The Aave Will Win framework passed its final on-chain AIP vote with 75% support, making $25M in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE enforceable at the smart contract level.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-dao-binding-on-chain-vote-25-million-grant-75000-aave-labs-will-win-framework/

Tron founder alleges Trump-backed World Liberty Financial embedded a hidden freeze function that locked 545 million of his tokens. WLFI threatens litigation.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/justin-sun-wlfi-blacklist-backdoor-545-million-tokens-frozen-see-you-in-court/

Oil surged 10% to $105 per barrel after US-Iran peace talks collapsed and Trump ordered a naval blockade. BTC fell 3.4% as the April 8 relief rally unwinds.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/trump-hormuz-naval-blockade-iran-talks-collapse-oil-105-bitcoin-drops-april-2026/

The Qivalis consortium, now 12 banks strong with BBVA as the latest member, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges for a H2 2026 euro stablecoin launch.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/qivalis-12-european-banks-euro-stablecoin-consortium-exchange-partners-h2-2026/

MARA, Riot, Cango, and Bitdeer liquidated more than 20,000 BTC in Q1 2026. The money went to retire debt and buy AI data center land.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-miners-sold-20000-btc-q1-2026-mara-riot-bitdeer-ai-pivot-treasury-liquidation/

EURC surged from 17% to over 40% market share in 12 months as MiCA forced Tether's EURT off EU exchanges. Three Q1 integrations are turning it into payment infrastructure.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/circle-eurc-50-percent-euro-stablecoin-market-share-mica-tether-eurt-q1-2026/

Ether Machine and Dynamix mutually terminated their $1.6B SPAC merger. The ETH treasury firm keeps 496,712 ETH but pays $50M to walk away.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-machine-dynamix-1-6-billion-spac-deal-collapses-50-million-breakup-fee-april-2026/

Bitwise filed its second amended S-1 for a spot HYPE ETF with ticker BHYP and a 0.67% fee. Grayscale, 21Shares, and VanEck are all chasing the same product.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitwise-hyperliquid-etf-bhyp-second-amended-s1-four-way-hype-fund-race-april-2026/

Bitcoin's largest holders reversed from accumulation to aggressive distribution, a 400,000 BTC swing, while ETFs and Strategy absorbed the supply.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-whale-distribution-400000-btc-etfs-strategy-buying-market-split-april-2026/

Senator Cynthia Lummis warns Congress has until mid-2026 to pass the Clarity Act or lose crypto market structure legislation until 2030.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/lummis-clarity-act-last-chance-2030-retirement-stablecoin-yield-senate-markup/