Tokens linked to U.S. President Donald Trump led losses among the top 100 digital assets on Wednesday after Democrats swept the U.S. midterm elections, even as the broader crypto market advanced. According to Cointelegraph, Official Trump (TRUMP) fell 17% over 24 hours to $1.33, while World Liberty Financial (WLFI) dropped more than 7% to $0.047, based on CoinMarketCap data from around 5:32 p.m. UTC. TRUMP, the president’s official memecoin, launched in January 2025, while WLFI is the governance token of World Liberty Financial, a Trump family-backed decentralized finance project launched in 2024. Democratic victories, including surprise wins in Texas, followed Tuesday’s elections, with the party winning control of both the House and Senate from Republicans. The results could make it harder for Trump to advance his crypto plans and bring additional scrutiny to his family’s crypto businesses. Bitcoin rose more than 4% over 24 hours to around $80,500, and Ether gained 6% to $2,433. BNB rose 3%, XRP gained 2.6% and Solana climbed 2.5%, while the overall crypto market increased 3.4% to $2.69 trillion. Losses also affected other politically linked tokens. MELANIA, associated with First Lady Melania Trump, fell nearly 13% over 24 hours to around $0.066. VANCE, a token named after Vice President JD Vance with no confirmed official connection to him, dropped nearly 12%. The political memecoin sector’s market capitalization declined more than 16% on the day to $477 million, while trading volume jumped 123% to $437 million, according to CoinMarketCap data. Benjamin Sarquis Peillard, founder and CEO of DeFi platform Cap, told Cointelegraph that politically linked tokens may be more sensitive to changing expectations in Washington than established assets, which also respond to liquidity, institutional flows and macroeconomic conditions. He said the selloff may reflect a short-term election reaction, while raising questions about what could sustain demand beyond a token’s association with a political figure. The results also add uncertainty around U.S. crypto legislation, including the stalled Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY Act. The bill failed to advance in the Senate earlier this year after falling short of the 60 votes required. Democrats sought stronger ethics provisions and safeguards against conflicts of interest involving Trump’s crypto ventures, while four Republicans also opposed advancing the legislation. Peillard said the broader industry’s key question is whether Congress can establish a durable regulatory framework regardless of which party holds power.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni rejected the Capital Markets Alliance’s request for a temporary restraining order over single-stock perpetual contracts. According to Odaily, the court found that CMA had not shown its members faced imminent, irreparable harm, but said its claim that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exceeded its authority could prevail. The court said the contracts appeared not to meet the definition of “security futures” and seemed closer to swaps regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Stocks rose as Democrats secured control of Congress in a rebuke to US President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported.

According to ChainCatcher citing Pliant, the company raised $80 million in a Series C round led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, with Illuminate Financial, Motive Ventures, and Molten participating. Pliant said it will use the funds to expand in the United States and Canada, enter more international markets, and accelerate its AI payments roadmap. Pliant said its business has doubled for three consecutive years and its annual recurring revenue has exceeded $100 million. Through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the company can make its B2B payments infrastructure available to external AI agents, including Claude and ChatGPT.

French Hill’s reelection remained too close to call Wednesday afternoon as Democrats’ House takeover is set to reshape crypto legislation. Hill held a slim lead with 99% of votes reported, according to The Block, citing the Associated Press. As Financial Services chair, he oversaw a federal stablecoin framework and a crypto bill that stalled in the Senate in September; PACs spent $1 million on his campaign. Bill Huizenga lost to Sean McCann, while Stand With Crypto-endorsed Shomari Figures beat Rhett Marques. Maxine Waters is expected to retake the committee chair, with Sean Casten and Bill Foster also seeking the post.

According to CNBC, Qnity Electronics reported third-quarter revenue of $1.56 billion, up 22% from a year earlier and above the $1.49 billion analyst consensus, while adjusted earnings per share rose 55% to $1.46, topping the $1.20 estimate. The stock fell nearly 6% intraday before recovering most of its losses. Jim Cramer lowered his price target to $165 from $180, maintained a buy-equivalent rating and said the post-earnings decline made the shares more attractive; the revised target implies 38% upside from current levels. Qnity raised its full-year outlook, expecting sales of $5.77 billion to $5.83 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $4.95 to $5.05.

민주당이 상하 양원을 모두 장악했음에도 불구하고 AI 관련 주식은 처음에는 하락했다가 이후 상승했는데, 이는 시장이 기대와 규제 사이의 차이에 따라 움직이고 있음을 보여줍니다.

민주당이 하원과 상원에서 모두 다수당을 차지하면서 암호화폐 관련 법안에 대한 통제권이 바뀌었고, 트럼프 일가의 디지털 자산 사업에 대한 조사가 새로운 법안 추진보다 우선시될 것입니다.

진세 파이낸스가 AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT 및 메타버스에 대한 최신 소식을 가장 빠르게 제공하는 "진세 웹3.0 데일리"를 출시했습니다.

미국 재무부 해외자산통제국(OFAC)은 북한의 해외 IT 인력 네트워크와 암호화폐 이체 채널을 단속하기 위해 개인 10명과 단체 1곳을 제재 대상 목록에 추가했습니다.

미국 중간선거에서 민주당이 상하 양원을 모두 장악하면서 트럼프 대통령은 취임 이후 최악의 정치적 패배를 겪었다.

인텔 주가가 하루 만에 28.58% 폭락하며 최고점 대비 절반 이상 하락했고, 이는 글로벌 반도체 업계 전반의 하락세를 이끌었습니다. 인공지능(AI)에 대한 관심이 단순히 컴퓨팅 파워를 구매하는 것에서 수익을 요구하는 것으로 바뀌고 있는 것입니다.

바이낸스에서 발생한 63억 4천만 달러 규모의 해킹 사건 초기 보도에서는 북한이 부인하는 가짜 인터뷰를 근거로 들었지만, 진짜 미스터리는 공격자들이 10일 동안 침투한 방식에 있다.

왕용리는 미국의 스테이블코인 관련 입법 과정을 설명하면서 중국은 미국을 따라 위안화 스테이블코인을 발행할 것이 아니라 디지털 위안화라는 핵심 기조를 유지해야 한다고 지적했다.

치밀하게 계획된 가짜 면접을 통해 해커들은 약 5개월에 걸쳐 직원 컴퓨터를 이용해 바이낸스의 핵심 지갑에 침투하여 63억 4천만 달러 상당의 자산을 훔쳤습니다.

로빈후드는 실적 발표에서 자사 주식 토큰의 TVL(총 예치 자산), 온체인 금융 애플리케이션, 미국 사용자 수를 주요 성과 지표(KPI)로 꼽았으며, 밈 토큰 거래는 수요의 첫 단계일 뿐이라고 밝혔습니다.