Japan's Metaplanet bought 5,075 BTC in a single purchase, pushing its total to 40,177 BTC and overtaking Marathon Digital for the #3 spot globally.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/metaplanet-buys-5075-bitcoin-40177-btc-third-largest-corporate-treasury-passes-mara/

Ripple launches Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury, letting CFOs manage XRP and RLUSD alongside fiat in a single system built on GTreasury.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ripple-treasury-xrp-rlusd-corporate-finance-gtreasury-cfo-dashboard/

Drift Protocol reveals the $280M Solana exploit relied on durable nonce pre-signed transactions and targeted social engineering, not a smart contract bug.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/drift-protocol-280-million-exploit-durable-nonce-social-engineering-solana-defi/

On-chain equity transfers reached $2.87B in March 2026, an 80% monthly surge driven by NYSE, Nasdaq, and Kraken partnerships pushing tokenized stocks mainstream.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tokenized-stock-transfers-2-87-billion-march-2026-record-80-percent-growth-nyse-nasdaq/

A single trader lost $17.17M on Hyperliquid's BRENTOIL-USDC contract after Trump's Iran speech spiked crude prices, the second time in 30 days oil produced the largest individual liquidation on a crypto venue.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oil-trader-17-million-liquidation-tokenized-crude-hyperliquid-brentoil-trump-iran/

Arizona's SB 1042 and SB 1649 are heading for final House votes, allowing 10% of public funds in crypto and a seized-asset reserve. Governor Hobbs vetoed all three prior attempts.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arizona-bitcoin-reserve-bills-final-vote-sb-1042-sb-1649-hobbs-veto-history/

European crypto asset manager CoinShares begins trading on Nasdaq under ticker CSHR after a $1.2B SPAC merger with Vine Hill Capital.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinshares-nasdaq-spac-1-2-billion-vine-hill-cshr-european-crypto-etps/

Australia's Digital Assets Framework Act clears both houses, requiring crypto exchanges and custody providers to obtain financial services licenses within six months.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/australia-passes-digital-asset-framework-act-crypto-exchanges-afsl-licensing-24-billion/

Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in Oakland federal court as Operation Token Mirrors expands to four firms and 10 defendants.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/doj-charges-10-foreign-nationals-operation-token-mirrors-crypto-pump-dump-gotbit-contrarian/

Brent crude oil surged 60% in March 2026, the largest monthly gain since the futures contract launched in 1988. What the energy shock means for crypto in Q2.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brent-crude-oil-60-percent-monthly-gain-record-1988-bitcoin-crypto-q2-inflation/