Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller indicated on Nov. 1 that current forecasts point to another interest rate reduction in December, Jin10 reports. The statement reflects the central bank official's interpretation of ongoing economic projections. Waller's remarks come as markets continue to assess the Fed's monetary policy trajectory heading into year-end.

Bitcoin transactions between $0 and $1,000 now represent 0.48% of total trading volume, down from 1.8% in 2021, CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. said. Daily retail trading activity stood at $108 million as of October 2025, below historical peaks of $132 million to $150 million. Transaction counts in the retail segment remain near historical averages at approximately 700,000 daily, though average transaction sizes have declined from previous cycles. The data reflect reduced retail speculation and a structural shift toward institutional participants, with smaller traders exerting less influence on market direction.

The ai16z token's market capitalization temporarily exceeded $100 million on November 1, currently standing at $93 million with a 24-hour trading volume of $12.5 million and a 34.3% price increase, HTX market data show. Binance announced the previous day that its Alpha and futures platforms would support a token swap for ai16z (AI16Z), which will be repriced and renamed to elizaOS (ELIZAOS). Following the token swap, ELIZAOS total supply will expand from 6.6 billion to 11 billion tokens (a 40% increase), while circulating supply will immediately rise from 6.6 billion to 7.4 billion tokens, per Binance's official announcement.

Binance Alpha will list Audiera (BEAT) at 17:00 UTC+8 on November 1, BlockBeats reports. Users holding at least 235 Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 245 BEAT tokens on a first-come, first-served basis, with the points threshold decreasing by 5 points every five minutes if unclaimed. Claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Alpha points, and users must confirm their claim within 24 hours on the Alpha activity page or forfeit eligibility.

Decentralized perpetual contracts recorded monthly trading volume exceeding $1 trillion for the first time, with 30-day rolling volume reaching approximately $1.3 trillion and open interest at $17.9 billion, DefiLlama data show in Sentora's Nov. 1 market report. Exchange net outflows totaled $2.06 billion over seven days, while Bitcoin on-chain transaction fees declined 8.6% to $2.03 million. The report noted on-chain derivatives have achieved structural significance, with macroeconomic developments now propagating rapidly through funding and open interest rather than spot markets.

Zcash (ZEC) futures open interest reached 1.63 million ZEC, worth approximately $713 million, rising 25% over 24 hours, Coinglass data show on November 1. Spot trading volume totaled $604 million during the period, while futures volume hit $3.51 billion. Funding rates across major platforms remained predominantly negative, indicating higher short position ratios. ZEC traded at $438, up 13.95% in 24 hours, HTX market data show.

Bitcoin's chip concentration within a 5% range of spot price hit 17.6% on Nov. 1, the highest level in nearly two years, analyst Murphy said. The metric previously reached 15% on Sept. 30, shortly before BTC rebounded toward its prior all-time high. Historical data show concentration levels above 13% have occurred eight times over the past two years, each followed by price movements of varying magnitude.

Bittensor (TAO) rose above $520 on Nov. 1, up 18.76% in 24 hours, HTX market data show. The token's market capitalization stood at $5.31 billion at the time of reporting.

U.S. Solana spot ETFs received $44.5 million in net inflows on Oct. 31, bringing the four-day total to $199 million since launch, Farside Investors data show. Bitwise's BSOL led with $44.5 million on the day and $197 million cumulatively, while Grayscale's GSOL recorded zero inflows on Oct. 31 and $2.2 million total. The figures reflect institutional demand in the first week of SOL ETF trading in the U.S. market.