Tether added more than 6 tons of gold in Q1 2026, pushing total holdings past 132 tons and putting the stablecoin issuer in central-bank territory.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-6-tons-gold-q1-2026-132-tons-may-2026/

Crypto card spending has climbed 500% since September 2024, with monthly volumes near $600M led by stablecoin rails and global Visa and Mastercard issuers.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-card-spending-500-percent-600m-monthly-may-2026/

Japan's only licensed stablecoin exchange is rolling out a 10% APY product on USDC, paired with local bank rails for deposits and withdrawals.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/japan-licensed-stablecoin-exchange-10-percent-usdc-apy-may-2026/

Bitcoin developers are publicly warning holders against Paul Sztorc's eCash fork, calling its claim mechanics hazardous for everyday BTC users.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-ecash-fork-sztorc-hazardous-airdrop-warning-may-2026/

The US Senate released CLARITY Act compromise text that bans stablecoin issuers from paying yield on reserves, a sharp shift in stablecoin policy.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/senate-clarity-act-compromise-stablecoin-yield-ban-may-2026/

Cointelegraph reports a Linux 'Copy Fail' bug, citing Xint Code, that lets attackers tamper with copy operations. Crypto users on Linux face heightened clipboard risks.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/linux-copy-fail-bug-clipboard-crypto-wallets-may-2026/

Polymarket's monthly trading volume climbed from about $1.2 billion in 2025 to north of $20 billion per month by early 2026, CoinDesk reports.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-monthly-volume-1-2b-to-20b-may-2026/

Ethereum core contributors held a week-long Soldogn interop in Svalbard to harden client implementations for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-soldogn-interop-glamsterdam-svalbard-may-2026/

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms reported its first revenue from AI infrastructure hosting after AMD scaled up capacity at its Texas sites.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/riot-platforms-amd-ai-data-center-first-revenue-may-2026/

April crypto venture funding dropped to $659M, the weakest monthly total in nine months as deal counts thin out and late-stage rounds dry up.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-vc-funding-659m-april-lowest-since-july-2024-may-2026/