Major Bitcoin (BTC) Volatility, Ripple (XRP) Price Collapse, and More: Bits Recap Nov 6

Bitcoin swung between roughly $75,000 and $81,000 in the week through Nov. 6, falling from near $78,000 to about $76,000 as U.S. midterm results on Nov. 4 pointed to Democratic control of the Senate and House, then rising to $81,000 before a broad sell-off brought it back to around $76,000. Ripple’s XRP briefly topped $1.30 on Nov. 5 but fell 9% over 24 hours to below $1.20 on Nov. 6, while spot XRP ETFs from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Canary Capital, 21Shares and Grayscale logged two days of zero net inflows. Hyperliquid’s HYPE fell below $80 and was down 15% for the week at about $78.