A firm branded Bitcoin Japan is raising $60M despite holding zero BTC, the latest example of a treasury-company name outrunning its actual balance sheet.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-japan-60m-raise-zero-btc-july-2026/

South Korean authorities are investigating 30 crypto market manipulation cases under the country's new digital asset law, an early test of its enforcement teeth.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-30-crypto-market-manipulation-cases-new-law-july-2026/

Zcash developers released Zakura v1.0.0, a node built to push private payments from about 1 transaction per second toward the 50,000 TPS that Visa handles.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-zakura-node-visa-scale-privacy-50000-tps-july-2026/

Bloomberg Intelligence says Bitcoin ETFs are set to mirror gold's 22-year ETF maturation, giving investors a timeline for institutional crypto adoption.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etf-gold-22-year-adoption-path-bloomberg-july-2026/

Bank of America appointed new executives to scale its digital asset platforms, tokenization business, and AI work, signaling a deeper institutional commitment to blockchain.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-america-digital-asset-tokenization-executives-july-2026/

Morgan Stanley updated its spot Ethereum and Solana ETF filings, moving the products closer to launch as Wall Street pushes past Bitcoin-only crypto funds.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-ether-solana-etf-amended-filings-launch-july-2026/

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT is onboarding over 30 million new wallets per quarter, a sign of where stablecoin demand is actually landing in 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-usdt-30m-wallets-per-quarter-stablecoin-adoption-july-2026/

The largest token launchpad on Robinhood Chain closed abruptly after collecting $12M in fees, reviving questions about governance and user protection on new chains.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-launchpad-shutdown-12m-fees-july-2026/

Consensys disclosed that a North Korea-linked developer contributed to MetaMask code before access was revoked, reviving concerns about DPRK infiltration of crypto teams.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metamask-north-korea-developer-code-access-revoked-july-2026/

With $400M into Crypto.com and $200M already in Kraken, Citadel Securities holds stakes in two $20B rivals chasing the same tokenized-securities market.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/citadel-600m-two-rival-crypto-exchanges-kraken-crypto-com-july-2026/