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  • October 19 · 4 min

    Bitmine Nears 5% of All Ethereum After Latest 12,535 ETH Buy

    Bitmine added 12,535 ETH to reach 6,041,481 ETH, now 99% of the way to its target of holding 5% of Ethereum's total supply. Here is what the position means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-6-million-eth-approaching-5-percent-ethereum-supply-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 4 min

    XRP Ledger Lending Protocol Nears Launch, Short 10 Validator Votes

    The XRP Ledger patched its forthcoming lending system with a Friday bug-fix upgrade, but the protocol still needs 10 more validator votes out of 29 to go live. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-ledger-lending-protocol-validator-vote-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 5 min

    JPMorgan Brings JPM Coin to Public Ethereum for Institutional Clients

    JPMorgan is deploying its JPM Coin deposit token on public Ethereum for institutional clients, per Bloomberg. Here is what the move means for onchain settlement. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-jpm-coin-ethereum-institutional-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 4 min

    South Korea Weighs Crypto Tax Delay as Officials Meet Exchanges

    South Korea's finance ministry will reportedly meet major crypto exchanges this week as pressure builds to postpone the 20% crypto tax due in January 2027. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-crypto-tax-delay-finance-ministry-exchanges-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 5 min

    MARA Moves 1,000 BTC to Binance and Gate in Five Days

    Marathon Digital, the largest publicly listed Bitcoin miner, sent 1,000 BTC to Binance and Gate over five days, a pattern that often precedes exchange selling. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mara-transfers-1000-btc-binance-gate-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 4 min

    Crypto Lending Vaults Hit $10B as US and EU Regulators Circle

    Crypto lending vaults now hold over $10B, up from $4B at the start of last year. US and European regulators are intensifying scrutiny of the high-yield sector. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-lending-vaults-10b-aum-regulatory-scrutiny-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 4 min

    Bitcoin Rises With Asian Markets as China GDP Beats Estimates

    China's stronger-than-expected GDP print lifted Bitcoin, the Kospi and Nasdaq futures on Oct. 19, 2026. Here is what the risk-on move means for crypto holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-asian-markets-rally-china-gdp-october-2026/

  • October 19 · 4 min

    Qubic Freezes Chain After Attacker Drains 1,400 Wallets With Weak Seeds

    Qubic froze its chain after an attacker drained about 1,400 wallets that used weak seed phrases. The team says 87.1% of stolen funds remain onchain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/qubic-freezes-chain-attacker-drains-1400-wallets-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 3 min

    Gate Launches Gate Money to Bundle Crypto Spending Into One App

    Gate has launched Gate Money, a payments product sitting alongside Gate Card and Gate Pay. Here is what the move means for Gate cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gate-launches-gate-money-crypto-spending-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    Cysic Halts Bridge After Unauthorized Mint of 10M CYS Tokens

    Cysic paused its cross-chain bridge after an unauthorized mint created 10 million CYS. The team says the issue was limited to bridge messaging and minting. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cysic-bridge-halted-unauthorized-mint-10m-cys-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    Turkey Confirms HEX Founder Richard Heart Detention, $7.15M Seized

    Turkish authorities have officially confirmed the detention of HEX founder Richard Heart and the seizure of $7.15 million in assets, escalating an earlier Istanbul arrest. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/turkey-confirms-richard-heart-detention-assets-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    Nine US Companies Object to Tokenized Trading of Their Shares on OKXICE

    Nine US corporations have filed objections to tokenized versions of their shares trading on OKXICE, raising fresh questions about consent, IP, and RWA risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nine-us-companies-object-tokenized-shares-okxice-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    Italy, Portugal, Singapore Hold 66.9% of Tokenized US Treasuries

    New data shows investors in Italy, Portugal, and Singapore control 66.9% of geolocated tokenized US Treasuries, with American holders in the minority. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tokenized-us-treasuries-offshore-concentration-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    France's 31.4% Stablecoin Tax Clears Parliament by One Vote

    French lawmakers voted 38 to 37 to tax crypto-to-stablecoin swaps at 31.4% from 2027, turning a once tax-free move into a taxable event for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/france-31-percent-stablecoin-tax-parliament-vote-october-2026/

  • October 18 · 4 min

    Circle Defends USDC Economics as Rivals Offer Partners a Bigger Cut

    Circle is defending USDC's partner economics as rival stablecoin issuers dangle larger revenue shares to win distribution deals. Here is what the fight is about. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-defends-usdc-economics-stablecoin-rivals-october-2026/

  • October 17 · 4 min

    US Becomes Net Bitcoin Importer in 2026, a First Since 2022

    For the first time since 2022, the US is pulling in more Bitcoin than it sends out, according to BitcoinNews. Here is what the on-chain flow shift means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-net-bitcoin-importer-first-since-2022-october-2026/

  • October 17 · 4 min

    Crypto King Trial: Accountant Says Zero Investor Money Was Ever Traded

    A forensic accountant testified that Aiden Pleterski sent none of his investors' money to the trading platform named in their contracts, spending millions instead. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-king-pleterski-forensic-accountant-zero-investor-money-october-2026/

  • October 17 · 3 min

    Nine Crypto Firms Form Quantum Alliance to Shield 6M Bitcoin

    Nine crypto infrastructure firms launched a Quantum Alliance modeled on the IETF to set post-quantum standards, with about 6 million Bitcoin exposed to future attacks. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/quantum-alliance-6-million-bitcoin-exposed-october-2026/

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