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  • August 30 · 4 min

    Cronos Halts Its Chain After a $75M Tectonic Exploit

    Cronos paused block production after an attacker drained an estimated $75M from lending protocol Tectonic. Here is what happened and what it means for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cronos-tectonic-exploit-chain-halt-75m-august-2026/

  • August 30 · 4 min

    Crypto Shorts Lose $9.7B in a Week, the Largest Squeeze on Record

    A record $9.7B in short liquidations hit crypto over seven days as prices climbed. Here is what drove the squeeze and what it signals for leverage and funding. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-97-billion-short-squeeze-largest-liquidation-august-2026/

  • August 30 · 3 min

    Crypto.com Opens Airdrop Arena Round With $150K in RENDER

    Crypto.com launched a new Airdrop Arena event sharing $150,000 in RENDER for CRO allocators through Sept 28, with a 120% points boost at 1,500 CRO. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-airdrop-arena-render-150k-august-2026/

  • August 30 · 3 min

    Avici Completes Refunds With 10% Cashback After Solana Card Exploit

    Avici says every affected Solana card balance is refunded in full, plus an extra 10% cashback, after a contract exploit its partner Rain has now patched. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-solana-card-refunds-complete-10-percent-cashback-august-2026/

  • August 30 · 5 min

    Deribit Pulls Its Public Proof of Reserves Page on September 1

    Deribit is removing its public Proof of Reserves page on September 1, 2026, ending daily balance verification for customers. Here's what changes for traders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/deribit-removes-public-proof-of-reserves-september-2026/

  • August 30 · 4 min

    Russia's Sberbank Plans to Take Bitcoin and Ether as Loan Collateral

    Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as collateral for loans, per TASS, moving crypto into mainstream credit rails. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sberbank-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-loan-collateral-august-2026/

  • August 30 · 5 min

    BNB Chain Becomes the Largest Blockchain for Tokenized Equities

    BNB Chain's bStocks launch pushes it to the top spot for tokenized equities, per Messari. Here is what the shift means for onchain stocks and traders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bnb-chain-bstocks-largest-tokenized-equities-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 3 min

    Tria Details Rain Card Vulnerability: 636 Users, $431,945 Refunded

    Tria says a Solana card contract flaw at issuing partner Rain hit 636 users and $431,945 in card balances. Wallets were untouched, and every affected user is being refunded in full. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tria-rain-solana-card-vulnerability-636-users-refund-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 3 min

    Jupiter Card Briefly Paused Withdrawals During Solana Card Incident

    Jupiter Card's partner paused card-balance withdrawals as a precaution during a Solana card ecosystem security incident. Withdrawals have resumed; funds were never at risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-card-solana-security-incident-withdrawals-resume-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    Polygon Issues Urgent Node Upgrade After Austin and Kyoto Hardforks

    Polygon Labs pushed an emergency client upgrade after the Austin and Kyoto hardforks. Nodes on old Bor or Heimdall binaries have already dropped out of consensus. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polygon-urgent-client-upgrade-validator-consensus-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    Ethereum ETFs Opened at $10.36B, But Almost All of It Was Grayscale

    US spot Ethereum ETFs launched showing $10.36B in assets, but filing data shows 98.7% came from Grayscale conversions, not fresh institutional buying. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-etfs-10-billion-launch-grayscale-conversions-fresh-money-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 3 min

    Tria Resolves Solana Card Balance Issue, Will Compensate Users

    Tria says a security incident hitting Solana card programs affected some card balances. The issue is resolved and affected users will be compensated in full. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tria-solana-card-balance-issue-resolved-user-compensation-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    IREN's AI Cloud Revenue Overtakes Bitcoin Mining for the First Time

    IREN's Q4 FY2026 report shows AI cloud revenue at $70.5M, passing Bitcoin mining's $66.7M for the first time, even as a $684M net loss sent shares down 8%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iren-ai-cloud-revenue-overtakes-bitcoin-mining-q4-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    Ripple Preps XRP Ledger for Quantum Computers Before 'Q-Day'

    Ripple is moving to add quantum-resistant cryptography to the XRP Ledger before quantum machines can break the signatures that guard user funds. Here is what changes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-xrp-ledger-quantum-resistant-q-day-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    Bullish Backs USD.AI With a $100M Stablecoin Facility for GPU Loans

    Bullish has provided USD.AI a $100M stablecoin facility to fund loans backed by GPU infrastructure, tying crypto capital to the AI compute buildout. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bullish-usd-ai-100m-stablecoin-facility-gpu-loans-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 5 min

    Ireland's CAB Moves Another 500 BTC, and the Silence Is the Story

    Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau shifted another 500 BTC with no public explanation. Here is what government seizures reveal about crypto custody risk. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ireland-cab-500-btc-seized-crypto-custody-august-2026/

  • August 29 · 4 min

    ECB's Schnabel Calls for Central-Bank Money to Move Onchain

    ECB board member Isabel Schnabel urged central-bank money onto blockchain rails, a shift that pulls Europe's monetary core toward tokenized settlement. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ecb-schnabel-central-bank-money-onchain-august-2026/

  • August 28 · 4 min

    Avici Will Refund All Affected Card Balances After Partner Incident

    Avici says every card balance hit by an incident at its card-issuing partner will be refunded in full, while ether.fi, KAST and Tria report clean systems. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-refunds-affected-card-balances-partner-incident-august-2026/

  • August 28 · 4 min

    Strategy Says USD Assets Now Almost Fully Offset Its Debt

    Strategy says its USD holdings nearly cover all outstanding debt, pushing net leverage close to zero as it keeps buying Bitcoin. Here is what the numbers mean. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-net-leverage-near-zero-bitcoin-treasury-august-2026/

  • August 28 · 4 min

    Ethena Buys Out Seed Investors, Routes 95% of Revenue to ENA Buybacks

    Ethena bought out locked seed investor tokens and proposed a fee switch sending 95% of net protocol revenue to ENA buybacks, cutting unlock overhang. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethena-seed-investor-buyout-95-percent-ena-buyback-august-2026/

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