SpendNode Podcast: Crypto News & Analysis

SEC staff views Canton Coin as a digital commodity and grants conditional no-action relief for programmatic minting, based on its network utility and governance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-staff-calls-canton-coin-a-digital-commodity-in-no-action-letter/

THORChain has reportedly restored most swaps after a refund bug halted trading. RUNE rallied 15%, but the restart still leaves route availability uneven for users. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rune-rallies-15-as-thorchain-restarts-most-swaps-after-outage/

Pulsar Money now accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more as account deposits, expanding its stablecoin-funded Visa app beyond USDT, USDC, and EURC top-ups. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/pulsar-money-bitcoin-ethereum-deposits-november-2026/

North Korea rejects the FBI's attribution of the Binance theft to TraderTraitor, as investigators trace stolen funds and urge crypto services to block transfers. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/north-korea-denies-role-in-6-4b-binance-hack-after-fbi-attribution/

Cointelegraph reports ZachXBT flagged another $27M in suspicious withdrawals linked to a suspected European hack, taking the reported total above $133 million. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zachxbt-flags-27m-more-in-suspected-european-hack-report-says/

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF recorded a reported $405.3 million outflow on November 2. The figure measures fund withdrawals, not BlackRock's own Bitcoin investment. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-posts-405-3m-outflow-cointelegraph-reports/

Hong Kong plans an interbank gold token representing a 400-ounce bar, priced against its HAU benchmark, as the city expands its tokenized asset ambitions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-plans-gold-token-representing-a-400-ounce-bar/

Arbitrum's Security Council forced transfers of about $30 million in stolen Binance assets, showing the recovery powers built into the network's governance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arbitrum-council-moved-30m-in-binance-hack-funds-without-hacker-s-key/

Securitize adds Disney, Exxon Mobil, Salesforce and GameStop to its Solana stock lineup, expanding to 25 equities backed one-for-one by underlying shares. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/securitize-adds-13-stocks-taking-its-solana-lineup-to-25/

NEAR's House of Stake approves a gradual issuance cut from 2.5% to 1.6%. Validator adoption is still required before the 24-month reduction can take effect. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/near-issuance-cut-to-1-6-passes-governance-vote/

COCA's 3.11.0 app update adds zero-fee USDC top-ups on Base at 1:1, shows pending cashback on the home screen, and lists withdrawal fees in Card Limits. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-zero-fee-usdc-base-top-ups-november-2026/

COCA's November promo gives new users 8% cashback on their first three eligible card purchases, with no stake or paid tier required. The bonus caps near $24. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coca-8-percent-cashback-first-three-purchases-november-2026/

New SEC staff guidance addresses crypto governance, access controls and decentralization, explaining when network participants may count as a central party. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-clarifies-when-crypto-governance-counts-as-central-control/

WatcherGuru reports New Jersey dropped its Coinbase staking case after three years, though Coinbase's eligibility page still lists restrictions for residents. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/new-jersey-drops-coinbase-staking-case-watcherguru-reports/

Cointelegraph reports a $2 billion USDT burn on Ethereum. Tether's issuance mechanics explain why token destruction can differ from fresh cash redemptions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-burns-2-billion-in-usdt-on-ethereum-cointelegraph-reports/

Strategy added 811 Bitcoin for $65.5 million, according to Cointelegraph, bringing holdings to 849,327 BTC. The purchase increases its reserve by about 0.1%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-buys-811-bitcoin-for-65-5m-taking-holdings-to-849-327-btc/

Standard Chartered launched 24/7 tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients, with live cross-bank transactions through the EnsembleTX network. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/standard-chartered-s-hong-kong-tokenized-deposits-put-treasury-first/

Solana validators face an urgent Linux kernel warning as Ubuntu's fix remains pending. Temporary network filters reduce exposure but cannot replace a patch. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/solana-validators-urged-to-mitigate-linux-flaw-as-ubuntu-fix-waits/

HSBC's Hong Kong dollar stablecoin has drawn 50,000 users since launch, putting PayMe distribution and everyday merchant payments at the center of its rollout. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hsbc-redcoin-reaches-50-000-users-after-its-payme-launch/

BTCPay Server tells operators to shut down after reports of unauthorized hot-wallet drains, leaving merchants facing downtime while developers investigate the thefts. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/btcpay-urges-server-shutdowns-after-reports-of-drained-hot-wallets/

Binance restored withdrawals across 15 networks on November 1, processing $4.649B out against $1.01B in, a net outflow of just 2.1% of its $171B in reserves. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-withdrawals-reopen-outflow-november-2026/

MEXC Card now credits 4%-10% USDT cashback automatically within three calendar days after settlement, with monthly caps from 50 to 800 USDT. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mexc-card-10-percent-auto-cashback-november-2026/

An attacker withdrew 97 million CORE from b14g staking contracts. The protocol paused affected contracts, while Core DAO said its network remained unaffected. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/97-million-core-drained-from-b14g-as-token-falls-12/

Binance will reopen withdrawals in phases after recovering the bulk of more than $6 billion that hackers tried to steal, the largest crypto theft on record. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-resumes-withdrawals-6b-recovery-november-2026/

The FBI has officially tied the roughly $6 billion Binance hack, the largest exchange theft on record, to North Korea, moving the case from theory to fact. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-hack-fbi-north-korea-confirmation-november-2026/

Avici, a self-custodial Visa card that normally pays no rewards, is running a limited promo paying 20% back in SOL on subscription payments made with its card. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/avici-20-percent-sol-cashback-subscriptions-november-2026/

New a16z data relayed by Cointelegraph shows spending tied to AI crypto tokens rose 122% to 160% since May, even as those token prices fell about 67%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ai-token-spending-surges-a16z-november-2026/

DPRK-linked hackers routed $38M in stolen crypto through Relay Protocol in about seven hours, on-chain analyst Specter reported. Speed was the warning. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/north-korea-38m-relay-protocol-laundering-november-2026/

A resurfaced thread revisits how Hong Kong's pandemic 21-day quarantine drove crypto firms and talent to Singapore, and why that hub rivalry still shapes Asia. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hong-kong-quarantine-crypto-talent-singapore-november-2026/

US spot Ethereum ETFs logged 23 straight trading days of net outflows through Oct 30, 2026, the longest run since launch, per Glassnode. Over $1B left in October. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-etf-record-23-day-outflow-streak-november-2026/

ether.fi says users have now borrowed a cumulative $150M against their crypto without selling, the same non-liquidating loan model behind its Cash Visa card. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-150m-non-liquidating-loans-october-2026/

Ethereum's official account warns that quantum computing threatens the cryptography blockchains rely on, and that AI advances are compressing the timeline. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-quantum-threat-ai-timeline-october-2026/

Uber ran a pilot with HSBC and Franklin Templeton using tokenized deposits and a money market fund on Canton Network to keep idle cash earning around the clock. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uber-tokenized-treasury-hsbc-franklin-templeton-october-2026/

Crypto-tied groups poured over $200 million into the 2026 US midterms, the largest single-issue super PAC effort yet, to win favorable rules in Congress. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-200m-2026-midterms-favorable-rules-october-2026/

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis was hit by a cyberattack that exposed customer names, emails, and organization roles. Here is what the report reveals. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/chainalysis-cyberattack-customer-data-exposed-october-2026/

Tokyo-listed Iole will sell all 151.21 BTC between October 30 and the end of November, booking a ¥254 million loss to fund AI data centers and Neo Cloud. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iole-sells-all-151-bitcoin-ai-pivot-october-2026/

Crypto shed roughly $300B in October as the seasonal 'Uptober' rally failed to show. Bitcoin sits near $77,132 and the Fear and Greed index reads 35. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/october-300b-wipeout-uptober-collapse-october-2026/

Security firm Blockaid tied 12 crypto project websites to a wave of frontend attacks. Flap and Kintsu confirmed DNS hijacks. Steps to protect your wallet. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blockaid-12-crypto-sites-frontend-attacks-dns-hijacks-october-2026/

Strategy reported a record $20.91 billion operating income in Q3 2026, but nearly all of it came from an unrealized fair-value gain on its 848,517 Bitcoin. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-record-21b-q3-operating-income-bitcoin-october-2026/

Privacy blockchain Iron Fish is ending all network support after finding an inflation bug from a 2019 Merkle tree commit that let attackers double-spend notes. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/iron-fish-shutdown-2019-inflation-bug-october-2026/