Michael Saylor posted 'Bitcoin Drive engaged,' his usual tell before a Strategy BTC purchase. It would break a five-week pause, with BTC at $63,364.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/saylor-bitcoin-drive-engaged-purchase-signal-august-2026/

Robinhood posted record $1.31B Q2 revenue, with event contracts contributing $156M, roughly 12% of the total and up 10x year over year. Here is what the numbers show.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-prediction-markets-156m-event-contracts-august-2026/

The Senate has roughly five working days to move the CLARITY Act before August recess. A miss pushes crypto market-structure rules into an uncertain fall.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-five-days-crypto-clarity-act-recess-august-2026/

The CLARITY Act bars government officials from issuing crypto, but a single paragraph exempts royalty income from tokens that already exist. Here is why that matters.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-royalty-income-exemption-officials-august-2026/

Trump Media sent more than 2,600 BTC, worth about $165M, to Crypto.com on August 2, 2026. Here is what the transfer signals about corporate bitcoin treasuries.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-media-2600-btc-crypto-com-custody-august-2026/

South Korean stablecoins have posted 18 straight months of net outflows to overseas exchanges, per WuBlockchain data, as traders chase offshore liquidity.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-stablecoins-18-month-outflow-streak-august-2026/

Bitwise is liquidating six crypto option income ETFs that advertised double-digit yields but posted 0% SEC yield and paid investors back their own money.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-liquidates-six-crypto-option-etfs-august-2026/

Wirex says its crypto card has reached a ~$2B annualized spend run-rate eight months after launch, with July alone adding $160M+ in onchain card spend.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wirex-2b-annualized-card-spend-august-2026/

Senator Cynthia Lummis accuses Democrats of running out the clock on the CLARITY Act to avoid an on-record vote, deepening the fight over US crypto rules.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lummis-democrats-stalling-clarity-act-august-2026/

Uphold launched instant crypto-backed loans through Exactly Protocol, letting users borrow against holdings instead of selling. Terms and rates were not disclosed.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uphold-instant-crypto-backed-loans-exactly-protocol-august-2026/