Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas says crypto ETFs let traders buy coins for 1-3 basis points, squeezing exchange trading fees. What it means for how you buy crypto.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-etfs-squeeze-exchanges-low-trading-fees-july-2026/

WEMIX suspended bridges and trading network-wide after an attacker breached a linked smart contract and moved roughly $724,000, freezing funds.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wemix-724k-exploit-halts-bridges-trading-july-2026/

An attacker gained owner privileges on a WEMIX contract and minted $6.25M in tokens with no backing, the latest privileged-key failure of 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/wemix-contract-owner-privileges-6-25m-illegal-mint-july-2026/

Storj Labs, the decentralized cloud storage project, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after raising roughly $35M. Here is what collapsed and what it signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/storj-labs-chapter-11-bankruptcy-decentralized-storage-july-2026/

One of South Korea's largest trading companies is putting trade receivables onchain in a tokenization pilot with LG CNS, a sign enterprise RWA is moving from pitch decks to production.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-trading-giant-tokenizes-receivables-lg-cns-july-2026/

A lawsuit argues 3.8M dormant Bitcoin could be claimed under lost-property rules. Congress is drafting CLARITY Section 20216 to shut the door first.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-dormant-bitcoin-lost-property-loophole-july-2026/

Japan targets Bitcoin ETFs by 2028 and elevates on-chain finance to national policy, South Korea widens institutional access, and Russia builds regulated trading rails.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/asia-crypto-policy-wave-japan-etf-south-korea-russia-july-2026/

KB Kookmin Bank will run US dollar cross-border payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain, marking one of Asia's largest lenders moving settlement onchain.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-largest-bank-jpmorgan-kinexys-cross-border-payments-july-2026/

Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, crypto handles only 0.7% of the country's $5B remittance market. A look at why adoption stalled.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/el-salvador-bitcoin-law-five-years-remittance-adoption-july-2026/

Onchain real-world assets passed $30B, a 10x jump since early 2024. Here is what is driving tokenized treasuries, credit, and commodities, and where crypto users fit in.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/rwa-tokenization-30b-onchain-milestone-july-2026/