Crypto Monthly Recap October 2026: Binance Hack, Bitcoin Down 7% and 18 of 20 Coins in the Red

The crypto market lost about 9 percent of its value in October 2026: total market capitalization fell from $2.86 trillion on 1 October to $2.60 trillion on 1 November. Bitcoin ended the month 7.3 percent lower at $77,441, Ether lost 16.1 percent, and of the 20 largest coins excluding stablecoins only Monero and LEO gained. The month was shaped by the Binance hack on 29 October with about $6.3 billion stolen, rising rate expectations in the US and a shift in sentiment from greed to fear, according to CoinMarketCap and DefiLlama data as of 1 November 2026.