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Crypto This Week — November 2–November 8, 2026

Crypto this week, November 2–November 8, 2026. The market lost about 4.2% over the past seven days, to $2.49T, with Bitcoin down 4.1%. TLT's newsdesk published 951 original briefs this week.

Market cap$2.49T

Market 7d-4.2%

Bitcoin 7d-4.1%

Ethereum 7d-6.1%

Rising (top 100)23/100

Briefs published951

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Biggest movers this week

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Gainers

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What the week was about

Altcoins 202Technology 139Bitcoin 124Regulation 117Markets 109DeFi 77 Exchanges 68 Stablecoins 43 Ethereum 35 Macro 17 Institutional 13 Security 5 Bitcoin|Ethereum|Markets 1 Bitcoin|Ethereum|Regulat 1

Most in the news this week

Binance 109Ripple 33 Tether 29 Donald Trump 27 Coinbase 23 SEC 22 Nasdaq 20 Elon Musk 16

Sectors in this week’s news

live on-chain size

Tokenized real-world assets (RWA) $3.55B 65 DeFi lending $48.91B 35 On-chain derivatives $1.67B 29 Cross-chain bridges $11.65B 27 DEX liquidity $11.71B 10 Liquid staking $48.56B 1

Coins in this week’s news

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Biggest stories this week

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RegulationNovember 3, 2026·1 min read 17 sources

ZachXBT Alleges Cover-Up in $133M+ Crypto Theft Investigation

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT claims a European entity may be covering up a crypto theft exceeding $133 million, with new evidence of post-allegation withdrawals.

RegulationNovember 2, 2026·1 min read 17 sources

North Korea Denies Involvement in $6.3B Binance Hack Amid Asset Seizures

North Korea has officially denied US accusations of orchestrating a massive cyberattack on Binance, claiming the allegations are fabricated.

Gnosis Pay Reports Legacy Card System Customer Data Breach

Gnosis Pay says hackers reached customer data on a legacy card platform, while funds and its enterprise-card infrastructure remained unaffected.

GNO+0.6%

ExchangesNovember 3, 2026·1 min read▼ 5.9% since 16 sources

Binance Resumes Withdrawals in Second Phase After $6.3B Hack

Binance has initiated a second phase of crypto withdrawals as outflows from the exchange continue to stabilize following last week's major security breach.

ETH-0.7%

XRP+0.6%

SOL-1.8%

RegulationNovember 6, 2026·2 min read 12 sources

US Treasury cuts MEXC off from US financial system over alleged $16B activity

FinCEN sanctioned MEXC Global, restricting the exchange’s access to US financial institutions over alleged sanctions-related activity.

RegulationNovember 6, 2026·2 min read 12 sources

FBI agent accused of draining $2.47M in crypto before planned escape

Prosecutors allege an FBI agent misused credentials from 35 investigations to authorize roughly 100 fraudulent crypto transfers.

RegulationNovember 3, 2026·1 min read 12 sources

CFTC Clears Regulated Stock Perpetual Futures for Crypto Trading

The CFTC has approved equity perpetual futures for trading on U.S. crypto exchanges, merging crypto's popular contract structure with regulated markets.

BitcoinNovember 5, 2026·1 min read▼ 6.8% since 11 sources

Bitcoin Holds Above $80K as Traders Assess Short-Term Momentum

Bitcoin has recovered above $80,000, but continued trading above that level is needed to establish whether its recent improvement represents a durable reversal.

BTC+2.6%

Daily digests this week

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This week — FAQ

What happened in crypto this week?

The crypto market fell about 4.2% over the week. TLT covered 951 stories, including: ZachXBT Alleges Cover-Up in $133M+ Crypto Theft Investigation; North Korea Denies Involvement in $6.3B Binance Hack Amid Asset Seizures; Gnosis Pay Reports Legacy Card System Customer Data Breach.

What was the biggest crypto gainer this week?

Pieverse (PIEVERSE) led the top-150 coins, up 39.0% over the past seven days.

Weekly recap of TLT's original briefs and the market that produced them. 7-day price moves are live; story selection is by cross-source corroboration and coverage. Information only — not financial advice.