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  • Today · 4 min

    UK Puts £500M and 500 Officers Behind Its Economic Crime Fight

    The UK is spending £500M over three years and hiring 500 officers to fight money laundering, naming crypto among the drivers of a £100 billion threat. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-500m-economic-crime-crackdown-crypto-500-officers-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    9 of UK's Top 10 Retail Banks Now Block or Limit Crypto

    Nine of Britain's ten largest retail banks now restrict crypto transactions, and the FCA says they cannot be forced to serve crypto customers. What it means for UK users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-retail-banks-block-limit-crypto-transactions-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    Deutsche Bank Launches Crypto Custody for Institutional Clients

    Deutsche Bank, with $1.7 trillion in assets, has opened a digital asset custody service for institutions, adding a major legacy bank to crypto's trust layer. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/deutsche-bank-crypto-custody-institutions-september-2026/

  • Today · 5 min

    Italian Government Email Breach Fed Revolut 'Whale' Data to Hackers

    Hackers breached an Italian government email account and posed as police to pull Revolut customer data on high-value crypto holders, per an FT report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/italian-government-email-breach-revolut-whale-data-police-impersonation-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    US Charges Ex-Robinhood Engineers Over Hyperliquid Listing Trades

    Federal prosecutors charged former Robinhood engineers who allegedly earned $50,000 each trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of the exchange's public listing. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-charges-robinhood-engineers-insider-trading-hyperliquid-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    DeFi Development Corp Adds $300M War Chest to Buy More Solana

    DeFi Development Corp bought 55,491 SOL, lifting its treasury past 2.38M tokens, and opened a $300M ATM for CHAD preferred stock to fund further buys. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/defi-development-corp-300m-atm-solana-treasury-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    Aave Proposes Institutional Lending Against Assets in Anchorage Custody

    Aave's new Custodied Collateral Lending proposal lets institutions borrow stablecoins against crypto held in Anchorage custody, splitting collateral from the pool. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-custodied-collateral-lending-institutions-anchorage-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    X Launches Direct Crypto Trading via Gemini, Kraken, Coinbase

    X rolled out its Cashtag Partner Program in the US, letting users tap any stock, ETF, or crypto ticker to trade through Gemini, Kraken, and Coinbase. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/x-cashtag-partner-program-crypto-trading-gemini-kraken-coinbase-september-2026/

  • Today · 4 min

    CLARITY Act Fails in Senate After Ethics Talks Collapse

    The CLARITY Act fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate after negotiations over ethics rules broke down, stalling crypto's market-structure bill. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-fails-senate-60-votes-ethics-rules-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Solana Triples Its Max Transaction Size to 4,096 Bytes

    Solana raised its maximum transaction size from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes in a mainnet upgrade, giving developers more room per transaction for complex on-chain actions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-triples-max-transaction-size-mainnet-upgrade-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Ethiopia Cuts Power to Bitcoin Mining by Three-Quarters

    Ethiopia has slashed electricity supply to its Bitcoin mining industry by 75%, according to Bloomberg, upending one of the world's fastest-growing mining hubs. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethiopia-cuts-power-bitcoin-mining-three-quarters-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Strategy Spends $950M on STRC Buybacks, $370M on Bitcoin

    Strategy put $950.8M into STRC share buybacks since July 20 versus $369.7M into Bitcoin, absorbing $2.57 for every $1 spent on BTC. The math, as of Sept 15. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-950m-strc-buyback-over-bitcoin-treasury-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    New York AG Leads State Coalition to Block the CLARITY Act

    New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of states pressing Congress to block the crypto CLARITY Act as final bill language is negotiated. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ny-attorney-general-coalition-block-clarity-act-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    CoinEx Shuts Down After Nine Years as Compliance Costs Bite

    CoinEx is closing after nearly nine years, blaming a crypto slump and compliance costs. Here is what the shutdown signals for exchange users and custody risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinex-shuts-down-nine-years-compliance-costs-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Trump Iran Comment Lifts Bitcoin as Fed Hike Odds Reach 93%

    Bitcoin pushed toward $79K after Trump said Iran wants a deal, even as traders priced a 93% chance of a Fed rate hike this week. Live prices as of Sept 15. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-iran-deal-bitcoin-79k-fed-rate-hike-odds-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    House Crypto Tax Package Skips Mining and Staking Rules

    The House Ways and Means Committee's 114-page crypto tax package heads to markup without rules for how mining and staking rewards are taxed. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-crypto-tax-package-omits-mining-staking-rules-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    DOJ Seeks $61M Forfeiture in Iran Oil Case Routed Through Binance

    The US Justice Department is seeking forfeiture of $61 million it says came from Iranian black-market oil sales and moved through Binance. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/doj-61m-forfeiture-iranian-oil-binance-september-2026/

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    Gillibrand Quietly Lobbies Democrats to Advance CLARITY Act

    Senator Gillibrand is privately urging fellow Democrats to vote yes on advancing the CLARITY Act Tuesday, splitting with progressives ahead of a decisive vote. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-gillibrand-democrats-lobbying-tuesday-vote-september-2026/

  • Monday · 3 min

    KAST Starts Shipping Physical Cards to Tier Holders

    KAST says physical cards are next for users who reached new membership tiers. Here is what the announcement confirms, what it leaves open, and who is affected. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kast-physical-cards-tier-holders-fulfillment-september-2026/

  • Monday · 4 min

    CryptoQuant Says August's Volume Surge May End the Bear Market

    CryptoQuant flags August's spike in spot and perpetual futures volume alongside Bitcoin's 24% rally as a possible clean break from bear conditions. The data behind the call. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cryptoquant-august-volume-surge-bitcoin-bear-market-break-september-2026/

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