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Polkadot Treasury Lost $1.38 Million After XCM Patch Missed Production
The flaw distorted DOT/dotUSD pool pricing. A later upgrade repaired the stablecoin’s supply accounting without changing holders’ balances.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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The election changes Washington. The work on crypto continues
The next Congress inherits an unfinished assignment: establishing clear, lasting rules for digital assets that protect consumers and ensure American innovation continues to thrive, writes Blockchain Association's Linsday Fraser.
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Bitcoin Trades Above $78,000 After Democratic Sweep of Congress
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Trades Above $78,000 After Democratic Sweep of Congress Bitcoin price traded near $78,300 on Wednesday morning, up about 1% on the day, after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections and dealt the crypto industry its worst night...
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Morning Minute: CFTC Clears Stock Perps, Gets Sued the Same Day
Plus, pro-crypto spending largely failed to produce results as the Democrats swept the Senate and House in Midterms.
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Here's how analysts are reacting to the new blue Congress
Your day-ahead look for Nov. 4, 2026
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Canton’s CC rises 4% as SEC staff view it as ‘digital commodity’
SEC staff’s no-action letter covers CC earned by running infrastructure and applications, but is not a binding ruling on its legal status.
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Bitcoin rebounds from midterm dip as DeFi leads gains
Bitcoin recovered from a dip to around $75,600 as Democrats won Congress, while DeFi tokens led gains and Trump-linked coins fell.
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Justin Sun seeks $264K sanctions over World Liberty’s UAE disclosure
Sun plans to refile his token-freeze lawsuit in California state court after the sanctions motion is resolved. A hearing is set for Dec. 10.
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Hong Kong Passes Crypto Tax Reporting Bill for 2027 Start
Annual reports will link customer identities to fiat trades, token swaps and transfers, including withdrawals to external wallets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin ETFs lose $1.16B as Bitwise calls selling ‘short-term’
Bitwise’s André Dragosch attributed Bitcoin ETF outflows to weaker market sentiment, saying institutions have largely maintained their exposure.
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Democrats win US House to secure control of Congress in midterms
Democrats will take control of House committees in January 2027, giving them power to investigate President Donald Trump’s administration.
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Democrats Win House, Gaining New Leverage Over Crypto Legislation
The incoming majority will control key House committees and oversight, while the CLARITY Act remains stalled at the Senate floor.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitcoin bounces from 7-week low under $76K as Democrats sweep Congress
Bitcoin price downside reached a seven-week-low of $75,618 as 24-hour crypto long liquidations neared $300 million.
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Block Reaches $964 Million DOJ Deal in Principle Over AML Lapses
Credits for prior regulatory resolutions would reduce the payment to about $764 million. Separately, bitcoin ecosystem gross profit fell 50%, primarily because of Cash App fee cuts.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December
Russia’s main bourse wants back the crypto trading Russians do abroad, and one of the coins it's listing is issued by a company that freezes wallets on the U.S. sanctions list.
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South Korea's ruling party wants to delay its crypto tax again
South Korea's ruling party wants to delay crypto tax by about two years, as it waits for global tax-sharing rules and new digital assets law.
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Democrats Win Senate Control as CLARITY Act Remains Stalled
Elizabeth Warren is positioned to take over Banking, but the crypto market-structure bill is already awaiting floor action after a failed procedural vote.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Democrats surge toward Senate, House majorities, with crypto braced for new direction
The dominance of Republicans in all three government branches has been broken by the midterms, and the industry will feel the result as Congress changes hands.
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Bitcoin briefly sinks to $75,700 as bets on a Democratic sweep rattle markets
Stock futures and the dollar slid and Treasuries rallied as early U.S. midterm returns pointed to Democrats taking both chambers of Congress.
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Democrats claim control of the US Senate
The shift in Senate control could change the path for the CLARITY Act, reshape committee leadership and bring closer scrutiny of Trump’s crypto businesses.
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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeats Jon Husted, dealing a blow to crypto PAC Fairshake
Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is taking back his spot in the Senate, leaving crypto political action committee Fairshake with the bag.
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South Korea’s ruling party formally proposes deferral of crypto income tax
The party leader stated that the country should first enact the Digital Asset Basic Act, a comprehensive legal framework for crypto.
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South Korea’s Ruling Party Formally Seeks Crypto Tax Delay
Kim Min-seok wants a digital-asset framework enacted before taxation. A two-year postponement is under discussion, but the legal start date remains Jan. 1, 2027.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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1inch lawyer sees agencies driving US crypto regulation as midterms unfold
Crypto executives expect US regulators to drive crypto policymaking regardless of the midterm election outcome.
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Live updates: 2026 U.S. midterm elections
Voters are choosing who will represent them in the House, Senate and state-wide seats.
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US midterms election 2026 live: What they mean for crypto
Follow live coverage of the 2026 US midterm elections, including key congressional races, crypto-backed candidates and what the results could mean for digital asset regulation.
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CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
A group backed by Citadel Securities and other firms sued the U.S. derivatives regulator for opening a path for perps that it argued belong in the SEC's hands.
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SEC division views Canton Coin as digital commodity in no-action letter
SEC's Division of Corporation Finance won't recommend enforcement over Canton Coin's programmatic issuance, calling CC a digital commodity.
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SEC Staff Grants Canton Coin No-Action Relief for Token Minting
The division views Canton Coin as a digital commodity, relying on its network utility and the absence of a controlling central party.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Justin Sun Accuses Trump-Backed World Liberty of Using UAE Ties to Escape Federal Court
Tron founder Justin Sun said he has asked a federal court to sanction World Liberty Financial, alleging the Trump family-backed venture delayed disclosing UAE ties that could defeat federal jurisdiction over his lawsuit.