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The Central Bank has approved the final rules: a non-qualified investor will be able to buy cryptocurrency through a broker or a crypto exchange, but no more than 300,000 rubles per year (about $3,700) at each intermediary. The Moscow Exchange plans to start trading on December 1.
Bitcoin dropped to $74,762 — its lowest since August 21. The trigger was a strong US labor market report: US stocks rebounded on it, but crypto did not follow. We wrote about the drop to $75,700 on the election results on November 4; since then the price has not fallen lower.
By 21:48 Moscow time on November 5, according to CoinGlass, leveraged positions worth more than $1 billion were forcibly closed over 24 hours, and these were mostly bets on growth. There has not been a larger wave since October 28-29, when BTC fell from almost $82,000 to $76,000.
Kazakhstan placed $100 million of state reserves in cryptocurrency funds, including Brevan Howard Digital (the crypto division of one of the world's largest hedge funds). This is reported by Bloomberg.
In 24 hours, exchanges forcibly closed $974.8M in positions, and almost 60% of the amount was bets on a decline. BTC gained 4.64% and reached $80,480, ETH rose 6.84% to $2,418.
The crypto market priced in the US midterm election results with gains: BTC rose to $80,500, ETH added almost 6% to $2,433. $469 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours.
After the US midterm elections, risk assets were bought back at once: BTC added more than 4% and recovered from its plunge below $76,000, WTI oil fell below $93, and S&P 500 futures returned to the month's highs.
While the US was counting votes in the congressional elections, BTC fell to a seven-week low and by Wednesday evening had recovered almost the entire decline.
The SEC's Division of Corporate Finance (the US securities market regulator) announced on November 3 that it will not seek penalties for the issuance of the CC token of the Canton Network: in its assessment, it is a digital commodity, not a security. The token gained 4%.
In the midterm elections on November 3, 2026, the Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The key crypto market structure bill - the CLARITY Act - loses its chances of being passed in its previous form.
At night, while votes were being counted in the US congressional elections, BTC dropped below $76,000 with a low of $75,700. By 09:16 Moscow time on November 4, it was trading around $77,918 (+1.6% over the day) — the entire dip was bought back within a few hours.
Overnight into November 4, BTC lost more than $2,000 in a few hours and fell to $75,700. The trigger was the first results of the US midterm congressional elections, which indicated a Democratic advantage in both chambers.
After the $6.3 billion theft from Binance, US exchange-traded funds on BTC and ETH continue to lose money: minus $399 million and minus $140 million in Monday alone. Prices are falling along with flows.
On the morning of November 3, BTC fell below $77,000, while Asian exchanges opened down 3-4% due to chipmaker stocks. Over two sessions, $1.04 billion was withdrawn from US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (funds through which the asset is bought like a stock).
On Tuesday morning BTC lost about 2% and is trading just below $77,000, erasing Monday's rebound. The trigger was a sell-off in the US tech sector: the Nasdaq 100 index dropped 10% from its recent high, meaning it entered a correction.
On the evening of November 2, at around 20:55 Moscow time, the Bitcoin price broke below the $77,000 mark. The move was recorded in trading on the crypto market, which operates without weekends, so Sunday evening here is a full-fledged trading session.
From October 25 to 31, 30,435 BTC more were withdrawn from crypto exchanges than deposited - about $2.34 billion at the current rate. A week earlier the picture was the opposite: a net inflow of 3,434 BTC to the platforms.
In October, positions worth more than $12.5 billion were forcibly closed on the crypto market. This is one of the most destructive months for leveraged trading: instead of the market's usual "Uptober," traders got "Rektober."
Next Technology Holding (ticker NXTT, a software company from Japan) announced after market close on Friday, October 30, that its board of directors has authorized selling its Bitcoin or borrowing against it. This concerns 5,833 BTC - approximately $449M at a rate of about $77,000 per coin.
Bitcoin's crash amid reports of a Binance hack wiped out the positions of 254,258 traders. Almost 86% of the total volume was long positions, i.e., bets on growth.
On October 30 at around 17:23 MSK, Bitcoin hit a 1.5-month low - that is, the price dropped below all values since mid-September.
Late in the evening on October 29, about $6.3-6.4 billion across 10 blockchains was withdrawn from Binance's hot wallets (network-connected storage from which client payouts are made). This is the largest theft in the industry's history - roughly four times larger than the $1.5 billion Bybit hack in February 2025.
Overnight on October 30, about $6.3 billion left Binance's hot wallets (exchange storage connected to the network for fast withdrawals) - the largest theft in crypto history, four times larger than the $1.5 billion Bybit hack in February 2025.
Indonesia's largest crypto exchange Indodax has suspended all deposit and withdrawal operations. The reason is a sharp increase in the number of cyberattacks on the platform. The announcement was made on October 29 at around 15:15-15:25 Moscow time.
