Week 44 of 2026 brought the crypto market the largest theft in its history and Wall Street its worst day since June. On Thursday evening, attackers drained about $6.3 billion from Binance; on Friday, Intel and Reddit lost about 29 percent each and the Nasdaq 2.86 percent. Bitcoin ended the week about 4 percent lower at $77,290, Ether lost 5.2 percent, while Hyperliquid, Zcash and Monero were among the few winners, according to CoinMarketCap on Saturday, 31 October, 00:47 UTC. Here is the week in numbers, the five events that mattered and what comes next week.
Crypto weekly recap: the key facts
- Bitcoin: $77,290, −4.0 % over seven days; Ether $2,246, −5.2 %.
- Binance hack: about $6.3 billion stolen on 29 October, attributed to North Korea's TraderTraitor by TRM Labs; about $3 billion frozen.
- Wall Street: Nasdaq −2.86 % on Friday, Intel −28.6 %, Reddit −29.2 %, Alphabet −12.6 % on Thursday.
- Fed: rates held at 3.75 to 4.00 percent, two votes for a hike; December hike priced at around 80 percent.
- Gold: −3.6 % on Friday, 27 percent below its January record.
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