SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

ESMA register data shows the EU has granted 244 MiCA crypto licenses as the deadline lands, with Germany and France leading national authorizations. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-244-mica-crypto-licenses-germany-france-lead-june-2026/

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest added Circle, Coinbase, Bullish and Robinhood shares as crypto sentiment hit Extreme Fear. Here is what the buying signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ark-invest-buys-circle-coinbase-bullish-stocks-june-2026/

Securitize, the tokenization firm behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, is set to trade on the NYSE as SECZ on July 2 after Cantor Equity Partners II shareholders approved the merger. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/securitize-nyse-listing-secz-cantor-spac-june-2026/

Ether Fi says its self-custodial Cash card has reached 100,000 cardholders and is now targeting one million. Here is what the milestone signals for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-100000-cardholders-milestone-june-2026/

Bitmine added 27,084 ETH last week to reach 5.7 million ETH, nearing 5% of Ethereum's supply, buying through a slump as Tom Lee blamed quarter-end window dressing. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-eth-holdings-5-7-million-near-5-percent-supply-june-2026/

Strategy approved a framework that lets it sell Bitcoin to fund operations, authorized $2B in buybacks, and raised its STRC dividend to 12% as BTC sits near $60K. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-bitcoin-monetization-program-2b-buyback-strc-dividend-june-2026/

Galaxy Digital cut its CLARITY Act forecast to 50% and Polymarket sits at 44% as a Trump housing-bill standoff eats the Senate's July calendar. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-passage-odds-fall-50-percent-trump-demands-june-2026/

Ukraine has moved over 8.3 million USDT seized from an alleged hacking ring into a state-held wallet, the first time the country has formally custodied confiscated crypto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ukraine-state-managed-seized-crypto-8-3m-first-june-2026/

CryptoQuant says over 550,000 BTC moved to Binance and OKX deposit addresses as Bitcoin retests $60,074 and the Fear & Greed index sits at 16 (Extreme fear). Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-550k-btc-exchange-inflows-60k-retest-june-2026/

MiCA's final transition window closes July 1, 2026. With 244 licensed CASPs against 3,000+ legacy firms, ESMA wants the rest to wind down. Here is the fallout. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-mica-deadline-unlicensed-crypto-firms-wipeout-june-2026/

Tether's USDT is quoting roughly 8.5% over India's official USD/INR rate as enforcement pressure squeezes on and off-ramp access, raising the local cost of stablecoin liquidity. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-usdt-india-8-5-percent-premium-enforcement-june-2026/

Bloomberg says US spot Bitcoin ETFs are on pace for their worst month of withdrawals since launching two years ago, with BTC near $59,787 and Fear & Greed at 16. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-worst-monthly-outflows-since-launch-june-2026/

The EU Parliament's economic affairs committee urged the Commission to assess bringing DeFi, staking, NFTs and crypto lending into MiCA's scope. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-econ-committee-mica-defi-staking-nft-lending-review-june-2026/

Tether is partnering with crypto lender Ledn to let Tether Gold (XAUT) holders borrow against their tokenized gold instead of selling it. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-ledn-xaut-gold-backed-lending-june-2026/

BitMEX has removed its chief executive, chief financial officer and head of growth in a single leadership clearout, CoinDesk reports, signaling a reset at the derivatives exchange. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmex-removes-ceo-cfo-head-of-growth-june-2026/

El Salvador's 7,696 BTC reserve now has to stay legible through wallet scrutiny, drawdown rules and IMF program conditions. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/el-salvador-bitcoin-reserve-imf-accounting-pressure-june-2026/

Senator Cynthia Lummis pointed to working crypto frameworks in Europe, the UK and the UAE while US market structure rules stall. Here is what it means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lummis-us-crypto-framework-eu-uk-uae-june-2026/

Cathie Wood-backed Solmate has lost more than 98% of its value since a $300M Solana treasury pivot, and a RockawayX-linked investor is now suing the board. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solmate-shares-drop-98-percent-solana-treasury-june-2026/

On-chain investigator ZachXBT warned that AscendEX may be delaying user withdrawals over liquidity issues, a familiar early signal of exchange stress. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ascendex-withdrawal-delays-zachxbt-liquidity-warning-june-2026/

Story Protocol has rebranded as DATA Foundation, moving from IP infrastructure to AI training data with a new Trace registry and a 1:1 IP-to-DATA token swap. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/story-protocol-data-foundation-ai-training-pivot-june-2026/

A record 79% of Bitcoin's circulating supply is now held by long-term holders, even as BTC slid to $58,420 and Fear & Greed hit 14 on June 26, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-long-term-holders-record-79-percent-supply-june-2026/

USDT's market cap edged past Ethereum's on June 26, 2026, at $186.06B versus $185.66B, as an ETH selloff pushed the stablecoin into the number two slot. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-usdt-overtakes-ethereum-market-cap-june-2026/

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe announced a nearly 15% workforce reduction, redirecting the custodian toward security, trading, stablecoins and AI infrastructure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitgo-15-percent-workforce-reduction-june-2026/

Russia's experimental legal regime lets selected exporters settle foreign trade in Bitcoin and stablecoins, yet sanctions compliance still ringfences every cash-out route abroad. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-elr-crypto-foreign-trade-sanctions-ringfenced-june-2026/

Oobit's June recap names New York and Bolivia as newly live markets and confirms a PIX integration, widening its tap-to-pay card footprint across the Americas. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oobit-new-york-bolivia-pix-expansion-june-2026/