South Korea's FIU has called on FATF to extend the crypto Travel Rule to smaller transfers, lowering the de minimis reporting floor for VASPs worldwide.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-fiu-fatf-travel-rule-smaller-transfers-june-2026/

Trump signed executive orders directing a national quantum computing effort targeting 2028. Here is what the timeline means for crypto wallet and card security.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-quantum-computer-order-2028-crypto-security-june-2026/

A new Ethereum proposal would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking rewards to ecosystem funding, an estimated $120M-plus a year. Critics call it a tax.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-validator-redirected-revenue-10-percent-staking-june-2026/

Bitcoin OTC desk balances have fallen to record lows, with about 400,000 BTC drained since 2022, even as spot prices slide and ETF outflows extend.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-otc-desk-balances-record-low-400k-drain-june-2026/

Strategy added $300M to its USD reserve for a third straight week, lifting it to $1.4B, while buying just 520 BTC. The goal: defend its stumbling STRC preferred.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategy-cash-reserve-1-4b-strc-stumble-june-2026/

Bank of Korea's Project Hangang deposit-token pilot now spans nine banks and is testing bank-issued tokens for live government subsidy payments.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bank-of-korea-project-hangang-phase2-nine-banks-june-2026/

MoneyGram is now a Solana validator and is running its own MGUSD stablecoin across Stellar and Tempo, betting global remittances move onto stablecoin rails.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/moneygram-solana-validator-mgusd-stablecoin-june-2026/

Baillie Gifford, a 118-year-old Scottish asset manager, has launched BAGEY, a UK-regulated tokenized corporate bond fund paying about 7%, with BNY on infra.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/baillie-gifford-bagey-tokenized-bond-fund-june-2026/

OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the NYSE's parent, are forming a joint venture co-chaired by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to merge crypto and TradFi.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/okx-ice-joint-venture-cuomo-cochair-june-2026/

Hu Xiaowei, a figure tied to the Prince Group network behind a roughly $15B Bitcoin scam empire, was arrested in Tokyo, per WuBlockchain. Here is what it means.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/prince-group-hu-xiaowei-tokyo-arrest-15b-scam-june-2026/