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  • October 26 · 3 min

    KuCoin's New Stablecoin Yield Boost Pays Up to 7% APR on KCUSD

    KuCoin launched Stablecoin Yield Boost, paying up to 7% APR on KCUSD for users who hold 50K+ in net USDT or USDC over a 30-day window. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kucoin-stablecoin-yield-boost-7-apr-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 4 min

    Bitmine Hits 4.95% of Ethereum Supply, Pivots to Record Buybacks

    Tom Lee's Bitmine added 10,452 ETH to reach 4.95% of Ethereum's supply, then spent $399.6M buying back its own stock, the largest buyback by a crypto treasury. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-495-percent-ethereum-supply-share-buybacks-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 5 min

    Franklin Templeton Adds $150M Tokenized Fund to XRP Ledger

    Franklin Templeton added $150M of tokenized money-market fund shares to the XRP Ledger across two $75M subscriptions, lifting its on-chain balance near $200M. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/franklin-templeton-150m-tokenized-fund-xrp-ledger-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 4 min

    Canada's Draft Stablecoin Rules Keep the Yield Ban, Cap Fees at 1%

    Canada's Department of Finance opened a 60-day consultation on draft stablecoin rules that keep the ban on paying yield and cap redemption fees at 1 percent. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/canada-draft-stablecoin-rules-yield-ban-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 5 min

    Russia's Digital Ruble Tops 270K Accounts, Beating Bank Forecast

    Bank of Russia says 270,000 digital ruble accounts opened since the September 1 launch, past its own forecast, though the figure counts sign-ups, not actual use. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-digital-ruble-270k-accounts-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 4 min

    ECB Frames Digital Euro as Europe's Escape From US Payment Rails

    ECB board member Piero Cipollone says a digital euro could give Europe sovereignty over payments that now depend on non-European third parties for essentials. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-digital-euro-payment-sovereignty-october-2026/

  • October 26 · 5 min

    Keystone Website Breach Exposes Hardware Wallet Buyers' Addresses

    A website breach at Keystone exposed hardware wallet buyers' names, shipping addresses and order records, raising the risk of targeted phishing and physical theft. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/keystone-hardware-wallet-breach-customer-data-october-2026/

  • October 25 · 4 min

    Initia Bridge Exploit Drains USDC Reserve to $63, Freezes Withdrawals

    A MoveVM caching bug let an attacker mint unbacked USDC, WETH and iUSD on Initia, draining its USDC bridge reserve to $63 and freezing user withdrawals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/initia-bridge-exploit-usdc-reserve-drained-october-2026/

  • October 25 · 4 min

    $37M Stolen From Americans Moved Through Deltec Into USDT

    US prosecutors allege a criminal network moved $36.9 million stolen from 174 American victims through shell companies and Deltec Bank into Tether's USDT. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/deltec-bank-37-million-stolen-americans-tether-usdt-october-2026/

  • October 25 · 5 min

    Fearless Wallet Leaked Polkadot Keys for 20 Months, Hit 8 Users

    A malicious Fearless Wallet extension leaked Polkadot private keys for nearly 20 months. Eight users reported 17,286 DOT stolen as unstaking delays shrank. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fearless-wallet-polkadot-key-leak-20-months-october-2026/

  • October 24 · 4 min

    UK FCA Says 'Decentralized' Label Won't Exempt DeFi From Rules

    The UK's FCA says calling a crypto app 'decentralized' won't put it outside the licensing regime, with new consultations tying DeFi front-ends to UK authorization. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-fca-decentralized-label-defi-regulation-october-2026/

  • October 24 · 4 min

    IRS to Cut Crypto Tax Disclosure Penalties, Target 120-Day Cases

    The IRS plans to lower voluntary disclosure penalties and resolve cases within 120 days, handling crypto through the same process as other tax violations. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/irs-lower-penalties-crypto-voluntary-disclosure-october-2026/

  • October 24 · 4 min

    Wall Street Blocks OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Plan as 22 Issuers Object

    Twenty-two companies, including Wells Fargo, Microsoft and Alphabet, have objected to the OKX-ICE plan to tokenize their shares under the SEC's new exemption. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/okx-ice-tokenized-stocks-22-companies-object-october-2026/

  • October 24 · 4 min

    INTERPOL's Serengeti III Nets 1,462 Arrests, Shuts Angola Crypto Mines

    INTERPOL's Operation Serengeti III arrested 1,462 suspects across 21 countries, recovered over $105M, and shut two illegal crypto mining centres in Angola. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/interpol-serengeti-iii-africa-cybercrime-105m-october-2026/

  • October 23 · 4 min

    Senate Democrat Opens Probe Into Tether's $6.3M Nxum Deal

    Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a probe into a reported $6.3 million deal between Tether and Nxum, a firm co-founded by ex-Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-probe-tether-nxum-63m-bo-hines-october-2026/

  • October 23 · 4 min

    PayPal Says It Can Pay $1B in Dividends With Its Own Stablecoin

    PayPal executive Steve Everett says the company can distribute $1B in dividends using its PYUSD stablecoin, pushing stablecoins toward corporate treasury rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paypal-1b-stablecoin-dividend-october-2026/

  • October 23 · 4 min

    Central Bank of Ireland Fines Coinbase's Irish Arm $3.6M

    The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Ireland EUR3.25M ($3.6M) for safeguarding and outsourcing breaches tied to underfunded customer accounts from 2020 to 2025. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-ireland-325m-safeguarding-fine-october-2026/

  • October 23 · 4 min

    South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act Enters Final Talks

    South Korea's top financial regulator says the Digital Asset Basic Act is in final-stage talks, covering exchange licensing and stablecoin issuance rules. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-digital-asset-basic-act-final-stages-october-2026/

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