According to Fixygen, the global cryptocurrency market is ending the last week of October 2026 with a decline in major digital assets amid renewed capital outflows from cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin fell below $78,000, Ethereum traded near $2,250, and the most significant pressure on the market occurred on October 29–30.
According to CoinMarketCap’s historical data for October 30, the price of Bitcoin stood at $77,198, down 4.78% over seven days. Ethereum fell 6% to $2,241. Meanwhile, BNB lost 4.8% and traded at around $703.
Bitcoin
$77,198
−4.78% / 7 days
Ethereum
$2,241
−6.00% / 7 days
BNB
$703
−4.80% / 7 days
Price and weekly trends based on historical data from CoinMarketCap as of October 30, 2026.
Bitcoin’s price remained relatively stable at the start of the week. After closing at around $80,000 on October 25, the price rose to $81,250 on October 28, but fell to approximately $77,800 on October 29. During trading on October 30, the price dropped to $76,200, according to OpenBitcoin data.
The most significant drop occurred in the second half of the week, when buyers were unable to keep Bitcoin above $80,000. Ethereum’s decline was even more pronounced, indicating increased pressure not only on the leading cryptocurrency but also on the market for alternative digital assets.
One of the biggest factors putting pressure on the cryptocurrency market was a large-scale cyberattack on Binance. According to the exchange’s official statement on October 30, on October 29 at approximately 8:05 p.m. UTC, attackers gained access to the platform’s hot wallets and withdrew digital assets worth approximately $6.3 billion.
The attack affected various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, USDT, and USDC. The exchange temporarily suspended withdrawals and began cooperating with law enforcement agencies, blockchain analytics firms, and token issuers.
As of the evening of October 30, Binance reported that it had frozen approximately $3 billion in stolen assets. The company also announced that it had allocated more than $6.34 billion of its own funds to cover the consequences of the attack, including $5 billion in the form of digital assets that had been lost.
Binance management promised to compensate users for their losses using corporate reserves and the SAFU user protection fund. Meanwhile, the investigation into the attack’s mechanism continued. The initial theory that an employee’s work computer had been compromised was supplemented with information about other possible points of entry.
The scale of the incident heightened investors’ concerns about the security of centralized cryptocurrency platforms. The timeline for resuming withdrawals, the possibility of recovering the stolen assets, and the publication of the exchange’s verified reserves took on added significance for the market.
A second key factor behind the market decline was a shift in capital flows into U.S. spot cryptocurrency ETFs.
According to statistics from Farside Investors, during the trading week of October 26–30, net outflows from Bitcoin ETFs totaled approximately $202.4 million, while Ethereum funds lost $431.4 million. The combined outflow from these two categories reached approximately $633.8 million.
Millions of dollars, October 26–30, 2026. Negative values indicate outflows.
However, the performance of the funds was mixed. From October 26 to 29, Bitcoin ETFs attracted a total of approximately $440.8 million. However, on October 30, investors withdrew $643.2 million from them, completely offsetting the inflows of the previous four days.
The largest outflows during the week’s final trading session were recorded in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ($233.7 million), Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund ($201 million), and ARK’s 21Shares Bitcoin ETF ($129.5 million).
Ethereum funds showed negative flows on all five trading days. The most notable weekly outflow occurred in BlackRock’s products.
This trend indicates that institutional demand in late October was unable to offset investors’ growing caution. Ethereum proved particularly vulnerable, as it simultaneously faced falling prices and sustained capital outflows from ETFs.
An additional source of uncertainty was the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on October 28 to keep the benchmark interest rate in the 3.75–4% range.
According to the official statement from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the U.S. economy continues to grow at a strong pace, though inflation remains elevated. Two committee members advocated for a rate hike of 0.25 percentage points.
The maintenance of relatively tight monetary conditions limits the appeal of speculative assets, which investors continue to classify as including cryptocurrencies.
At the end of the week, the situation was further complicated by a downturn in the tech sector. Investors reacted negatively to certain corporate earnings reports and the capital expenditure outlook for major tech companies.
As CoinDesk noted on October 29, the decline in tech stocks was accompanied by massive position liquidations in the cryptocurrency market. Over the course of a day, the volume of liquidations on cryptocurrency futures reached $356 million, of which approximately $205 million came from long positions.
The market capitalization of the largest cryptocurrencies declined, while stablecoins maintained significant market capitalization
According to CoinMarketCap data as of October 30, Bitcoin’s market capitalization stood at approximately $1.55 trillion, Ethereum’s at $273.8 billion, and BNB’s at $92.5 billion.
The market capitalization of the largest stablecoin, USDT, stood at $179.9 billion. Its price remained close to $1, which distinguishes the performance of dollar-pegged stablecoins from that of crypto assets, which have fallen significantly in value. At the same time, a large-scale cyberattack on Binance once again drew attention to the role of stablecoin issuers in freezing stolen tokens.
According to a Reuters investigation on October 30, coordination between cryptocurrency companies and token issuers made it possible to quickly freeze a significant portion of the stolen funds. However, the ability to similarly freeze Bitcoin itself remains significantly limited.
Thus, the last week of October brought a combination of several negative factors for the cryptocurrency market: a large-scale hack of a major exchange, an outflow of institutional capital, the Fed’s relatively tight monetary policy, and a decline in investor risk appetite.
The prospects for a recovery in early November will depend not only on technical price movements but, above all, on the ability of the cryptocurrency infrastructure to restore market participants’ confidence.
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According to Fixygen, the global cryptocurrency market ended the week of October 19–25, 2026, with most major digital assets trading lower. Bitcoin fell to $80,000, Ethereum lost nearly 4% over seven days, and the total market capitalization stood at approximately $2.8 trillion.
The main factors driving these trends were volatile capital flows into U.S. cryptocurrency ETFs, heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and anticipation of the next U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
According to CoinPaprika, as of October 25 at 10:00 UTC, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $80,250, down 2.1% over the past seven days. Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $2,326 thousand, down 3.8%, while Solana (SOL) was trading at around $100.9, down 2.9% for the week.
Among other major cryptocurrencies, BNB rose by approximately 2% to $736.9, while XRP fell by 0.3% to $1.294. Dogecoin dropped by 3.6% to $0.0765, and Chainlink fell by 5.7% to $11.32.
The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market, according to CoinPaprika’s methodology, stood at approximately $2.81 trillion as of Sunday morning. Trading volume over the previous 24 hours reached $79.4 billion, and Bitcoin’s share of the total market value was estimated at 57.5%.
Meanwhile, the Fear & Greed Index stood at 54 points out of 100, indicating a neutral market sentiment. This figure suggests that neither optimistic nor pessimistic sentiment is clearly dominant, despite the decline in prices.
Bitcoin started the week near the $82,000 mark and, during the first trading days, attempted to recover from the decline that occurred in mid-October amid higher-than-expected U.S. inflation figures.
On October 21, BTC prices approached $85,000 but failed to break through that level. A subsequent correction pushed the cryptocurrency back to around $82,000, and the decline continued through the weekend.
On October 24, Bitcoin fell to approximately $80,400, after which the market attempted to stabilize.
As a result, by October 25, the leading cryptocurrency was once again near the psychologically significant $80,000 level. After two weeks of volatile price action, investors continue to assess the prospects for a recovery in institutional demand.
Ethereum showed weaker weekly performance compared to Bitcoin. The decline in ETH was accompanied by an outflow of funds from specialized exchange-traded funds, while investors in Bitcoin ETFs maintained a positive investment balance at the end of the trading week.
Solana also fell in price, despite the implementation of one of the most significant network upgrades in recent years.
One of the most important indicators of the week was the performance of U.S. spot exchange-traded funds investing in cryptocurrencies. According to data from Farside Investors, over the five trading days from October 19 to 23, net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled approximately $301.2 million.
By comparison, during the previous week, October 12–16, investors withdrew approximately $228 million from these funds.
However, significant fluctuations were observed during the reporting period.
On October 19, net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs totaled $526.7 million; on October 20, $23.2 million; and on October 21, $524.8 million.
Over the next two days, the direction of the flows reversed. On October 22, investors withdrew $635.6 million, and on October 23, another approximately $137.9 million.
Thus, the positive weekly result was driven primarily by large inflows on Monday and Wednesday, which offset significant outflows in the second half of the week.
From October 19–23, approximately $220.7 million was withdrawn from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs. Negative results were recorded on four out of five trading days, with the largest outflow occurring on October 22, when investors withdrew $110.6 million.
According to Fixygen, the global cryptocurrency market ended the week of October 19–25, 2026, with most major digital assets trading lower. Bitcoin fell to $80,000, Ethereum lost nearly 4% over seven days, and the total market capitalization stood at approximately $2.8 trillion. The main factors driving these trends were volatile capital flows into U.S. cryptocurrency ETFs, heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and anticipation of the next meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
According to CoinPaprika, as of October 25 at 10:00 UTC, Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $80,250, down 2.1% over the past seven days. Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $2,326 thousand, down 3.8%, while Solana (SOL) was trading at around $100.9, down 2.9% for the week.
Among other major cryptocurrencies, BNB rose by approximately 2% to $736.9, while XRP fell by 0.3% to $1.294. Dogecoin dropped by 3.6% to $0.0765, and Chainlink fell by 5.7% to $11.32.
The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market, according to CoinPaprika’s methodology, stood at approximately $2.81 trillion as of Sunday morning. Trading volume over the previous 24 hours reached $79.4 billion, and Bitcoin’s share of the total market value was estimated at 57.5%.
Meanwhile, the Fear & Greed Index stood at 54 points out of 100, indicating a neutral market sentiment. This figure suggests that neither optimistic nor pessimistic sentiment is clearly dominant, despite the decline in prices.
Bitcoin started the week near the $82,000 mark and, during the first trading days, attempted to recover from the decline that occurred in mid-October amid higher-than-expected U.S. inflation figures.
On October 21, BTC prices approached $85,000 but failed to break through that level. A subsequent correction brought the cryptocurrency back down to around $82,000, and the decline continued through the weekend.
On October 24, Bitcoin fell to approximately $80,400, after which the market attempted to stabilize.
As a result, by October 25, the leading cryptocurrency was once again near the psychologically significant $80,000 level. After two weeks of volatile price action, investors continue to assess the prospects for a recovery in institutional demand.
Ethereum showed weaker weekly performance compared to Bitcoin. The decline in ETH was accompanied by outflows from specialized exchange-traded funds, while investors in Bitcoin ETFs maintained a positive investment balance at the end of the trading week.
Solana also fell in price, despite the implementation of one of the most significant network upgrades in recent years.
One of the most important indicators of the week was the performance of U.S. spot exchange-traded funds investing in cryptocurrencies. According to data from Farside Investors, over the five trading days from October 19 to 23, net inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled approximately $301.2 million.
By comparison, during the previous week, October 12–16, investors withdrew approximately $228 million from these funds.
However, significant fluctuations were observed during the reporting period.
On October 19, net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs totaled $526.7 million; on October 20, $23.2 million; and on October 21, $524.8 million.
Over the next two days, the direction of the flows reversed. On October 22, investors withdrew $635.6 million, and on October 23, another approximately $137.9 million.
Thus, the positive weekly result was driven primarily by large inflows on Monday and Wednesday, which offset significant outflows in the second half of the week.
From October 19–23, approximately $220.7 million was withdrawn from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs. Negative results were recorded on four out of five trading days, with the largest outflow occurring on October 22, when investors withdrew $110.6 million.
According to Fixygen, the cryptocurrency market is ending the week of October 12–16, 2026, amid heightened volatility and declining investor interest in risky assets. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $82,000, while Ethereum (ETH) is trading around $2,450. The main factors putting pressure on the market were accelerating inflation in the U.S., capital outflows from cryptocurrency ETFs, and MSCI’s decision to revise the criteria for including companies that hold digital assets in international stock indices.
According to market quotes as of October 16, Bitcoin has partially recovered after falling to a four-week low of around $79,800 the previous day. Earlier in the week, the largest cryptocurrency traded mostly above $82,000, but the release of U.S. macroeconomic data intensified selling pressure.
Ethereum showed weaker performance, falling to approximately $2,440–$2,450 from $2,500 at the end of the previous week. Other major digital assets were also under pressure, notably Solana, which traded at around $105.
The most significant event for financial markets was the release on October 14 of U.S. Department of Labor data on September inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6% month-over-month and 3.7% year-over-year. Additional pressure came from producer price data released on October 15: the PPI rose by 1.3% month-over-month, marking the largest monthly increase since March 2022. Annual producer inflation reached 6.3%.
The acceleration in inflation has heightened market participants’ concerns regarding the future policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve. For cryptocurrencies, this implies the risk of persistently high interest rates, which limit the availability of liquidity and investment demand for highly volatile assets.
This negative trend has impacted U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on digital assets.
According to statistics from Farside Investors, over four trading sessions from October 12 to 15, net outflows from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs totaled approximately $146 million. The largest outflow was recorded on October 14, when investors withdrew $261.4 million. Meanwhile, on October 13, the funds attracted $175.7 million, and on October 15, another $5.1 million.
From spot Ethereum ETFs, investors withdrew approximately $250.4 million over the same period. The largest single-day outflow occurred on October 14 and totaled $129.5 million, while on October 15, the funds lost another $60.3 million.
Thus, the total net outflow from U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum funds over four trading days reached approximately $396.4 million. The results of Friday’s trading session have not yet been included in these calculations.
A notable event of the week was the decision by international index provider MSCI, announced on October 15, to change the methodology for including non-operating companies in global stock indices.
The new rules provide for the exclusion of companies whose financial characteristics make them comparable to investment funds and other passive investment structures. The changes will take effect following the November index review, which is scheduled to conclude on November 30.
Public companies whose activities are largely related to the accumulation of Bitcoin and other digital assets fall under these potential restrictions. Among them are Michael Saylor’s U.S.-based Strategy and Japan’s Metaplanet.
MSCI intends to publish the final list of affected companies on November 11. The decision itself does not mean the automatic exclusion of all companies with cryptocurrency reserves: classification will depend on established financial criteria.
According to Reuters, Strategy had previously estimated the potential volume of sales of its shares by index funds in the event of exclusion from the indices at approximately $2.8 billion. Against the backdrop of this news, the company’s shares fell by more than 4% on October 16.
Meanwhile, corporate purchases of Bitcoin continue.
U.S.-based Strive Inc., whose shares trade on the Nasdaq, announced on October 13 that it had purchased 3,311 BTC between October 5 and 9 at an average price of about $84,500. The total value of the purchase was approximately $279.8 million, and the company’s total cryptocurrency reserve increased to 32,773 BTC.
On October 14, Strive announced the additional purchase of 2,822 BTC between October 12 and 13 at an average price of $83,270. The total value of this batch is estimated at approximately $235 million.
Thus, taking into account the two announced purchases, the company’s Bitcoin reserves are estimated to have reached 35,595 BTC.
At the same time, Strive reported the exercise of stock warrants, which is expected to raise approximately $369.2 million before deducting related expenses.
These transactions indicate that demand for Bitcoin from certain public companies remains strong, even amid downward pressure on prices and a decline in investments in exchange-traded cryptocurrency funds.
At the same time, the infrastructure for servicing digital assets by traditional financial institutions is developing.
On October 16, Deutsche Bank confirmed plans to launch its first cryptocurrency custody service for institutional and corporate clients in the coming weeks. Initially, the platform will operate in Germany, after which the bank expects to expand its presence to Asia’s major financial centers by 2027.
In the initial phase, the service will focus on storing Bitcoin and Ethereum. Going forward, Deutsche Bank plans to add transactions involving stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and digital securities.
The German bank views blockchain infrastructure as a complement to traditional financial services, rather than a replacement for them.
On the regulatory front, a document published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. Federal Register on October 13 drew particular attention; it outlines the development of comprehensive rules for certain retail transactions involving cryptoassets.
The initiative was initially announced by the regulator on October 5. It aims to establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency markets, increase transaction transparency, and protect retail investors. The public comment period for the document will run until December 14, 2026.
At this stage, the focus is on drafting regulations, not on the new requirements taking effect.
Thus, the main theme of the week was the divergence between short-term cryptocurrency price movements and the development of industry infrastructure. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets came under pressure from macroeconomic factors, yet traditional banks continued to develop new products, and some public companies continued to expand their cryptocurrency reserves.
Next week, investors will be watching the performance of U.S. Treasury bonds, changes in expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rates, capital flows into cryptocurrency ETFs, and the implications of MSCI’s decision.
For the corporate sector, preparations for the November 11 announcement of the final list of companies that may be removed from international stock indices will be particularly important.
The beginning of October showed that market volatility is still very much present. After a strong third quarter, investors once again began to partially lock in profits: in a single week, approximately $681 million was withdrawn from Bitcoin ETFs, and over the two trading days of October 7–8, outflows approached $730 million.
According to Experts Club, the situation in the crypto market in 2026 bears less and less resemblance to previous cycles, which were entirely dependent on retail speculation. ETFs, institutional portfolios, corporate reserves, and regulated exchange-traded products are playing an increasingly significant role.
At the same time, this makes the market more sensitive to global interest rates, the dollar exchange rate, capital flows between tech stocks and digital assets, as well as decisions by major asset management firms.
Therefore, the strong growth in the third quarter should, for now, be viewed more as a recovery from the sharp decline in the first half of the year rather than as a guarantee of sustained one-sided growth.
According to Fixygen, as of October 9, the cryptocurrency market is tentatively ending the week on a down note after a relatively strong start to the month. The main factors putting pressure on the market were rising U.S. Treasury yields, a strengthening dollar, high oil prices, and lingering concerns about the future policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Bitcoin traded above $86,000 at the start of the week but fell to approximately $80,400 on October 8. By the morning of October 9, the largest cryptocurrency had partially recovered to around $82,500. Thus, compared to the levels at the start of the week, the decline amounts to about 4–5%.
Ethereum came under even greater pressure. On October 5, ETH was trading around $2,710, and on October 9, around $2,500. The decline since the start of the week approached 8%. The drop was particularly pronounced on October 7–8, when Ethereum lost about 8% over two days.
Outflows from U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs served as an additional negative factor. As of October 7, funds had been withdrawn from these ETFs for seven consecutive trading sessions. Over the past five sessions, the net outflow totaled approximately $506 million, with investors withdrawing another $161 million on October 7.
At the same time, institutional investors’ long-term interest in cryptocurrencies remains strong. Bitcoin remains significantly above the lows of the first half of 2026, and traditional financial firms continue to launch new exchange-traded products related to digital assets.
A key development this week was the continued development of a new regulatory framework for the U.S. cryptocurrency market. On October 5, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a federal regulatory regime for cryptocurrency platforms offering leveraged trading to retail clients.
The proposal calls for the creation of a separate category of regulated platforms—crypto asset markets. These platforms may be required to provide proof of reserves, implement mechanisms to prevent market manipulation, and register under the federal framework. This is effectively an attempt by the regulator to partially fill the legal vacuum after Congress failed to advance the sweeping Clarity Act.
At the same time, cryptocurrency infrastructure continues to penetrate mainstream payment services. Samsung announced on October 7 that, in the last week of the month, it will integrate support for USDC directly into Samsung Wallet for users of compatible Galaxy devices in the U.S.
The feature will potentially be available on approximately 82 million compatible devices. Users will be able to send USDC to crypto wallets, as well as transfer funds to bank accounts in more than 60 countries with conversion to local currency. Samsung is exploring the possibility of further expanding the use of stablecoins, including for paying for goods and services.
Thus, the main highlight of the week was the divergence between short-term market dynamics and the development of the crypto industry itself. Prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many altcoins fell amid a decline in global risk appetite; however, at the same time, the market’s institutionalization, regulatory development, and the integration of stablecoins into mainstream financial services continued.
Next week, market participants will focus on U.S. inflation data and expectations regarding the Fed’s future decisions. Rising U.S. Treasury yields remain one of the main risks for Bitcoin and other high-risk assets.
Source: Reuters, Samsung Electronics, LSEG, U.S. ETF data.
