Today's brief · 2026-10-3023 chapters · 21 sources · 5 min

Smoke, hacks, ballots, and power

  1. 01

    Binance takes a record hit

    Binance said a security incident could cause $6.3 billion in losses. Researchers linked the theft to North Korea, which could make it the biggest crypto heist ever.

    DealBook · Cointelegraph

  2. 02

    Gas shadows the permitting deal

    A bipartisan permitting bill meant to speed energy projects hit a Democratic snag. Rep. Sean Casten says developers tell him the bill would mostly drive new gas projects.

    Axios

  3. 03

    Arab parties move to center

    Netanyahu's Likud alleged voter fraud without evidence after Arab-led parties made record gains. Those parties could become kingmakers after Netanyahu's bloc lost its majority.

    France24 World

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