PeckShield statistics show that 2026 year October saw 56 major hacking attacks in the crypto industry, with losses of approximately 6480000000 USD, an approximately September surge compared with 745%。
Chainalysis stated that it experienced a cybersecurity incident, with some non-sensitive customer data exposed. The company said it has not yet found that investigation content, authentication credentials, or session tokens were accessed without authorization.
Polymarket said a third-party service provider was breached, resulting in trading being suspended for approximately 1 hours, with more than 700 users affected and approximately 2700000 USD in funds lost. The platform pledged full compensation.
Tether announced that it would jointly establish the Kraken、Solana Foundation and UNODC headquartered in Switzerland FASE Foundation with a focus on financial security and financial inclusion.
IOSG stated that KBW and TOKEN2049 the main venue's buzz had declined, but side events remained active;AI Agent and stablecoins became the focus, institutional capital entered, and South Korea and Singapore's regulatory paths diverged.
October 26, AllianceDAO co-founder Wang Qiao said that, owing to the crypto industry’s long-term experience with real-world security incidents and its adversarial culture, its preparedness for future AI quantum threats may be superior to that of the internet and traditional finance.
Liquid Capital Li Lihua, the founder, said that Bitcoin has remained range-bound for a long time after the correction, that opportunities to buy the dip may emerge later, and emphasized that investing and trading require patience.
Haseeb Qureshi said that the number of hacking attacks in the crypto industry has surged sharply, but the annualized amount of stolen funds is broadly comparable to 2025, with the average loss per attack declining. He said attackers mainly target small DeFi protocols.
PANews interviewed Robinhood Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto Johann Kerbrat to discuss the positioning of Robinhood Chain, international expansion, and the direction of AI integration with crypto.
According to Politico, citing federal campaign finance filings, Fairshake and its affiliated super PAC held more than September as of the end of 95000000 USD, and plan to support crypto-friendly candidates ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.
PANews published an article saying that the founders of Hyperliquid and the heads of Cognition and Scale AI were formerly associated with HRT internship experience, and discussing the flow of quantitative trading talent into AI the crypto sector.