A soundness bug in Zcash's Orchard shielded pool could have minted undetectable counterfeit ZEC. A researcher found it with an AI model, and validators patched it in five days.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/zcash-orchard-counterfeit-bug-ai-found-june-2026/

Visa is running a proof-of-concept with Brale to settle institutional payments using the SBC stablecoin on Canton, a network built to hide transaction data.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/visa-brale-canton-private-stablecoin-settlement-june-2026/

A House panel with jurisdiction over tax policy is preparing crypto tax legislation for release as early as Friday, ahead of a hearing next week, per Bloomberg.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/house-ways-means-crypto-tax-legislation-june-2026/

Plasma One added MXN onramps on June 4, 2026, letting users in Mexico fund their self-custodial Visa card with pesos. Here is what changes for cardholders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/plasma-one-mxn-onramps-mexico-june-2026/

The first US mortgage backed by Fannie Mae that counts Bitcoin toward qualification has closed using Coinbase, a milestone for crypto in home lending.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/first-fannie-mae-bitcoin-mortgage-coinbase-june-2026/

Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctioned Alexander Browder, 17, for a report linking the A7A5 ruble stablecoin to war funding. The token has moved over $110B.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/russia-sanctions-browder-a7a5-stablecoin-june-2026/

Coinbase has opened pre-IPO perpetual futures, letting traders bet on private company valuations. SpaceX is the first reference asset, launched June 4, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-pre-ipo-perps-spacex-june-2026/

Arthur Hayes disclosed selling his HYPE and NEAR positions on June 4, 2026. NEAR fell 19.5% and HYPE 5.8% as a broad crypto selloff deepened.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-sells-hype-near-tokens-drop-june-2026/

Goldman Sachs launched a blockchain-native real estate fund on GS DAP with Apex, Archax, Ownera and LRC, pushing institutional RWA tokenization past bonds.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/goldman-sachs-tokenized-real-estate-fund-gs-dap-june-2026/

Apyx's apxUSD fell to 93 cents as Bitcoin dropped below $63K. The protocol calls the depeg expected behavior for a stablecoin backed by preferred equity.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/apyx-apxusd-depeg-strc-preferred-equity-june-2026/