SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Kraken's push for direct Federal Reserve payment access could set the precedent for whether crypto firms ever bypass correspondent banks. Here is what is at stake. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-federal-reserve-master-account-payment-access-june-2026/

Taiko says its chain state verification mechanism is compromised, telling users to withdraw from bridges and asking exchanges to suspend TAIKO deposits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/taiko-bridge-verification-compromise-withdraw-funds-june-2026/

Google, Meta, PayPal and Chainalysis have committed to fighting the illegal wildlife trade with AI detection and blockchain analytics, per a June 2026 report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tech-crypto-firms-wildlife-trade-blockchain-analytics-june-2026/

Philippines SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo says the regulator's real-world-asset tokenization framework is ready, putting Manila among the first SE Asian markets with live rules. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/philippines-sec-rwa-tokenization-framework-ready-june-2026/

Three US agencies have published GENIUS Act rules forcing stablecoin issuers into bank-grade supervision. The cost favors big issuers and points to consolidation by 2027. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/stablecoin-rules-bank-supervision-small-issuers-june-2026/

Jaredfromsubway.eth, the bot behind most of Ethereum's sandwich attacks, lost $7.5M after an attacker baited its own MEV logic with fake liquidity pools. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-sandwich-bot-jaredfromsubway-drained-7-5m-june-2026/

A National Assembly petition to scrap South Korea's crypto gains tax has passed 58,000 signatures, clearing the 50,000 threshold that forces a committee review. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-crypto-tax-repeal-petition-50000-signatures-june-2026/

A Japanese corporate pension fund covering 1,200 SMEs will put about 1% of its 21.3 billion yen into a passive multi-crypto fund from fiscal 2026 to hedge currency risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-corporate-pension-fund-crypto-allocation-june-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest 30-day net outflow since launch, $6.35B, as BTC trades near $64,500 and the Fear & Greed index sits at 23. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etfs-record-6-4b-30-day-outflow-june-2026/

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have now seen six consecutive weeks of net outflows, with BTC near $64,160 and the Fear & Greed index sitting at 22. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-sixth-straight-week-outflows-june-2026/

Coin Bureau reports the XRP Ledger pulled in $1.9 billion in net real-world asset inflows, pushing it to the front of crypto's tokenization race in mid-2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-ledger-leads-rwa-1-9b-inflows-june-2026/

Bitdeer has run a zero-Bitcoin treasury since late February 2026, selling all 921 BTC it mined in May to fund an AI and datacenter pivot. Here is the breakdown. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitdeer-sells-all-mined-bitcoin-zero-treasury-june-2026/

Solana's official account flagged $1 billion in weekly tokenized equities volume, with the chain now holding the bulk of on-chain stock trading. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-tokenized-equities-1b-weekly-volume-june-2026/

India's Enforcement Directorate has raided Bengaluru firms over alleged crypto-linked transfers above $260 million, raising compliance stakes for Indian users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-enforcement-directorate-raids-bengaluru-crypto-260m-june-2026/

US bankers are escalating lobbying against yield-bearing stablecoins as the Senate moves closer to action, per Cointelegraph. The fight is over deposits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-banks-lobby-against-stablecoin-yield-senate-june-2026/

Arthur Hayes's attributed wallet sold 6,000 ETH near $1,690 for a ~$606K realized loss, days after buying, while large holders kept accumulating near $1,700. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-sells-6000-eth-loss-june-2026/

Five public companies now hold more than $1 billion in SOL combined, led by Forward Industries with over 7 million tokens, per a June 2026 Decrypt report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-treasury-firms-1b-sol-forward-industries-june-2026/

WuBlockchain, citing Unchained, says at least eight senior Ethereum Foundation members have departed in five months, as core-dev funding worries persist. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-eight-senior-departures-five-months-june-2026/

Ledger has added a Stablecoin Yield feature inside Ledger Wallet, powered by Kiln and routing deposits to Morpho, Aave, and Compound while keys stay self-custodial. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ledger-wallet-stablecoin-yield-kiln-morpho-aave-june-2026/

On-chain investigator ZachXBT traced $475K in frozen bitcoin to social engineering scams on elderly Americans after a suspected money mule asked him for help. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zachxbt-475k-frozen-bitcoin-elderly-scam-money-mule-june-2026/

Delaware's Payment Stablecoin Act cleared the House 36-0 after a 20-0 Senate vote, setting a state licensing framework for stablecoin issuers and service providers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/delaware-payment-stablecoin-act-passes-june-2026/

Isiah and Raymond Garcia admitted to holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint for eight hours and forcing an $8M crypto transfer. The case shows how self-custody shifts risk to the holder. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/texas-brothers-guilty-8m-armed-crypto-kidnapping-june-2026/

Capital B's shareholders cleared up to $120B in financing capacity to fund its Bitcoin treasury, a vote landing with BTC at $62,406 and Fear & Greed at 19. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/capital-b-120b-financing-bitcoin-accumulation-june-2026/

Franklin Templeton filed two SEC ETFs that hold US stocks and reinvest the dividends into Bitcoin, starting at 5% BTC and capped at 20%. Here's the structure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/franklin-templeton-bitcoin-drip-etf-stock-dividends-june-2026/

MetaMask says 173 new tokenized stocks and ETFs are now tradable inside its app. Here's what that adds for self-custody wallet and MetaMask Card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metamask-173-tokenized-stocks-etfs-in-app-trading-june-2026/