This week in crypto: 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

The crypto market this week, in one page: the mood, how prices moved and what drove each day.

Sentiment each day

0 = extreme fear, 50 = neutral, 100 = extreme greed. What the score means.

How the majors moved

Prices from our 8am SGT morning snapshots.

Biggest mood swing

30 Oct: sentiment moved -19 points. A sudden hour-long liquidation cascade wipes out $600 million in leveraged bets and drags Bitcoin below $79,000, as a tech-stock selloff spills into crypto.

Day by day

• 47Cautious
  Mon 26 Oct

  Bitcoin steadies near $80,500 as traders brace for Wednesday's Fed decision and Friday's $11 billion options expiry
• 44Cautious
  Tue 27 Oct

  Bitcoin dips below $80,000 after a fresh wave of long liquidations as traders brace for this week's Fed decision and today's US durable goods and consumer confidence data.
• 52Neutral
  Wed 28 Oct

  Bitcoin steadies near $80,000 and XRP leads a modest bounce as crypto markets brace for Wednesday's Fed decision.
• 52Neutral
  Thu 29 Oct

  Bitcoin steadies near $81,000 as the Fed holds rates at 3.75%-4.00% in a hawkish 10-2 vote, with two policymakers pushing for a hike instead of a cut.
• 33Cautious
  Fri 30 Oct

  A sudden hour-long liquidation cascade wipes out $600 million in leveraged bets and drags Bitcoin below $79,000, as a tech-stock selloff spills into crypto.
• 30Fearful
  Sat 31 Oct

  A record $6.3 billion Binance hack sparks over $1.5 billion in forced liquidations, dragging Bitcoin below $77,000 and crypto's Fear & Greed Index down to 30.
• 33Cautious
  Sun 1 Nov

  Bitcoin is clawing back above $77,500 a day after a hawkish Fed hold and a $1.5 billion liquidation cascade dragged the market to five-week lows.

General market information for education only, not financial advice. Crypto-assets are highly volatile; never risk money you can’t afford to lose.