SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Crypto Cards Roundup March 25 - Mastercard Buys BVNK for $1.8B, Gemini Adds Crypto Bill Pay, Uphold Launches Exa Credit Card Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-cards-roundup-march-25-2026/

Kentucky HB 380 passed the House 85-0 with a buried amendment requiring hardware wallet providers to help reset seed phrases. Critics say it outlaws self-custody. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kentucky-hb-380-hardware-wallet-backdoor-amendment-self-custody-seed-phrase-reset/

Invesco assumes investment management of Superstate's USTB fund, joining BlackRock and Franklin Templeton in the tokenized Treasury race now worth 12 billion dollars. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/invesco-superstate-900-million-tokenized-treasury-fund-takeover-blackrock-fidelity/

Foundry USA mined seven consecutive blocks and orphaned two from AntPool and ViaBTC in a rare chain split at block 941,881. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-two-block-reorg-foundry-antpool-viabtc-chain-split-mining-concentration/

The SEC submitted a proposed interpretation framework to the White House that would clarify which digital assets qualify as securities under federal law. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-submits-crypto-interpretation-framework-white-house-securities-classification-digital-assets/

EDXM International, backed by Citadel Securities, launches a blockchain-based Korean won derivative targeting Asia's FX market as Korea opens won trading 24/7. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/citadel-backed-edxm-launches-blockchain-korean-won-derivative-asia-fx-market/

Rival prediction market CEOs Shayne Coplan and Tarek Mansour are both investing in 5c(c) Capital, a new $35M fund targeting prediction market infrastructure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-kalshi-ceos-invest-35-million-5cc-capital-prediction-market-vc-fund/

Strategy registers $21B in new MSTR common stock, $21B in STRC preferred, and $2.1B in STRK preferred, nearly doubling its capital-raising firepower. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-files-44-billion-new-atm-offerings-mstr-common-strc-preferred-stock-bitcoin/

Trump orders a five-day pause on Iran strikes, crashing oil 10% and triggering a $260M+ short squeeze across crypto markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-surges-past-70000-260-million-shorts-liquidated-trump-iran-de-escalation-oil-crash/

The Nasdaq hit its lowest level since September as 10-year Treasury yields surged to 4.41%. Bitcoin crashed to $60K weeks earlier, and equities are now following. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/stocks-catching-up-bitcoin-crash-bond-yields-rise-nasdaq-september-lows-leading-indicator/

Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman tell CNN the FTX prosecution was political. Creditors counter that recoveries are based on 2022 dollar values, not real crypto terms. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sbf-parents-cnn-no-customer-money-lost-ftx-creditors-2022-dollar-values-clemency/

Gold has lost over 22% from its January all-time high, erasing $1.5 trillion in a single session. Bitcoin is down to $67,846 with fear at 24. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gold-crashes-below-4350-1-5-trillion-wipeout-bitcoin-fear-24-safe-haven-myth/

NYSE Arca and NYSE American scrap position limits on 11 crypto ETF options and open FLEX trading, effective immediately after the SEC waived the 30-day wait. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nyse-removes-25000-contract-cap-bitcoin-ether-etf-options-flex-institutional/

Fidelity's general counsel asks the SEC to let broker-dealers trade crypto on alternative trading systems and issue DLT guidance for tokenized securities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fidelity-urges-sec-broker-dealer-crypto-ats-tokenized-securities-defi-framework/

Lloyds just completed the UK's first public blockchain deposit transaction. The ECB has a roadmap. Banks are coming for stablecoin territory. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/banks-tokenized-deposits-ecb-appia-stablecoins-onchain-cash-lloyds-canton-network/

Google searches for 'Help With Mortgage' have hit an all-time high, surpassing the 2008 financial crisis. Crypto markets reflect the stress with ETH down 4.2% and Fear at 26. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mortgage-help-searches-all-time-high-exceed-2008-crisis-crypto-fear-26-eth-down/

CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have been arrested by Thane Police on criminal breach of trust charges tied to an Rs 71 lakh fraud case. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coindcx-founders-arrested-criminal-breach-trust-thane-police-coinbase-backed/

CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were questioned by Mumbai police after an FIR was filed over an Rs 71 lakh impersonation fraud scheme. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coindcx-founders-questioned-police-71-lakh-impersonation-fraud-1212-fake-websites/

Average Bitcoin production cost hits $88,000 while BTC trades near $69,000. Network difficulty drops 7.8% as miners bleed cash and pivot to AI. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-miners-losing-19000-per-btc-difficulty-drops-7-8-percent-hashprice-88000-production-cost/

Resolv Labs USR stablecoin exploit on March 22, 2026. 50 million USR minted with 100K USDC, triggering a 74% depeg. Official response pending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/resolv-usr-stablecoin-suspected-exploit-50-million-minted-100k-usdc-74-percent-depeg/

Grayscale submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a HYPE ETF on Nasdaq under ticker GHYP. Coinbase is the custodian. Bitwise and 21Shares filed earlier. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-hype-etf-s1-filing-hyperliquid-nasdaq-ghyp-coinbase-custody/

Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $253M in two days as the broader equity sell-off hit $64B in 3 months, the largest SPY/QQQ outflow on record. One analyst sees BTC at $55K. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-outflows-253-million-spy-qqq-64-billion-record-war-risk-off-55000-target/

The DarkSword exploit chain uses six iOS vulnerabilities to deploy Ghostblade, a data stealer targeting 13 crypto exchange and wallet apps on unpatched iPhones. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/google-darksword-ios-exploit-ghostblade-crypto-wallet-exchange-apps-coinbase-metamask-ledger/

A class-action lawsuit alleges Gemini concealed plans to pivot to prediction markets, exit three regions, and cut 25% of staff before its September 2025 IPO. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gemini-class-action-lawsuit-ipo-398-million-stock-collapse-75-percent-winklevoss-prediction-markets/

Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive flipped CleanSpark and Tesla to become a top 10 corporate BTC holder, but Q4 brought a $393.6 million net loss. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strive-ramaswamy-13628-bitcoin-top-10-treasury-393-million-q4-loss-cleanspark/