Daily Bitcoin & Crypto News Summary - Sunday, October 18, 2026

➖ The Cysic crypto bridge was forced to suspend operations after an incident involving the unauthorized minting of 10 million CYS tokens.

➖ Crypto Super PAC Defend American Jobs poured an additional approximately $7 million into unseating Ohio Democratic politician Sherrod Brown, bringing its total spending to over $46 million.

➖ Nine crypto companies formed a quantum alliance to test cryptographic resilience standards following a potential vulnerability that threatens 6 million Bitcoin.

➖ Bets on chip stocks lost $52 million in just 10 minutes as Wall Street markets closed.