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  • September 22 · 3 min

    Pragma Flags 6 Price Feeds as Critical Risk After $3.5M Starknet Exploit

    Pragma tagged 6 of its 22 Starknet price feeds critical risk after a $3.5M Nostra exploit exposed the gap between oracle prices and real liquidation liquidity. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/pragma-flags-6-price-feeds-critical-risk-starknet-nostra-exploit-september-2026/

  • September 22 · 3 min

    Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits 78 as Bitcoin Tops $86,000

    The Crypto Fear & Greed Index jumped to 78, its first Extreme Greed reading this month, as Bitcoin climbed past $86,000. Here is what the sentiment gauge signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-fear-greed-index-78-extreme-greed-september-2026/

  • September 22 · 4 min

    Apple and Google Post Senior Stablecoin and Blockchain Roles

    Apple and Google have opened senior stablecoin and blockchain jobs, tied to Apple Pay strategy and Google Cloud's digital asset clients, per CoinMarketCap. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/apple-google-post-senior-stablecoin-blockchain-roles-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 3 min

    COCA Cuts Staking Needed for Loyalty Tiers by 30% Until Sept 30

    COCA is discounting the COCA token stake required to unlock any Loyalty tier by 30% through September 30, locking in the higher cashback rate for six months. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-card-staking-discount-loyalty-tiers-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 3 min

    RedotPay Adds Card Deposit Funding From PayPal, Wise, and Revolut

    RedotPay launched Card Deposit, letting users fund accounts directly from PayPal, Wise, Revolut, and 15+ other apps with lower fees. Here's what it means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/redotpay-card-deposit-fund-from-paypal-wise-revolut-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 3 min

    Bitcoin Hits $85,000 as a $648M Short Squeeze Burns Bears

    Bitcoin's push to $85,000 triggered a $648M short squeeze, forcing out bearish traders as BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL all posted double-digit weekly gains. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-hits-85000-648m-short-squeeze-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    Vietnam Targets Its First Licensed Crypto Service Providers in 2026

    Vietnam's Deputy Finance Minister says the country expects to issue its first crypto-asset service provider licenses in 2026, a milestone for Southeast Asia. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/vietnam-license-first-crypto-asset-service-providers-2026-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    Solana Cuts Block Time 17%: Third Network Speedup Since August

    Solana dropped its target slot time from 300ms to 250ms, its third block-time reduction since August. Here is what the throughput push means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-cuts-block-time-17-percent-third-speedup-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    ECB Starts Digital Euro Pilot With Bank-Only Pontes Platform

    The ECB launched Pontes, a bank-only platform that opens the digital euro pilot phase and points to a broader test in mid-2027. Here is what it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-pontes-digital-euro-pilot-bank-platform-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    ZetaChain Votes 99.4% to Migrate ZETA to Solana, Wind Down Its L1

    ZetaChain's community approved a proposal to migrate the ZETA token to Solana and sunset its own Layer 1, passing with 99.4% support. Here is what changed. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zetachain-votes-migrate-solana-wind-down-l1-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    Kalshi Crypto Volumes Draw Public Wash-Trading Allegations

    A former quant researcher publicly accused Kalshi of inflated crypto trading volumes through wash trading, raising fresh integrity questions for prediction markets. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-crypto-volume-wash-trading-allegations-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    North Korean Hackers Steal $10.7M Through Fake Crypto Job Offers

    A North Korean group called WaterPlum ran fake recruiter campaigns against crypto and AI developers, infecting 30,000 devices and taking $10.7M, researchers say. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/north-korean-waterplum-fake-recruiters-30k-devices-10m-crypto-september-2026/

  • September 21 · 4 min

    Arbitrum Leads All Chains in RWA Growth With $74M Week

    Arbitrum One added more than $74M in real-world asset market cap over seven days, the most of any chain, per its official account. Here is what the number signals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arbitrum-leads-rwa-growth-74m-one-week-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    Polymarket CEO Reportedly Waved Off a $10M Card Fraud Scheme

    WSJ reports Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan told compliance staff to prioritize growth over a stolen debit card fraud scheme that tried to take at least $10M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-ceo-downplayed-10m-debit-card-fraud-scheme-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    NEAR Jumps 80% in a Week After Confidential Perps Launch on Hyperliquid

    NEAR rose more than 80% in seven days after launching confidential-by-default perpetual futures on Hyperliquid, Cointelegraph reported on September 20, 2026. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/near-surges-80-percent-hyperliquid-confidential-perpetual-futures-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    XRP ETFs Log 10-Week Inflow Streak as Solana Funds Run Even Longer

    XRP spot ETFs hit a record cumulative net-inflow high after 10 straight weeks of gains, while Solana funds post an even longer run, per CryptoPotato. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-etf-10-week-inflow-streak-solana-runs-further-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    US Crypto Market Structure Bill Collapses After Months of Talks

    The CLARITY Act died in the Senate 49-50, 11 votes short of cloture, ending crypto's market-structure push for 2026 over an unresolved ethics fight. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-crypto-market-structure-bill-collapses-months-negotiations-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    Saudi Arabia Exits mBridge, China's Cross-Border CBDC Project

    Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from mBridge, the China-led blockchain settlement platform, per the FT. Here is what the exit signals for cross-border payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/saudi-arabia-withdraws-mbridge-china-cbdc-platform-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 2 min

    Avici Pushes 0% FX Markup Across Every Card Tier

    Avici says it adds 0% FX markup on all its self-custodial Visa cards. Here is what that covers, the Visa fee it does not, and who it helps. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-zero-fx-markup-self-custodial-card-september-2026/

  • September 20 · 4 min

    Robinhood Chain Takes $4.5M in Daily Fees, Sends Ethereum $400

    An analysis shared by WuBlockchain says Robinhood Chain collected $4.5M in daily fees while paying its Ethereum settlement layer roughly $400. Here is the math. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-4-5m-daily-fees-400-ethereum-september-2026/

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