SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

STRC fell to $82.50 and Strive's SATA slid below $93 on June 19. CEO Matt Cole blamed leverage liquidations, not credit deterioration. Here is what happened. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/digital-credit-selloff-strive-strc-sata-leverage-liquidation-june-2026/

Morgan Stanley filed amended spot Ether and Solana ETF applications, both at a 0.14% sponsor fee, as ETH trades near $1,695 and SOL near $68 in Extreme Fear. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-amended-eth-sol-etf-filings-014-fee-june-2026/

Fidelity launched the Reserves Digital Fund (FYMXX), a government money market fund built to hold stablecoin reserves under the GENIUS Act. Details and stakes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fidelity-stablecoin-reserve-money-market-fund-genius-act-june-2026/

A former Ethereum Foundation contributor warns core development funding may run out within 3 to 9 months, as ETH sits at $1,702 and the market reads Fear. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-core-dev-funding-crisis-warning-june-2026/

Billionaire Ricardo Salinas says Mexico's central bank gave banks standing orders to steer clear of crypto, explaining why retail access routes around them. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mexico-banks-avoid-crypto-salinas-central-bank-orders-june-2026/

JPMorgan says Bitcoin has traded under its estimated $78,000 production cost for five straight months. With BTC at $62,953, miner margins are deep underwater. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-bitcoin-below-production-cost-five-months-june-2026/

The SEC and CFTC issued a rare joint request for public comment to harmonize derivatives definitions and clarify which agency regulates what. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-cftc-joint-comment-harmonize-derivatives-june-2026/

G7 leaders issued a fresh joint call to counter state-sponsored crypto theft, citing a Chainalysis figure of more than $2 billion stolen by DPRK-linked hackers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/g7-north-korea-crypto-theft-chainalysis-2b-june-2026/

MiCA's transition period closes July 1, 2026. Only around 200 firms hold full authorization, and unlicensed providers lose the right to serve EU users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/europe-mica-transition-period-deadline-license-squeeze-june-2026/

The CFTC entered a consent order on June 18, 2026 resolving its fraud case against Celsius founder Alexander Mashinsky, with permanent trading and registration bans. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cftc-celsius-mashinsky-consent-order-permanent-ban-june-2026/

Nuvei's $2.75B all-cash purchase of Payoneer pulls stablecoin settlement inside regulated payment networks. Here is what the deal means for crypto spending. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nuvei-payoneer-2-75b-acquisition-stablecoin-payment-rails-june-2026/

The Federal Reserve proposed GENIUS Act stablecoin screening rules on June 18, 2026. Every governor voted yes except Chair Kevin Warsh, who abstained. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fed-stablecoin-rulemaking-genius-act-warsh-abstains-june-2026/

Estonian PM Kristen Michal approved a plan to issue AI agents government IDs with auditable rights to book flights, file taxes, and make payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/estonia-ai-agents-government-ids-payments-june-2026/

Bitcoin fell to $63,856 and ether to $1,729 after the Fed turned hawkish and markets priced a 2026 rate hike, even as equities rose on a signed US-Iran deal. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-slides-hawkish-fed-rate-hike-stocks-iran-deal-june-2026/

Oman has made membership in a single state-run Bitcoin mining pool mandatory for every licensed operator, a first-of-its-kind move that centralizes national hashrate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oman-mandatory-national-bitcoin-mining-pool-june-2026/

Strategy's variable-rate STRC perpetual preferred closed at a record low $89, below its $100 par design even after a 11.50% June dividend rate. The funding engine is straining. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-strc-stretch-preferred-record-low-june-2026/

France is pushing to phase out classical encryption in favor of post-quantum schemes, reviving questions about how exposed Bitcoin's signatures really are. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/france-phase-out-non-quantum-encryption-bitcoin-security-june-2026/

Inveniam Capital Partners is acquiring MANTRA, the VASP-licensed RWA layer-1, in a deal set to close by June 30, 2026. Here is what changes and what stays. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/inveniam-acquire-mantra-rwa-tokenization-ai-june-2026/

CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, plans to sue its own regulator over the CFTC's decision to allow perpetual futures onshore in the US. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cme-sue-cftc-perpetual-futures-approval-june-2026/

Standard Chartered set a $100 long-term price target on Uniswap's UNI for 2030, citing DEX market share and untapped fee revenue. UNI rallied on the note. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uniswap-standard-chartered-100-uni-price-target-2030-june-2026/

Moody's expanded its Token Integration Engine to Solana, letting issuers embed credit ratings directly into tokenized bonds and fixed-income securities onchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moody-ratings-tie-solana-tokenized-bonds-june-2026/

Rodney Burton, the promoter known as 'Bitcoin Rodney,' pleaded guilty over the $1.8B HyperFund Ponzi. He faces up to 5 years and is sentenced July 23. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-rodney-guilty-1-8b-hyperfund-ponzi-june-2026/

Ready restricted USDC card spending for non-EEA users after switching card providers, with some holders reporting an hour's notice before deactivation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ready-usdc-card-non-eea-service-halt-issuer-change-june-2026/

Plasma One launched June 17, 2026: a self-custodial Visa on the Plasma chain in three tiers (Lite, Core, Platinum), XPL cashback, and a 7-day offer that makes Core free for a year. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/plasma-one-launch-aave-self-custodial-stablecoin-visa-june-2026/

Governor Pritzker signed Illinois' Digital Asset Privilege Tax into law despite industry pushback: 0.2% per trade, custody included, felony penalties for unregistered brokers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/illinois-pritzker-signs-crypto-trading-tax-law-june-2026/