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  • Friday · 4 min

    India Tokenizes $620B Corporate Bond Market With Digital Rupee

    SEBI's Demat 2.0 pilot puts India's $620B corporate bond market on-chain, settling in RBI wholesale digital rupee. REC, L&T and IIFL raised the first tranches. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-tokenizes-620b-corporate-bond-market-digital-rupee-september-2026/

  • Friday · 4 min

    Nubank Enters the US With Nu Global Stablecoin Accounts

    Nubank launches in the US and unveils Nu Global, a multi-currency account that converts deposits into USDC or EURC stablecoins for its 100M+ customers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nubank-us-launch-nu-global-stablecoin-accounts-september-2026/

  • Friday · 4 min

    Kalshi Seeks Approval for Regulated US Perpetual Futures on Stocks

    Kalshi plans to ask regulators to greenlight the first regulated US perpetual futures on single stocks like Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia, per a WSJ report. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kalshi-regulated-us-perpetual-futures-single-stocks-september-2026/

  • Friday · 4 min

    Sam Bankman-Fried Petitions Supreme Court to Overturn Fraud Conviction

    Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, escalating crypto's biggest criminal case. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sam-bankman-fried-supreme-court-petition-fraud-conviction-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Armstrong Says CLARITY Act Is 'Ready to Get a Yes Vote' in Senate

    Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC the CLARITY Act has the Senate votes to pass, shifting the market-structure bill from a September 15 test to passage momentum. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-armstrong-clarity-act-senate-yes-vote-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Liquid Network Restarts Blocks After $320M Drain and Patch

    Liquid Network resumed block production on Sept 10 after a $320M exploit, deploying Elements v23.3.4. Transactions and peg operations stay suspended for now. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/liquid-network-resumes-block-production-emergency-patch-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken's Parent Payward at $21B Valuation

    Nasdaq is taking a $100M strategic stake in Kraken's parent company Payward at a $21B valuation, tying a legacy exchange operator to a crypto platform. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nasdaq-100m-kraken-payward-21b-valuation-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 5 min

    Illinois Crypto Industry Sues to Block State Digital Asset Tax

    Crypto industry groups asked an Illinois court to block a new state digital asset tax signed by Gov. JB Pritzker, setting up a test of state-level crypto levies. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/illinois-crypto-industry-challenges-digital-asset-tax-court-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    US Treasury Triples Bond Buybacks as Yields Hit Pre-2008 Highs

    The US Treasury will buy back up to $6B in longer-term debt, tripling its usual operation, after yields hit pre-2008 levels. Here is the crypto read. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-treasury-emergency-bond-buybacks-crypto-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Consensys and MetaMask to Split Into Two Companies by End of 2026

    Consensys will spin MetaMask out as an independent company by the end of 2026, separating the world's leading self-custody wallet from its parent. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/consensys-metamask-separate-independent-companies-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    US Sanctions Xinbi Scam Marketplace, Restrains $52M in Crypto

    The DOJ seized Xinbi's Telegram channels and two wallets and restrained $52M in crypto tied to the scam marketplace. Here is what it means for card users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/us-sanctions-xinbi-scam-marketplace-52m-crypto-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 4 min

    Tether and Fasanara Launch $400M USDT Credit Fund StableFund

    Tether and Fasanara Capital launched StableFund, a $400M private credit fund that uses USDT to settle fintech loans across 60+ countries. What it means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-fasanara-stablefund-400m-usdt-credit-fund-september-2026/

  • Thursday · 5 min

    Trezor Warns of Phishing After Its Email Provider Is Breached

    Trezor says a third-party email provider was breached and is warning users to ignore fake 'Critical Security Alert' phishing emails. Here is how to verify. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trezor-email-provider-breach-critical-security-alert-phishing-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 3 min

    Wirex Is Building GBP and AUD On-Chain Settlement for Its Card

    Wirex says it already settles Visa card transactions on-chain in USDC and EURC, with GBP and AUD settlement now in development. What it means for spenders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wirex-gbp-aud-onchain-settlement-development-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 3 min

    Solid Lifts Card Referral Bonus to $50, Now Paid in FUSE

    Solid raised its card referral reward from $30 in USDC to $50 in FUSE, split $25 each, but the payout now rides on a native token and a $150 spend gate. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solid-referral-bonus-fuse-token-upgrade-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 4 min

    Mexico Seizes 300 Mining Rigs Wired Into a Hydroelectric Dam

    Mexican authorities seized about 300 crypto mining rigs tapping a hydroelectric dam. Forensic accountants are now tracing the funding and possible money laundering. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mexico-seizes-300-mining-rigs-hydroelectric-dam-money-laundering-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 4 min

    India's FIU Flags 15 Offshore Crypto Platforms for AML Lapses

    India's Financial Intelligence Unit issued PMLA non-compliance notices to 15 offshore crypto exchanges and swap platforms and asked for their apps and URLs to be blocked. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/india-fiu-flags-15-offshore-crypto-platforms-aml-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 4 min

    XRP Funds Draw Inflows as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana ETFs Bleed

    XRP ETFs stood out with fresh inflows on September 9, 2026, while Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana funds logged outflows, hinting at an institutional rotation. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/xrp-etf-inflows-stand-out-bitcoin-ether-solana-outflows-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 4 min

    Block Files With OCC for Builders Bank, a Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody Bank

    Block filed with the OCC to launch Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank offering custody for Bitcoin and stablecoins. Here is what the filing means. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/block-occ-builders-bank-trust-bitcoin-stablecoin-custody-september-2026/

  • September 9 · 4 min

    Iran Turns to Bitcoin and Tether to Move Money Past US Sanctions

    Iran is quietly using Bitcoin and USDT to keep trade and currency flowing under US sanctions, per an FT report. Here is what it signals for crypto's role as payment rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iran-crypto-bitcoin-usdt-bypass-us-sanctions-september-2026/

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