Bitcoin slides to six-week low on hack fears and liquidations: Oct 31, 2026
Bitcoin fell to a six-week low near $82K as news of a Binance security breach spooked markets. The decline coincided with more than $1.5 billion in crypto liquidations and pressure from a hawkish Fed following the FOMC meeting.
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Carried over from earlier days
- Bitcoin’s Post-FOMC Rollercoaster Continues as NEAR Dumps 8%: Market WatchCryptoPotato
- Bitcoin Price Briefly Nears $82K, but Bears Warn of a Drop Toward $76KBitcoin.com News
- Crypto Liquidations Top $628 Million in an Hour as Binance Hack Fears Sink BitcoinBeInCrypto
- Bitcoin Bulls Take the Biggest Hit in a $1.49 Billion Crypto Liquidation DayBeInCrypto
- Cryptocurrencies Slide as News of Major Hack Spooks MarketsThe Wall Street Journal
- Bitcoin Weekly Forecast: Binance security breach and hawkish Fed push BTC lowerFXStreet
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP crash as crypto liquidations top $1.5BCrypto.news
- Bitcoin and Gold Outlook: BTC plunges to six-week low as XAU hits one-year low below $3,950FXStreet
Scheduled events
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| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 1 | ||
| Daylight Saving Time Shift | USD | |
| FOMC Financial Stability Report | USD | |
| Monday, November 2 | ||
| Final Manufacturing PMI | 56.0 | USD |
| ISM Manufacturing PMI | 54.7 | USD |
| Construction Spending m/m | 0.3% | USD |
| ISM Manufacturing Prices | 77.2 | USD |
| FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks | USD | |
| Omdia Total Vehicle Sales | USD | |