The Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell to a reading of 29-30 on October 30, 2026. That was a 21-point drop from 51 the day before.

The slide came as Bitcoin slipped below $77,000. Bitcoin hit an overnight low near $76,400 before clawing back some ground. For context, it closed around $77,839 on October 29.

The catalyst traces back to Binance. The exchange reported a $6.3 billion breach spanning October 29-30, according to the research findings. The selloff that followed spread quickly across the market.

BNB, the token tied to the exchange’s ecosystem, dropped approximately 8.5%.

The damage spread to derivatives. About $1.57 billion in crypto futures positions were liquidated over 24 hours.

Bitcoin accounted for roughly $522 million of those…