BTC rose 0.32% over the day, so BTC itself was its own reaction. There is news that mattered for the price: spot bitcoin ETFs saw $643 million in outflows for the day (money leaving), which was rated negative; the other headlines are mostly reviews or have a debatable impact.
Each line is one story of the day, left to right in time. The line’s height shows how far the coin’s price moved in the 4 hours after the story, net of the market: up – a rise, down – a fall. A lime band marks an hour with a sharp spike or drop.
Top stories
Top Bitcoin stories for October 31, 2026: merged reprints, each with a source, the time of first publication and the price reaction.
+15 min · +1 h · +4 h · +24 h – how far the coin’s price moved this long after the story was published, net of the whole market, in percentage points. Green – up, red – down, “later” – the window has not closed yet.
Bitcoin's white paper turns 18, and small businesses are still paying for the bailouts it answered
Onramp head Michael Tanguma writes that 18 years after Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper, small business owners are still paying for a system built on financial bailouts. In his view, part of the surplus can be saved by holding it in bitcoin. This is the author's opinion; the text contains no new facts about the coin itself.
Bitcoin Is Down, But These 3 Altcoins Could Hit New Highs This Weekend
A BeInCrypto opinion piece says HYPE, LEO and WBT tokens are trading near all-time highs despite the Binance hack. The author names key price levels to watch this weekend. The story concerns Bitcoin only indirectly: the headline mentions it as declining, but it is mostly about other coins.
Crypto ETFs Already Go Far Beyond Bitcoin. The SEC Wants to Know If Its Rules Have Kept Up.
Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) already include assets beyond Bitcoin, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing whether its rules fit this development. This is about fund regulation in general, not an event directly involving Bitcoin. The headline does not make clear what specific decisions will be made.
Coinbase Bitcoin premium negative for 38 days in a row
The Coinbase Bitcoin premium is the difference between BTC's price on the US exchange Coinbase and the global price. It is now -0.2434% and has stayed negative for 38 days in a row, pointing to weak demand from US buyers. The story describes the state of the market, not an event inside the Bitcoin network itself.
Bitcoin Turns 18: Satoshi's Whitepaper Anniversary Marks Crypto Milestone
The source marks 18 years since Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper describing bitcoin. The story is symbolic and contains no new facts about the network, demand or trading in the coin. It has no meaningful significance for bitcoin's price.
Price spikes and drops
Bitcoin price spikes and drops for October 31, 2026 – hours when the move went beyond the usual range, and the news from three hours before and three hours after each.
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How the daily recap works
The day page collects everything the bot recorded for the UTC day: every story with the time of first publication, sources and the price reaction after 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours and 24 hours, without the market move. Spikes and drops are marked separately – with the news published three hours before them and three hours after. The recap text is written by the AI Claude from this data, and code checks every number.
We record a match and leave the conclusions about the cause to you. The formulas and thresholds are in the methodology. Market news for this day is on the market day page.
A free experiment. The bot is learning and improves based on your feedback, so it can make mistakes. It helps you spot a serious story or problem in time; the decision and the risk are yours. Not a recommendation to buy or sell.