Nasdaq scraps the 10% float minimum and adds a Fast Entry rule letting mega-cap IPOs join the Nasdaq 100 in 15 trading days, effective May 1, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/nasdaq-drops-10-percent-float-minimum-fast-entry-rule-mega-cap-ipo-crypto-index-inclusion/

Gold fell 15% in March 2026, its worst monthly decline since October 2008. GLD saw record outflows while Bitcoin ETFs attracted $380M in a single day.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/gold-worst-month-since-2008-down-15-percent-march-bitcoin-outperforms-safe-haven/

Ripple Prime expands its Hyperliquid integration to HIP-3 commodity perpetuals, giving institutions onchain access to gold, silver, and crude oil futures.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-prime-hyperliquid-hip-3-gold-silver-oil-institutional-commodity-perps-onchain/

Ramp, the $32B corporate expense platform, goes live with stablecoin accounts on Coinbase's Base L2, letting businesses hold, earn, and pay in USDC.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ramp-stablecoin-accounts-base-coinbase-corporate-treasury-50000-businesses/

The Mined in America Act would create a voluntary mining certification program, phase out foreign adversary hardware, and codify Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mined-in-america-act-cassidy-lummis-bitcoin-mining-certification-strategic-reserve-codify/

Bernstein maintains outperform ratings on Coinbase, Robinhood, and Figure after a 60% drawdown from 2025 highs, with a $150K year-end Bitcoin target.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bernstein-crypto-stocks-60-percent-crash-coinbase-robinhood-buy-discount-150k-bitcoin/

Aave V4 launches on Ethereum mainnet with a hub-and-spoke architecture, consolidating $27B in TVL after 345 days of audits and 900+ security researchers.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-v4-launches-ethereum-mainnet-hub-spoke-architecture-27-billion-tvl-defi-lending/

The Ethereum Foundation staked another 20,470 ETH worth $42M, bringing its total past 45,000 ETH and crossing the midpoint of its 70,000 ETH staking plan.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-stakes-another-42-million-eth-halfway-70000-target/

Digital asset investment products saw $414M in net outflows last week, breaking a $2.2B inflow streak as inflation fears and rate hike expectations mount.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-fund-outflows-414-million-first-5-weeks-inflation-fears-rate-hike-iran/

We track 30+ crypto card vendors. These are the 7 marketing claims we see most often, and what they actually mean once you read the fine print.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/7-crypto-card-claims-that-sound-better-than-they-are/