Daily Markets Brief: October 31, 2026

BTC/USD: $77,372 (+0.22% over 24h). Day range: $76,156 - $77,947. 24h volume: 2,067 BTC.

Macro snapshot

• S&P 500: 7,720.39 (as of 2026-10-29)
• 10-Year Treasury: 4.98% (as of 2026-10-29)
• SOFR: 3.94% (as of 2026-10-29)
• Prime Rate: 6.75% (as of 2025-12-11)

Take: Equities holding near 7,720 with the 10-year at 4.98%: markets are pricing growth but paying up for duration risk. Watch rates for the near-term direction of risk assets.

What we are reading

• Binance’s $6.3 billion hack raises questions about crypto wallet safety
• Crypto industry pours more than $200 million into 2026 midterms to pressure Congress on favorable rules
• Gamble on democracy: Inside suspicious election-contracts trading on prediction markets
• The stock market’s front-runners stumbled in October. Here’s where the smart money is moving now.
• Texas brothers sentenced to 15 years in prison for armed crypto robbery, kidnapping

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