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Weekly review · 26 October – 1 November 2026

Ethereum · week of 26 October – 1 November 2026

Published 3 November 2026.

Current Ethereum reading

The week in brief

Of the 55 articles that took a side on Ethereum from 26 October to 1 November 2026, 20% argued it higher, against 52% of 42 the week before.

The figures

  • 20% (11 of 55 articles that took a side) argued Ethereum higher, from 26 October to 1 November 2026, New York time.
  • 52% (22 of 42) the week before, from 19 to 25 October 2026.

Largest argument: Bitget Hack XRP Selling Pressure, 5.1% of 197 Ethereum narrative mentions (10), from 8 outlets.

Other Ethereum narratives this week

Also this week

  • 'Bitget Hack XRP Selling Pressure' was the largest argument: 10 of the week's 197 Ethereum narrative mentions (5.1%), from 8 outlets, with no mentions the week before.
  • 'Bitget Hack XRP Selling Pressure' took over as the largest argument from the week before.

Articles matched to this narrative

  • “Law enforcement observed members of the unit converting stolen assets into the cryptocurrency ether, the FBI said in a statement, adding that it expected "further laundering" of the assets through the use of related technology.”

    The Straits Times, 1 Nov 2026

  • “The haul eclipses the $1.46 billion plundered from Bybit in February 2025, making it the largest cryptocurrency theft in history.”

    The Hacker News, 1 Nov 2026

  • “Its investigation found that TraderTraitor was converting the stolen assets primarily into ethereum.”

    Times Now, 31 Oct 2026

  • “Ether tumbled 3.67 per cent to a two-month low of $2,241.”

    THE WEEK, 30 Oct 2026

  • “a possible compromise of a DevOps engineer's laptop, which may have given the attacker access to an internal service container used to submit withdrawal transactions”

    Crypto News, 30 Oct 2026

Ethereum history