Crypto Weekly Recap: Binance Hack, Wall Street Crash and Gold Under Pressure

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.