Bitcoin dipped below $76,000 on Tuesday night, a seven-week low, then rebounded above $80,800 on Wednesday, up 4% on the day, after the Democratic midterm sweep. WTI crude fell 9% to $88 a barrel, while the Dow jumped 3% and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%. House Democrats are discussing expanding Maxine Waters' Crypto Investor and Consumer Bill of Rights into a full market structure bill next Congress, with a larger SEC role and ethics provisions restricting crypto activities by Trump and other federal officials. Bitcoin ETFs saw $74M in net inflows and ETH ETFs $53M, while Coinbase said over 99% of customer assets are held in cold storage. ZachXBT said a theft from Crédit Mutuel Arkéa now exceeds $133 million.
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BTC/USDT
▲ Likely positiveBitcoin
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 11/04/2026 | 80,504.01 |
| Change that session | +3.94% |
ETH/USDT
▲ Likely positiveEthereum
Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $277.2B |
| Close on 11/04/2026 | 2,424.61 |
| Change that session | +6.59% |
SOL/USDT
▲ Likely positiveSolana
Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $56.3B |
| Close on 11/04/2026 | 95.61 |
| Change that session | +2.99% |
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