Fed Weighs Direct Settlement Access for Crypto Firms

RedotPay Adds Ripple's RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for Card Spending

RedotPay now supports Ripple USD (RLUSD) on XRPL. Deposit and spend went live June 2; withdrawals open June 9. Here is what it means for cardholders. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/redotpay-adds-rlusd-xrpl-deposit-spend-june-2026/

BitMine Prices Preferred Shares at a 9.5% Dividend to Keep Buying ETH

Tom Lee's BitMine priced preferred shares carrying a 9.5% dividend during ETH's worst week since July 2024, a costly way to fund more Ethereum at $1,565. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-prices-preferred-shares-95-dividend-eth-treasury-june-2026/

Securitize Clears SEC Hurdle for $1.25B Public Listing as SECZ

The SEC approved Securitize's registration to go public via a $1.25 billion SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II. A shareholder vote is set for June 29. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/securitize-sec-clears-spac-public-listing-secz-june-2026/

Strong Jobs Report Beats Forecasts as Crypto Slides Into Extreme Fear

A US jobs report that roughly doubled expectations pushed stocks and crypto lower on June 5, 2026. BTC fell to $61,154 and ETH to $1,631 as fear hit 16. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jobs-report-beats-forecasts-crypto-extends-slide-june-2026/

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Text Goes Public With a 20-Year Lockup

The full text of the American Reserve Modernization Act is now online. It drops the 1M BTC buy mandate, funds the reserve from seizures, and locks coins for 20 years. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/strategic-bitcoin-reserve-arma-bill-text-20-year-lockup-june-2026/