Binance is working with anti-trafficking nonprofit STOP THE TRAFFIK to detect crypto tied to human trafficking and child exploitation. Here is what it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/binance-stop-the-traffik-anti-trafficking-partnership-july-2026/

BancaStato now lets customers buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Solana inside its banking app via Sygnum. Here is what the launch signals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bancastato-swiss-bank-regulated-crypto-trading-sygnum-july-2026/

A second VerusCoin bridge exploit drained about $7.54M in unbacked tokens via forged payouts on July 23, 2026, repeating a pattern seen in an earlier attack.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/veruscoin-ethereum-bridge-exploit-7-54m-unbacked-payouts-july-2026/

Bank of America's Bull & Bear Indicator reached 9.6, a contrarian sell signal at its highest since December 2020, while crypto sentiment sits in fear.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bofa-bull-bear-indicator-3-year-high-crypto-july-2026/

The SEC will pay $150,000 and overhaul its record retention after Coinbase sued over nearly a year of destroyed text messages from Gary Gensler's tenure.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-settles-coinbase-lawsuit-gensler-lost-texts-july-2026/

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to bring the Clarity Act to a floor vote as soon as next week, even without a bipartisan deal with Democrats.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thune-clarity-act-senate-floor-vote-next-week-no-democratic-deal-july-2026/

Senate Democrats say they oppose the current Crypto Clarity Act draft yet are working with Republicans to get it over the finish line, signaling bipartisan movement.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-democrats-crypto-clarity-act-bipartisan-negotiations-july-2026/

A court filing alleges US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, while banking Tether at Cantor Fitzgerald, helped block less favorable crypto legislation.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lutnick-tether-banker-blocked-crypto-legislation-court-filing-july-2026/

Revolut reached a $115B valuation in a secondary share sale, making it Europe's most valuable private company, per WSJ. Here is what it means for crypto cards.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/revolut-115b-valuation-europe-most-valuable-private-company-july-2026/

Onchain security firm Blockaid flagged a $24.15M USDC drain on the AFX-operated bridge, the latest reminder that cross-chain rails remain the softest target in crypto.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/afx-bridge-24m-usdc-exploit-blockaid-cross-chain-july-2026/