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Crypto This Week — October 26–November 1, 2026

Crypto this week, October 26–November 1, 2026. The market lost about 2.2% over the past seven days, to ₹249.23T ($2.62T), with Bitcoin down 2.4%. Token Times's newsdesk published 996 original briefs this week.

Market cap$2.62T
Market 7d-2.2%
Bitcoin 7d-2.4%
Ethereum 7d-2.5%
Rising (top 100)30/100
Briefs published996

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Biggest movers this week

7-day

What the week was about

Altcoins 216Bitcoin 148DeFi 148Markets 139Regulation 136Technology 80Ethereum 41Exchanges 36Stablecoins 22Security 15Macro 5Ethereum|Altcoins|Techno 4Ethereum|Regulation|DeFi 1Ethereum|Altcoins|DeFi|T 1Blockchain 1Ethereum|Markets|Institu 1Bitcoin|Ethereum|Technol 1Privacy 1

Most in the news this week

Binance 123Ripple 58Coinbase 32Tether 32Federal Reserve 28Robinhood 26Circle 24CFTC 22

Sectors in this week’s news

live on-chain size
Tokenized real-world assets (RWA) ₹361.11B 98Cross-chain bridges ₹1.15T 47DeFi lending ₹4.76T 45On-chain derivatives ₹165.58B 41DEX liquidity ₹1.16T 20Liquid staking ₹4.89T 2On-chain yield ₹510.07B 1

Coins in this week’s news

by coverage · live price
BTC230
₹74,67,113.50$78,533.00 ▲ 1.17%
7d -2.44%
ETH111
₹2,18,190.55$2,294.75 ▲ 1.34%
7d -2.45%
XRP86
₹119.80$1.26 ▲ 0.47%
7d -3.74%
SOL78
₹9,057.56$95.26 ▼ 0.41%
7d -7.18%
JST56
₹13.13$0.1381 ▲ 1.91%
7d -2.00%
USDC48
₹95.06$0.9997 ▼ 0.02%
7d +0.00%
USDT38
₹95.00$0.9991 ▼ 0.04%
7d +0.01%
HYPE35
₹8,379.62$88.13 ▲ 0.03%
7d +15.20%

Biggest stories this week

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ExchangesOctober 30, 2026·1 min read 18 sources
Binance Plans to Resume Withdrawals Within 48 Hours After $6.3B Hack

Binance has announced a timeline for resuming withdrawals following a historic hack linked to North Korean actors.

RegulationOctober 30, 2026·1 min read▲ 2.6% since 15 sources
Elon Musk Warns of AI Exploiting Crypto Systems After Binance Hack

Musk raises concerns about superintelligent AI agents exploiting crypto for financial gain following the Binance hack.

ETH-3.5%
RegulationOctober 28, 2026·1 min read 15 sources
Coinbase Addresses Data Exposure Incident Linked to Amplitude Security Breach

Coinbase has confirmed that customer contact information was exposed through a third-party analytics provider but denies a direct data breach.

ExchangesOctober 30, 2026·1 min read▲ 0.8% since 14 sources
Former Ripple CTO Mocks $6 Billion Binance Hack with XLM Joke

A former Ripple executive's sarcastic tweet about the Binance hack highlights tensions in the crypto community.

XRP-3.1%XLM-2.7%
RegulationOctober 27, 2026·1 min read 14 sources
Ripple Secures Final US Bank Charter for RLUSD Operations

Ripple's new federal bank charter enables regulated stablecoin operations and crypto custody services.

RLUSD+0.0%
BitcoinOctober 28, 2026·1 min read▼ 3.0% since 13 sources
Bitwise Raises Bitcoin Price Target to $1.6M by 2036

Bitwise Asset Management has significantly increased its long-term Bitcoin price projection to $1.6 million by 2036.

BTC+0.5%
MarketsOctober 26, 2026·1 min read▼ 2.3% since 13 sources
Aviva Partners with Ripple to Tokenize $29B Fund Using XRP Ledger

Aviva Investors is using Ripple's technology to tokenize a portion of its £22 billion liquidity fund.

XRP-0.5%
BitcoinOctober 26, 2026·1 min read▼ 2.2% since 12 sources
Bitcoin Price Rebounds to $80K Amidst Peter Schiff's Crash Warnings

Bitcoin's price has rebounded to $80,277 after a recent dip, despite Peter Schiff's repeated warnings of an impending crash.

BTC-0.3%

Daily digests this week

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This week — FAQ

What happened in crypto this week?

The crypto market fell about 2.2% over the week. Token Times covered 996 stories, including: Binance Plans to Resume Withdrawals Within 48 Hours After $6.3B Hack; Elon Musk Warns of AI Exploiting Crypto Systems After Binance Hack; Coinbase Addresses Data Exposure Incident Linked to Amplitude Security Breach.

What was the biggest crypto gainer this week?

Beam (BEAM) led the top-150 coins, up 83.3% over the past seven days.

Weekly recap of Token Times's original briefs and the market that produced them. 7-day price moves are live; story selection is by cross-source corroboration and coverage. Information only — not financial advice.