Ripple Launches an XRPL AI Starter Kit for Agentic Payment Apps

Citigroup Plans Tokenized Securities of Private Companies

Citigroup, a $2.78 trillion asset manager, is moving to tokenize private-company shares, pushing pre-IPO access onto onchain rails as RWA momentum builds. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/citigroup-tokenized-private-company-securities-june-2026/

SpaceX S-1 Frames Its Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve for Excess Cash

SpaceX's IPO filing suggests its Bitcoin holdings may act as a strategic reserve for excess cash, per Coin Bureau citing Bloomberg, a day before the SPCX listing. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/spacex-s1-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-excess-cash-june-2026/

Uphold Sunsets Its UpHODL Self-Custody App, Card Accounts Unaffected

Uphold is retiring UpHODL, its separate self-custodial crypto and NFT app, and has posted migration steps. The main Uphold app, platform, and card are untouched. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/uphold-sunsets-uphodl-self-custody-app-june-2026/

Fold Holdings Sells 633.8 BTC to Repay $20M in Bitcoin-Backed Debt

Fold Holdings sold 633.8 BTC to clear $20M in Bitcoin-backed debt, leaving it with 192.2 BTC. A Bitcoin-rewards card firm cuts its treasury during extreme fear. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/fold-holdings-sells-633-btc-repay-20m-debt-june-2026/

Bithumb CEO Booked as a Suspect in Korea's Lawmaker Hiring Probe

Seoul police have booked Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won as a bribery suspect over a lawmaker's son hired at Korea's second-largest crypto exchange. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bithumb-ceo-booked-bribery-lawmaker-hiring-june-2026/