SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

DOJ charges Jonathan Spalletta for the 2021 Uranium Finance exploit on BNB Chain. He laundered $50M through Tornado Cash and bought rare collectibles. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uranium-finance-hacker-charged-50-million-bnb-chain-exploit-black-lotus-pokemon-seized/

A federal court permanently bars KuCoin operator Peken Global from serving US users, capping a $297M DOJ settlement and adding a $500K CFTC penalty. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-permanently-barred-us-cftc-order-297-million-doj-peken-global-kyc/

New Google research finds fewer than 500,000 qubits could compromise Bitcoin. Taproot's exposed public keys widen the attack surface to 6.9 million BTC. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/google-quantum-bitcoin-taproot-500000-qubits-public-key-vulnerability/

Blumenthal and Warren demand SEC records after enforcement director Margaret Ryan resigned and fraud charges against Justin Sun were settled for $10 million. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senators-probe-sec-enforcement-chief-exit-justin-sun-case-dropped-trump-crypto-ties/

Nasdaq scraps the 10% float minimum and adds a Fast Entry rule letting mega-cap IPOs join the Nasdaq 100 in 15 trading days, effective May 1, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nasdaq-drops-10-percent-float-minimum-fast-entry-rule-mega-cap-ipo-crypto-index-inclusion/

Gold fell 15% in March 2026, its worst monthly decline since October 2008. GLD saw record outflows while Bitcoin ETFs attracted $380M in a single day. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gold-worst-month-since-2008-down-15-percent-march-bitcoin-outperforms-safe-haven/

Ripple Prime expands its Hyperliquid integration to HIP-3 commodity perpetuals, giving institutions onchain access to gold, silver, and crude oil futures. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-prime-hyperliquid-hip-3-gold-silver-oil-institutional-commodity-perps-onchain/

Ramp, the $32B corporate expense platform, goes live with stablecoin accounts on Coinbase's Base L2, letting businesses hold, earn, and pay in USDC. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ramp-stablecoin-accounts-base-coinbase-corporate-treasury-50000-businesses/

The Mined in America Act would create a voluntary mining certification program, phase out foreign adversary hardware, and codify Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mined-in-america-act-cassidy-lummis-bitcoin-mining-certification-strategic-reserve-codify/

Bernstein maintains outperform ratings on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure after a 60% drawdown from 2025 highs, with a $150K year-end Bitcoin target. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bernstein-crypto-stocks-60-percent-crash-coinbase-robinhood-buy-discount-150k-bitcoin/

Aave V4 launches on Ethereum mainnet with a hub-and-spoke architecture, consolidating $27B in TVL after 345 days of audits and 900+ security researchers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-v4-launches-ethereum-mainnet-hub-spoke-architecture-27-billion-tvl-defi-lending/

The Ethereum Foundation staked another 20,470 ETH worth $42M, bringing its total past 45,000 ETH and crossing the midpoint of its 70,000 ETH staking plan. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-stakes-another-42-million-eth-halfway-70000-target/

Digital asset investment products saw $414M in net outflows last week, breaking a $2.2B inflow streak as inflation fears and rate hike expectations mount. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-fund-outflows-414-million-first-5-weeks-inflation-fears-rate-hike-iran/

We track 30+ crypto card vendors. These are the 7 marketing claims we see most often, and what they actually mean once you read the fine print. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/7-crypto-card-claims-that-sound-better-than-they-are/

Strategy paused BTC purchases last week after acquiring 90,831 bitcoin in 13 consecutive weeks, ending the longest corporate accumulation run on record. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-pauses-bitcoin-buying-13-week-streak-90831-btc-saylor-worst-quarter/

The Ethereum Foundation deployed $46.2M in ETH across 11 deposits, accelerating its 70,000 ETH staking plan after selling 5,000 ETH to BitMine in an OTC deal. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-accelerates-70000-eth-staking-plan-46-million-bitmine-sale-yield-strategy/

Morgan Stanley's MSBT spot Bitcoin ETF will charge 0.14% annually, undercutting BlackRock's IBIT by 11 basis points and Grayscale's Mini by 1 basis point. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-msbt-bitcoin-etf-lowest-fee-0-14-percent-undercuts-blackrock-ibit/

Crypto Cards Roundup March 30 - RedotPay Gets ISO 27001, Uphold Pushes Exa, Wirex Leans Into Spendable Stablecoins Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-cards-roundup-march-30-2026/

Decentralized exchanges have now processed over $12.5 trillion in cumulative trading volume, driven by perp DEX growth and rising DEX-to-CEX market share. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cumulative-dex-volume-crosses-12-5-trillion-first-time-uniswap-hyperliquid-pancakeswap/

The Digital Asset PARITY Act would close Bitcoin's wash-sale loophole and exempt regulated stablecoins from capital gains tax on small transactions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/congress-digital-asset-parity-act-bitcoin-wash-sale-rule-stablecoin-tax-exemption/

Bitfinex BTC longs reached 79,343 BTC, the highest since November 2023. Historically, peak longs on Bitfinex have preceded major price drops. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-bitfinex-longs-28-month-high-79343-btc-contrarian-bearish-signal/

Bitcoin has fallen 26% in Q1 2026, its worst first quarter in eight years, with five consecutive red months and $6.18 billion drained from spot ETFs. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-q1-2026-worst-quarter-since-2018-five-red-months-etf-outflows/

South Korea saw $60B in crypto flow to foreign exchanges and private wallets in H2 2025. Exchange profits dropped 38% as regulators tighten oversight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-60-billion-crypto-outflows-overseas-exchanges-wallets-h2-2025-capital-flight/

BNB Chain crossed $3.15 billion in RWA TVL after adding $1 billion in Q1 2026. Circle USYC overtook BlackRock BUIDL as the top tokenized treasury product. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bnb-chain-number-2-rwa-tvl-3-billion-circle-usyc-overtakes-blackrock-buidl/

US spot Ethereum ETFs have now seen 8 consecutive days of net outflows, draining over 400 million dollars as ETH struggles to hold the 2,000 dollar level. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-etf-8-day-outflow-streak-391-million-eth-2000-fear-greed-24/