Former Tether CIO Hires PJT Partners to Sell Part of His 1.26% Stake

China Overtakes the US With 38% of Global Fintech Patent Filings

China now accounts for 38% of global fintech patent filings after a 10-fold jump in a decade, overtaking the US, per a Nikkei report. The rails race is on. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/china-38-percent-global-fintech-patents-overtakes-us-july-2026/

BonkDAO Loses $20M as Attacker Buys $4M of Votes and Drains the Treasury

An attacker bought $4M of BONK, pushed a malicious proposal through BonkDAO's token-weighted vote, and drained $20M from the treasury. The vote was valid. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bonkdao-governance-attack-20m-treasury-drain-july-2026/

Former Tether CIO Hires PJT Partners to Sell Part of His 1.26% Stake

Richard Heathcote, Tether's ex-CIO, is working with PJT Partners to sell part of his 1.26% stake. At the $500B valuation Tether floated, that slice is worth billions. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/tether-former-cio-heathcote-stake-sale-july-2026/

Oobit Adds Direct Litecoin-to-Bank Transfers, No Swap Step Required

Oobit users can now send Litecoin straight to a bank account with no stablecoin or fiat conversion step first. Fees and country coverage are not yet published. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/oobit-direct-litecoin-bank-transfers-july-2026/

White House Says It Is Structuring the Bitcoin Reserve. Two Agencies Want It

The White House says the US is working to structure its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Bloomberg reports two departments are fighting over who gets to run it. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/white-house-structuring-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-turf-war-july-2026/