SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

Ripple and SBI Group have launched RLUSD in Japan following JFSA approval, opening the dollar-pegged stablecoin to both institutional and retail users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-sbi-rlusd-japan-jfsa-launch-june-2026/

Strategy's MSTR stock dropped about 10% below $100 for the first time in two years as Bitcoin fell under $60,000, leaving the firm with a roughly $12.55B paper loss. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-mstr-falls-below-100-bitcoin-under-60k-june-2026/

Charles Schwab has rolled out spot Bitcoin trading to a client base holding roughly $12.6 trillion, even as BTC sits at $60,442 amid extreme fear. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/charles-schwab-bitcoin-trading-launch-june-2026/

Trump canceled the housing-bill signing ceremony, refusing to enact it until the SAVE America Act passes. That leaves the bill's federal CBDC ban through 2030 in limbo. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-refuses-sign-housing-bill-cbdc-ban-stalled-june-2026/

Indonesia's OJK now requires crypto promoters to disclose paid deals and get certified, and can ask platforms to delete accounts that break the rules. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/indonesia-ojk-finfluencer-crypto-promotion-rules-june-2026/

Five Senate Democrats want hearings into a $500 million UAE stake in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family crypto venture behind the USD1 stablecoin. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-world-liberty-uae-senate-hearings-june-2026/

The US and UK sanctioned nine people and 26 entities tied to Cambodia's Prince Group and the Huione laundering network on June 23, 2026. Here is the crypto angle. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-uk-prince-group-huione-sanctions-june-2026/

Four US law enforcement organizations say Section 604 of the CLARITY Act could exempt some crypto participants from KYC and AML rules, opening oversight gaps. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-section-604-law-enforcement-kyc-aml-warning-june-2026/

Fairshake put $5.5M behind Adrian Boafo's Maryland House primary win, while crypto-backed Ritchie Torres and April McClain Delaney also advanced June 23. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fairshake-crypto-pac-maryland-primary-boafo-june-2026/

SlowMist estimates the SecondFi Cardano wallet exploit may exceed $20 million, far above the platform's initial 16 million ADA, around $2.4M, disclosure. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/secondfi-cardano-wallet-exploit-slowmist-20m-june-2026/

Goldfinch, the a16z-backed DeFi private credit protocol, voted to wind down after roughly $100M in loans soured, leaving about $56M in borrower capital frozen. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldfinch-rwa-credit-protocol-wind-down-june-2026/

DCG-owned Zcash miner Fortitude is merging with Nasdaq-listed HeartSciences to trade as TUDE, putting a pure-play privacy-coin miner on public markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fortitude-zcash-miner-heartsciences-merger-nasdaq-tude-june-2026/

The US House passed the housing bill 358-32 with a temporary federal CBDC ban through 2030, sending it to President Trump for signature. What it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-house-housing-bill-cbdc-ban-trump-desk-june-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation is cutting 20% of its workforce and eliminating 54 roles in a restructuring tied to its new mandate and treasury strategy. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-cuts-20-percent-workforce-54-roles-june-2026/

Jupiter Mobile is making its top 4% cashback tier easier to hold from July 1: invite 2 friends who each spend $20 before June ends. Here is what changes for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-mobile-4-percent-cashback-referral-tier-july-2026/

Oobit is opening its Agent Cards, payment cards controlled by an AI agent, to all users after a business-first launch. A public waitlist is now live. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oobit-agent-cards-public-waitlist-june-2026/

The European Parliament's ECON committee backed the digital euro 43-14 on June 23, 2026, setting zero-knowledge privacy, holding caps, and a 2029 launch target. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-econ-committee-digital-euro-bill-vote-june-2026/

Japan's $214B SBI Group will issue a regulated yen-linked stablecoin as early as this week, per Nikkei, putting a licensed megabank-scale issuer behind the yen on-chain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sbi-group-regulated-yen-stablecoin-june-2026/

A Nasdaq tech selloff dragged crypto lower on June 23, 2026. BTC sat at $62,204, ETH at $1,650 and SOL down 7% as the Fear and Greed Index hit 19. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-market-drops-nasdaq-tech-selloff-june-2026/

Allfunds Blockchain, a platform administering close to EUR 1.8 trillion across 3,300 institutions, is extending tokenized funds to Solana via ioBuilders' Asseto. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/allfunds-tokenized-funds-solana-june-2026/

THORChain restarted all network activity more than a month after a $10M exploit, deploying security upgrades and a full vault migration before reopening swaps. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thorchain-resumes-trading-vault-migration-10m-exploit-june-2026/

The KOSPI fell 9.99% and halted trading after Korea's FSS admitted it rushed leveraged ETFs. Bitcoin dropped below $63,000 as $714M in crypto liquidated. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-kospi-crash-etf-misstep-bitcoin-below-63000-june-2026/

Ripple has secured preliminary approval toward a full MiCA license, a step that would let it passport regulated crypto services across all 30 EEA countries. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-preliminary-mica-license-eu-casp-june-2026/

The US Senate voted 85-5 for a housing affordability bill that bars the Federal Reserve from issuing a retail digital dollar through 2030. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-senate-housing-bill-cbdc-ban-2030-june-2026/

Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers launched Ethlabs on June 23, 2026, funded by Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin to keep core protocol work going. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethlabs-ethereum-rd-nonprofit-bitmine-sharplink-lubin-june-2026/