto-kidnappings-88-charged-april-2026/

Grayscale staked 102,400 ETH worth roughly $237M from its trust holdings, a sign that ETF and asset manager staking is moving from theory to live yield. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-stakes-102400-eth-237-million-april-2026/

The Senate Banking Committee's April markup window for the CLARITY Act has closed without a vote, and Sen. Thom Tillis is pushing the new target to mid-May. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-markup-slips-mid-may-tillis-april-2026/

The CFTC sued New York Friday, arguing the state's prediction market suit against Coinbase and Gemini intrudes on federal jurisdiction over derivatives. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-sues-new-york-prediction-markets-coinbase-gemini-april-2026/

Polish reports say the Zondacrypto chief has left for Israel as prosecutors widen a probe linked to a 4,500 BTC wallet and a crisis now topping $100M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zondacrypto-ceo-flees-israel-polish-crisis-100m-april-2026/

South Africa's National Treasury has proposed draft rules that would subject crypto assets to the same capital flow controls that govern rand outflows. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-africa-treasury-crypto-capital-flow-controls-april-2026/

Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over a 4,500 BTC cold wallet said to be inaccessible, with CEO Przemyslaw Kral out of reach. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zondacrypto-ceo-missing-polish-prosecutors-4500-btc-april-2026/

Bitmine disclosed that more than 70% of its 3.5 million ETH holdings are now staked, pushing roughly $8.1B of ether into active validator duty. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-stakes-3-5-million-eth-70-percent-treasury-april-2026/

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised $50 million in zero-coupon bonds, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin purchases as BTC trades near $77.7K. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-50-million-zero-interest-bonds-bitcoin-april-2026/

Tether minted 3 billion USDT in the past week and on-chain data shows Abraxas Capital received 2.89B of it, a 96% concentration in one recipient. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-3b-usdt-mint-abraxas-capital-april-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs soaked up 18,991 BTC over five trading days, nine times the new coins mined in the same window, per Bitwise data cited April 24, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etfs-18991-btc-9x-supply-bitwise-april-2026/

Morgan Stanley is pitching itself as the go-to reserve manager for stablecoin issuers, targeting a fee pool that Tether and Circle currently keep in-house. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-stablecoin-reserve-manager-positioning-april-2026/