Ravencoin flagged a critical consensus bug that could trigger a deep chain reorganization, a reminder of how fragile smaller proof-of-work networks can be.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ravencoin-consensus-bug-deep-reorg-risk-august-2026/

BlackRock Canada listed a new ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange that holds a 3% Bitcoin sleeve alongside global equities. Here is what the structure means for investors.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-canada-bitcoin-etf-3-percent-allocation-august-2026/

Anthropic signed a reported $9.1 billion cloud deal with Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms, deepening the pivot from hashing to AI compute as BTC trades near $64,000.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/anthropic-91-billion-cloud-deal-riot-platforms-bitcoin-miner-august-2026/

The SEC will meet Friday to consider a tailored offering regime for crypto investment contracts, a shift from enforcement toward written rules for token sales.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-tailored-offering-regime-crypto-investment-contracts-august-2026/

Grayscale's ETHE, GSOL and GAVA funds must sell staking rewards at least quarterly, turning $1.1B in staked crypto into recurring cash distributions for ETF holders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/grayscale-staking-rewards-quarterly-sales-etf-distributions-august-2026/

Jupiter launched Lend v2 on Solana, letting supplied and borrowed assets both earn DEX trading fees. Here is what changes for lending economics on Solana.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jupiter-lend-v2-borrowed-assets-earn-solana-trading-fees-august-2026/

Hedge funds on CME have flipped to net long Bitcoin futures for the first time in years, per CryptoQuant's CEO. What the rare positioning shift signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/hedge-funds-net-long-bitcoin-futures-cme-august-2026/

Mastercard acquired stablecoin payments company BVNK for $1.8 billion, moving to own the settlement rails instead of routing around them. What the deal signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mastercard-bvnk-1-8-billion-stablecoin-acquisition-august-2026/

The UK's FCA is drafting a regulatory framework for tokenized gold to protect London's bullion trade as China's onchain gold market expands, per FT reporting.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uk-fca-tokenized-gold-framework-london-bullion-august-2026/

US spot crypto ETFs pulled in over $1.3B last week, led by $853.54M into Bitcoin and $244.94M into Ether, with Solana and XRP funds also net positive.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/spot-etf-inflows-1-3-billion-weekly-btc-eth-sol-xrp-august-2026/