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Listen to the SpendNode podcast for narrated crypto audio news and analysis on policy, stablecoins, payments, market structure, and crypto cards.

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  • Today · 3 min

    Tria Resolves Solana Card Balance Issue, Will Compensate Users

    Tria says a security incident hitting Solana card programs affected some card balances. The issue is resolved and affected users will be compensated in full. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tria-solana-card-balance-issue-resolved-user-compensation-august-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    IREN's AI Cloud Revenue Overtakes Bitcoin Mining for the First Time

    IREN's Q4 FY2026 report shows AI cloud revenue at $70.5M, passing Bitcoin mining's $66.7M for the first time, even as a $684M net loss sent shares down 8%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iren-ai-cloud-revenue-overtakes-bitcoin-mining-q4-august-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    Ripple Preps XRP Ledger for Quantum Computers Before 'Q-Day'

    Ripple is moving to add quantum-resistant cryptography to the XRP Ledger before quantum machines can break the signatures that guard user funds. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-xrp-ledger-quantum-resistant-q-day-august-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    Bullish Backs USD.AI With a $100M Stablecoin Facility for GPU Loans

    Bullish has provided USD.AI a $100M stablecoin facility to fund loans backed by GPU infrastructure, tying crypto capital to the AI compute buildout. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bullish-usd-ai-100m-stablecoin-facility-gpu-loans-august-2026/

  • Today · 5 min

    Ireland's CAB Moves Another 500 BTC, and the Silence Is the Story

    Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau shifted another 500 BTC with no public explanation. Here is what government seizures reveal about crypto custody risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ireland-cab-500-btc-seized-crypto-custody-august-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    ECB's Schnabel Calls for Central-Bank Money to Move Onchain

    ECB board member Isabel Schnabel urged central-bank money onto blockchain rails, a shift that pulls Europe's monetary core toward tokenized settlement. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-schnabel-central-bank-money-onchain-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Avici Will Refund All Affected Card Balances After Partner Incident

    Avici says every card balance hit by an incident at its card-issuing partner will be refunded in full, while ether.fi, KAST and Tria report clean systems. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-refunds-affected-card-balances-partner-incident-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Strategy Says USD Assets Now Almost Fully Offset Its Debt

    Strategy says its USD holdings nearly cover all outstanding debt, pushing net leverage close to zero as it keeps buying Bitcoin. Here is what the numbers mean. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-net-leverage-near-zero-bitcoin-treasury-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Ethena Buys Out Seed Investors, Routes 95% of Revenue to ENA Buybacks

    Ethena bought out locked seed investor tokens and proposed a fee switch sending 95% of net protocol revenue to ENA buybacks, cutting unlock overhang. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethena-seed-investor-buyout-95-percent-ena-buyback-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    SEC Clears Evernorth XRP Treasury Company for Nasdaq Listing

    Evernorth wins SEC registration to list on Nasdaq as an XRP treasury company under ticker XRPN, a regulatory green light for XRP as an institutional balance-sheet asset. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/evernorth-xrp-treasury-company-nasdaq-sec-clearance-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 5 min

    Servicemember Faces Insider Trading Charges Over $1M Polymarket Bet

    US federal authorities are preparing insider trading charges against a servicemember who made over $1M on Polymarket using knowledge of military operations, per WSJ. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/servicemember-polymarket-insider-trading-classified-military-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 5 min

    Abu Dhabi Royal Backs 49% Stake in Trump-Linked Crypto Bank

    Sheikh Tahnoon's group reportedly holds a 49% stake in the holding company behind World Liberty's crypto bank plan, per a WSJ report. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/abu-dhabi-tahnoon-world-liberty-crypto-bank-stake-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Bitwise's BSOL Sets Record Single-Day Volume for a Solana ETF

    Bitwise president Teddy Fusaro says the BSOL Solana ETF logged its highest single-day trading volume ever, as SOL climbs 7.8% in 24 hours. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-etf-bsol-record-single-day-volume-bitwise-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 5 min

    New Zealand's ACT Party Floats a Crypto Capital Gains Tax Waiver

    New Zealand's ACT Party proposes exempting cryptocurrency from capital gains tax, a policy that would leave crypto holders taxed only on income, not appreciation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/new-zealand-act-party-crypto-capital-gains-tax-waiver-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    MoonPay Adds Solana Lending to Its AI Payment Vault PayBox

    MoonPay integrated Kamino into PayBox, letting eligible users lend and borrow on Solana through ChatGPT or Claude. Here is what the move means for AI-driven payments. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moonpay-kamino-paybox-ai-payment-vault-solana-august-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Bitcoin Posts Its Largest Weekly Dollar Gain on Record

    Bitcoin logged its biggest weekly dollar gain in history and largest percentage jump since March 2023, per Galaxy Research. Here is what moved the market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-largest-weekly-dollar-gain-history-august-2026/

  • Thursday · 2 min

    Nexo Offers Australians Up to 10,000 USDC in a Deposit-Match Push

    Nexo is offering Australian clients up to 10,000 USDC via a 2% deposit match over six months. Opt in by Sept 30 and add $5,000+ within seven days. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nexo-australia-10000-usdc-deposit-match-august-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Arthur Hayes Explains Why BitMEX Chose to Wind Down

    BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes lays out the reasoning behind the exchange's shutdown: regulatory scarring, lost market share, and a commoditized perp market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-explains-bitmex-shutdown-wind-down-august-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Mirae Asset Targets a $109B Digital Asset Business in South Korea

    South Korea's Mirae Asset is building a $109B digital asset unit spanning crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and tokenized securities. Here's what the scale signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mirae-asset-109-billion-digital-asset-business-august-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    BlackRock: Kidnapping and Custody Fears Push Bitcoin Into IBIT

    BlackRock's Robbie Mitchnick says kidnappings, ransoms, and custody failures are pushing holders to move Bitcoin into the IBIT ETF for security, not yield. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-ibit-bitcoin-security-kidnapping-custody-august-2026/

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