Crypto recaps
The week in crypto markets, written after the fact: what moved, why, and what it teaches about risk. No calls, no price predictions.
Crypto week in review 44/2026: a record Binance hack and a $1.5 billion liquidation wave
Hackers took about $6.3 billion from Binance hot wallets on Thursday 29 October, the largest crypto theft on record, on a day when a tech sell-off and forced liquidations had already pushed bitcoin below $80,000. Bitcoin ended the week down 2.28%, ether down 2.36%, XRP down 3.51% and solana down 6.76%.
BTC/USD-2.28%ETH/USD-2.36%SOL/USD-6.76%XRP/USD-3.51%