Bitcoin Sinks to 11-Week Low After Democratic Sweep and Wall Street Crash: Weekly Crypto Recap

All eyes in the past week were on the US midterms that took place on Tuesday, and financial markets have yet to settle following the major volatility experienced after their conclusion. But first, let’s review how we got there. Binance was hit with the largest hack in USD terms last Friday morning when reports emerged that the exchange suffered losses of around $6.3 billion. Bitcoin and (almost) all altcoins reacted with immediate leg downs, with the leading crypto asset plunging to $76,000.