The Council of the EU imposed transaction bans on 14 crypto platforms outside the bloc, per TRM Labs, cutting off their access to EU users and payment rails.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/eu-transaction-ban-14-non-eu-crypto-platforms-july-2026/

Samsung plans to bring stablecoin support to Samsung Wallet, putting digital-asset payments on one of the world's most-installed phone wallets. Here's what it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/samsung-wallet-stablecoin-support-mainstream-payments-july-2026/

BNY Mellon plans to enable round-the-clock settlement for conventional and tokenized US Treasuries by 2027, per Bloomberg. A look at what continuous settlement means for crypto rails.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bny-mellon-24-7-settlement-tokenized-treasuries-2027-july-2026/

A class-action lawsuit accuses BitMEX of engineering forced liquidations to seize about 623 BTC in customer collateral as the exchange winds down operations.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmex-class-action-engineered-liquidations-623-btc-july-2026/

The Magnificent Seven had their worst day since April 2025, wiping out $800B, but Bitcoin barely moved. A look at the crypto decoupling thesis as of July 24, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-holds-firm-800b-ai-stock-selloff-decoupling-july-2026/

BlackRock, Fidelity, Coinbase, Strategy and five others pledged $15M over three years to fund Bitcoin open-source developers through a new consortium.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/blackrock-fidelity-coinbase-bitcoin-security-consortium-15m-july-2026/

Ondo Finance's broker-dealer Oasis Pro Markets received SEC and FINRA authorization to offer tokenized equities and funds to US investors. Here is what it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ondo-oasis-pro-sec-finra-tokenized-securities-july-2026/

Uniswap launched Permissioned Pools on v4, an open-source standard that enforces compliance rules on-chain so regulated assets can trade against AMM liquidity.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uniswap-permissioned-pools-v4-onchain-compliance-regulated-assets-july-2026/

Brian Armstrong says 4 billion people worldwide cannot access US-grade financial services, framing crypto rails as the fix rather than speculation or trading.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-armstrong-4-billion-unbanked-crypto-financial-access-july-2026/

Ripple took a strategic stake in compliance firm Notabene to route RLUSD stablecoin payments through its enterprise transaction network. Here is what it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-notabene-investment-rlusd-enterprise-payments-july-2026/