The crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterm election: State of Crypto

America is going to the polls, and the results will shape crypto legislation and regulation over the next two years. Here's what to know.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/01/the-crypto-reader-s-guide-to-the-2026-midterm-election-state-of-crypto

Crypto PACs made big Republican push in final weeks before November 3 election

Even as polling and online wagers put Democrats at a high chance to claim greater power in Congress, the industry's high-profile support has gone the other direction.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/01/crypto-pacs-made-big-republican-push-in-final-weeks-before-november-3-election

Sherrod Brown's Ohio edge threatens a rough go for crypto next year

The industry's $63 million question revolves around whether its political adversary in Ohio rides the Trump backlash back into the Senate.

source https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/11/01/sherrod-brown-s-ohio-edge-threatens-a-rough-go-for-crypto-next-year

Binance opens crypto withdrawals in phases starting with bitcoin following $6.3 billion hack

Binance reopens customer withdrawals following a record $6.3 billion exploit. Bitcoin leads the first phase.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/01/binance-opens-crypto-withdrawals-in-phases-starting-with-bitcoin-following-usd6-3-billion-hack

FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community to block BTC, ETH, SOL addresses

While the FBI listed hundreds of addresses in its notice, Chainalysis said the Binance attackers have already used "thousands addresses," and expects this number to continue growing.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/31/fbi-confirms-north-korea-s-role-in-usd6-billion-binance-hack-asks-defi-community-to-block-btc-eth-sol-addresses

Crypto exchange HTX exits the UK after settling with the FCA

The former Huobi exchange has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target them with crypto promotions.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/29/crypto-exchange-htx-exits-the-uk-after-settling-with-the-fca

Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks new fight over tokenized stocks

A full-page warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid for it.

source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/28/mystery-wall-street-journal-ad-sparks-new-fight-over-tokenized-stocks