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7 November 2026

Chainalysis says it will bring its KYT and address‑screening products back online after customers supply trusted IP addresses for an allowlist. The firm disclosed that a multi‑front cyberattack employing AI agents and a man‑in‑the‑middle on‑path technique stole names, usernames, password hashes and live tokens for all of its users. It has taken its login portal, Reactor, Data Solutions, KYT interface and API offline, locked impacted accounts and urged customers to reset passwords.

30 October 2026

By 2 Nov, Binance announced that it had returned the entire $6.3 billion stolen in the Oct 29 breach to affected customers. The theft, executed in roughly 20 minutes, moved the assets across multiple blockchains and was linked to the North Korean group TraderTraitor. Bitcoin fell to $76,600 as news spread, while the exchange used its emergency protection fund and internal cash to cover the loss. Regulators in South Korea convened with exchanges to discuss protective measures.

29 October 2026

The Democratic Party now holds 54 seats in the Senate and 228 seats in the House, giving it clear control of both chambers. Voters flipped four Senate seats previously held by Republicans, including a win in Texas that made James Talarico the state's first Democratic senator since 1988 and a victory in South Carolina. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa also became the first Latina governor. The Justice Department deployed about 1,000 monitors to polling places nationwide, citing election integrity as a top priority.

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