The SEC approved Nasdaq's rule change to trade tokenized versions of Russell 1000 stocks and S&P 500 ETFs on the same order book as traditional securities.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-approves-nasdaq-tokenized-stock-trading-pilot-russell-1000-dtc-kraken-blockchain/

Fold reports 8% revenue growth and 2,000 new customers in Q4, while CEO Will Reeves argues Bitcoin rewards will replace traditional airline loyalty programs.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fold-q4-revenue-9-million-bitcoin-rewards-credit-card-overtake-airline-miles/

FTX Recovery Trust announces its fourth distribution of $2.2 billion on March 31, 2026, bringing cumulative payouts above $8 billion and three creditor classes to full recovery.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ftx-recovery-trust-2-2-billion-fourth-distribution-march-31-creditors-100-percent-recovery/

Ripple-backed Evernorth files its S-4 with the SEC to merge with Armada Acquisition Corp II and list on Nasdaq under ticker XRPN with 388 million XRP.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/evernorth-files-s4-spac-nasdaq-xrpn-ripple-backed-xrp-treasury-company/

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott says a stablecoin yield compromise draft is coming this week, but Coinbase already walked and midterms are closing in.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tim-scott-stablecoin-yield-compromise-crypto-market-structure-bill-six-week-deadline/

Mastercard is acquiring stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8B. Visa is scaling stablecoin cards to 100+ countries. The card networks are buying what crypto tried to replace.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/mastercard-1-8-billion-bvnk-acquisition-visa-stablecoin-cards-blockchain-payments/

Bitrefill reveals a March 1 cyberattack linked to North Korea

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitrefill-lazarus-group-cyberattack-march-2026-crypto-wallets-drained-18500-records/

SEC Chair Paul Atkins proposed Regulation Crypto Assets at the DC Blockchain Summit, outlining a startup exemption and investment contract safe harbor.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-chair-atkins-regulation-crypto-assets-token-safe-harbor-startup-exemption-dc-blockchain-summit/

The SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretation classifying 17 crypto assets as digital commodities alongside BTC and ETH, ending years of regulatory ambiguity.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-cftc-joint-crypto-asset-taxonomy-17-digital-commodities-sol-link-avax-classification/

Five firms including three bank affiliates qualify for Vietnam's first crypto exchange licenses under a $400M capital requirement as Hanoi moves to ban overseas trading.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/vietnam-first-licensed-crypto-exchanges-five-firms-qualify-400-million-capital-overseas-ban/