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  • October 4 · 3 min

    Bitcoin Core Patches Signing Flaw That Could Redirect a Payment

    Bitcoin Core merged a fix for a SIGHASH_SINGLE gap that could leave a transaction's recipient unbound, letting funds move without breaking the signature. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-core-patches-sighash-single-signing-flaw-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Banking Group Sues OCC to Block Crypto's 'Side Door' Into Banking

    The Independent Community Bankers of America is suing the OCC, arguing national trust charters hand crypto firms a side door into the US banking system. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/banking-group-sues-occ-crypto-trust-charters-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 5 min

    Russia's Finance Ministry Pays Staff in Digital Rubles for First Time

    Russia's Finance Ministry paid some of its own employees in digital rubles, the first government payroll in the CBDC a month after the nationwide rollout began. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-finance-ministry-digital-ruble-staff-payroll-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Japan Adds Crypto Exchange Garantex to Russia Asset Freeze List

    Japan has added crypto exchange Garantex to its Russia asset freeze list, extending coordinated international sanctions to crypto infrastructure used to move value across borders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-sanctions-garantex-russia-asset-freeze-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Trump Names Jay Clayton, the SEC Chair Who Sued Ripple, as AI Czar

    Trump has tapped Jay Clayton, the former SEC chair behind the Ripple lawsuit, to lead a new Super Intelligence Force with a 120-day reporting mandate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-names-jay-clayton-sec-ripple-ai-czar-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Philippine Court Freezes 25 Crypto Wallets in Plunder Probe

    A Philippine court froze 25 crypto wallets and 86 bank accounts tied to a lawmaker in a flood control plunder case, showing how seizure powers now reach on-chain. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/philippine-court-freezes-25-crypto-wallets-plunder-probe-october-2026/

  • October 4 · 4 min

    Reinsurance Goes Onchain: OnRe Finance Launches on Solana

    OnRe Finance put reinsurance on Solana, with CEO Dan Roberts explaining the move. A look at what onchain reinsurance means and where the risks sit. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/reinsurance-onre-finance-solana-onchain-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 4 min

    Sovereign Wealth Fund Sells Gold and FX Reserves to Buy Bitcoin

    Bitwise's Ryan Rasmussen says a sovereign wealth fund in its institutional survey is selling gold and FX reserves to fund Bitcoin buys. Here is what it signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sovereign-wealth-fund-sells-gold-fx-reserves-bitcoin-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 3 min

    Nexo Launches Tags for Username-Based Crypto Transfers

    Nexo Tags is live, letting users send and receive crypto between Nexo accounts with an @username instead of a wallet address. One permanent tag per account. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nexo-tags-username-crypto-transfers-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 5 min

    South Korea Unveils Rules to Put Stocks, Bonds and Funds On-Chain

    South Korea has published official rules letting stocks, bonds and funds be issued and traded on blockchain, a major step for regulated tokenized securities. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-tokenized-securities-rules-stocks-bonds-funds-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 5 min

    Circle Pushes Back on MiCA Reserve Rules Over Bank Risk

    Circle asked the European Commission to revise MiCA's mandatory bank deposit rules for stablecoin reserves, warning they expose issuers to bank credit risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-pushes-back-mica-reserve-rules-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 4 min

    SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for Listing

    The SEC has approved 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for US listing and trading, bringing triple-leverage crypto exposure into mainstream brokerage accounts. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-approves-3x-leveraged-bitcoin-ether-etps-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 4 min

    SEC Crypto Custody Rule Adds $433K Cost That Favors Big Advisers

    The SEC's October 1 crypto custody proposal lets advisers self-custody when no qualified custodian exists, but models $433,833 in annual cost per firm. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-crypto-custody-rule-adviser-costs-october-2026/

  • October 3 · 3 min

    FCA Opens Crypto Authorisation Gateway for UK Firms Today

    From today, crypto firms can apply for FCA authorisation under the UK's new regime, a landmark step toward a fully regulated market by 2026 and beyond. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fca-opens-gateway-regulated-crypto-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 5 min

    Fideuram Hit by AI Voice Scam, 36M Euros Routed to Crypto

    An AI voice scam targeting Italy's Fideuram private bank moved at least 36 million euros into crypto, per WuBlockchain. Here is what it means for holders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fideuram-ai-voice-scam-36m-crypto-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 5 min

    Zano Rolls Back a Month of Blockchain History After 36.9M Fake Tokens

    Zano's post-mortem details how an attacker minted 36.9M unauthorized ZANO over a month using a Gateway Address flaw, forcing a chain rollback. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zano-exploit-36-9m-unauthorized-tokens-blockchain-rollback-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 4 min

    Core Lightning Warns of Active Attacks on Unpatched Bitcoin Nodes

    Core Lightning developers issued an urgent advisory as attackers target nodes running version 26.06.7 or earlier. Operators were told to upgrade immediately. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/core-lightning-attacks-unpatched-bitcoin-nodes-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 4 min

    NEAR Intents Names Its $3.8M Exploit Hacker, Sets 48-Hour Clock

    NEAR Intents says it has identified the attacker behind a $3.8M exploit and gave them a 48-hour window to respond, per Cointelegraph. Here is what is known. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/near-intents-identifies-38m-exploit-hacker-48-hour-ultimatum-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 4 min

    IMF Approves $139M for El Salvador, Waives Bitcoin Breach

    The IMF approved a $139M disbursement for El Salvador after granting a waiver for a breach of the Bitcoin conditions attached to its loan program. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/imf-approves-139m-el-salvador-bitcoin-waiver-october-2026/

  • October 2 · 4 min

    Bitget Restores $300M Protection Fund After $388M Security Breach

    Bitget has rebuilt its $300M protection fund after absorbing a $388M breach. The backstop sits apart from customer reserves, and claims still face review. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitget-restores-300m-protection-fund-388m-breach-october-2026/

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