IOSG's review of 19 midterm elections: The S&P 500 rose in the year following each election, and Bitcoin also closed positive in three cycles, but each experienced a decline first.

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) plans to fix a security vulnerability that could allow stablecoin partners to bypass existing controls and issue new tokens without authorization. According to Odaily, the issue was reported in market news.

A Blackstone-led consortium has agreed to pay $3.1 billion for part of Mitsubishi Corporation's interest in the LNG Canada project. According to Sina Finance, Blackstone funds and several Canadian institutional investors will acquire a 49.9% non-controlling stake in a Mitsubishi subsidiary that holds all of Mitsubishi Corporation's interest in the project. Mitsubishi said the funds are participating solely as financial investors and that the deal will not change its LNG procurement volume or affect its customers. The subsidiary currently buys 2.1 million metric tons of LNG from the project annually, a volume expected to double after the second-phase expansion is completed. LNG Canada, in British Columbia, is described as Canada's first and currently only large-scale LNG export terminal. The project announced plans for a second-phase expansion in September; upon completion, annual capacity is expected to double to 28 million metric tons. Its shareholders include Shell, Mitsubishi Corporation, Petronas, China National Petroleum Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation. Shell owns 40%, while Mitsubishi holds 15%. Mitsubishi entered the LNG industry in 1969 and has interests in 13 LNG projects worldwide, spanning exploration and production, liquefaction, transportation and sales. The consortium also includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and Public Sector Pension Investment Board.

The FBI has determined that the theft of over $6 billion from Binance was carried out by the North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor. Elon Musk and CZ exchanged barbs, and Xu Mingxing called for exchanges to unite in their defenses.

Getty Images, the world's largest stock photo agency, has filed for bankruptcy. The impact of AI, coupled with its high leverage debt, has ended its 30-year reign as a copyright powerhouse.

The $630 million theft from Binance exposed the risks of signature systems. Among the four perpetual DEXs—Lighter, Hyperliquid, Aster, and Variational—only Lighter allows you to withdraw your funds automatically when the team is unreachable.

US President Donald Trump said his administration was looking into the record $6.3 billion Binance hack, as the incident intensified calls for stronger federal oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges and new safeguards to protect customer assets.

Ripple has expanded its partnership with Water.org with a $6 million commitment and a $1.25 million RLUSD grant to fund water and sanitation loans in Indonesia, the Philippines and Uganda.

A fake job posting PDF opened the floodgates, revealing that North Korean hackers had amassed $11.8 billion over a decade, and the encryption industry was now facing a state-level cyber force.

The doubling of Ethereum's gas cap makes L1 cheaper, ENSv2 abandons its dedicated L2 and goes directly to the mainnet, and a number of applications are moving custody and settlement back to L1.

Reddit shares plunged more than 30% on Friday after CEO Steve Huffman warned that Google's AI-powered search features are cutting traffic referrals to the platform, raising concerns about its ability to sustain user growth and advertising revenue.

BTCPay Server warned operators to shut down older installations after attackers gained administrator access and drained connected hot wallets, targeting versions 2.4.1 and earlier. The project has urged users to update to version 2.4.7, while investigating the attack and the total amount stolen.