•Zelensky proposed halting strikes on Russian refineries for 30 days in exchange for 30 days of US air defense protection.
•Zelensky held his online meeting with a bipartisan delegation from both chambers of Congress on October 19, 2026.
•The Wall Street Journal reported that the unofficial pause in the refinery campaign could extend beyond the midterm elections and possibly into November.
•SpaceX formed a special committee on October 20, 2026, to evaluate a potential merger with Tesla, and confirmed that Tesla had also formed a committee.
•RBC and JPMorgan analysts expected a potential premium of between 20% and 35%, with no deal terms announced.
•SpaceX revenue in the third quarter was $14.6 billion, up 161% year over year, and it earned $4.4 billion.
•On 2 November, BTCPay received reports that unauthorized attackers had transferred funds from hot wallets and urged operators of its instances to shut down their servers until the investigation ends.
•The published report did not disclose the cause of the incident or the scale of losses.
•Version 2.4.2 fixed the August vulnerability, which affected earlier versions and targeted LND credentials.
•U.S. financial institutions reported more than $8 billion in suspected wire transfers through U.S. money services businesses on the instructions of foreign agents.
•Bessent said the administration had uncovered more than $260 billion in fraud since January 2025.
•Bessent said the Treasury had stopped nearly $190 million linked to overseas fraud and returned more than $100 million to U.S. victims, as of October 30, 2026.
