Crypto market update
CoinGecko shows Bitcoin rose 0.24% over 24 hours to $81,372.00, while Ether, Solana and XRP also gained; pricing is as of Oct 23, 20:59 UTC.
Where prices stand
Ether rose 0.87% over 24 hours to $2,400.43, the biggest move among the four coins; XRP rose 0.63% to $1.3100, Solana rose 0.60% to $103.85 and Bitcoin rose 0.24% to $81,372.00, all over 24 hours as of Oct 23, 20:59 UTC. Five-session changes were +3.14% for Bitcoin, +2.15% for Ether, +2.51% for Solana and +0.05% for XRP.
| Instrument | Last | 5-session change | Latest change | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $81,372.00 | +3.14% | +0.24% | Oct 23, 20:59 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Ether | $2,400.43 | +2.15% | +0.87% | Oct 23, 20:59 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Solana | $103.85 | +2.51% | +0.60% | Oct 23, 20:59 UTC | CoinGecko |
| XRP | $1.3100 | +0.05% | +0.63% | Oct 23, 20:59 UTC | CoinGecko |
Trend check
Bitcoin is neutral with RSI(14) 57.0; its close 84082.27 sits above its 50-day SMA 81706.86 and long SMA 72730.10. Ether is neutral with RSI(14) 46.1 and a close 2472.68 below its 50-day SMA 2551.02 but above its long SMA 2153.32; Solana (RSI(14) 45.6, close 106.94) and XRP (RSI(14) 42.4, close 1.3343) are neutral and trade below their 50-day SMAs 109.59 and 1.4129 respectively while remaining above their long SMAs 87.97 and 1.2796.
| Instrument | Close | SMA50 | Long SMA | RSI(14) | Trend status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 84,082.27 | 81,706.86 | 72,730.10 | 57.0 | neutral |
| Ether | 2,472.68 | 2,551.02 | 2,153.32 | 46.1 | neutral |
| Solana | 106.94 | 109.59 | 87.97 | 45.6 | neutral |
| XRP | 1.3343 | 1.4129 | 1.2796 | 42.4 | neutral |
Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 22, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.
In the news
Cointelegraph reported Initia halting its layer-1 blockchain after an exploit reportedly drained over $2.6M and also reported a US senator probing Tether after a reported deal with an ex-Trump crypto adviser. Yahoo published a piece on CoreWeave heading for a third weekly loss, “weighing on stocks and Bitcoin over AI financing fears,” and another on Ripple joining DTCC’s tokenization push while XRP slides in October.
- CoreWeave Heads for Third Weekly Loss, Weighing on Stocks and Bitcoin Over AI Financing Fears — Yahoo, Oct 23, 19:44 UTC
- Initia halts blockchain after exploit reportedly drains over $2.6M — Cointelegraph, Oct 23, 18:39 UTC
- US senator probes Tether after reported deal with ex-Trump crypto adviser — Cointelegraph, Oct 23, 17:42 UTC
- XRP News: Ripple Joined DTCC’s Tokenization Push This Week. Can It Pull XRP Out of Its October Slide? — Yahoo, Oct 23, 16:33 UTC
Sources and data
- Yahoo (secondary source) — CoreWeave Heads for Third Weekly Loss, Weighing on Stocks and Bitcoin Over AI Financing Fears
- Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Initia halts blockchain after exploit reportedly drains over $2.6M
- Finnhub (market data) — market data
- CoinGecko (market data) — market data
Market data as of Oct 23, 20:59 UTC; report generated Oct 23, 21:01 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.
This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.
Terms in this article
Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)
Share price divided by earnings per share.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
A momentum oscillator, developed by J.
Moving average
The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.
MACD
A trend and momentum indicator calculated as the 12-period exponential moving average minus the 26-period EMA, plotted with a 9-period EMA of that difference as the signal line.
Blockchain
A shared ledger in which transactions are grouped into blocks, each cryptographically linked to the previous one, and copies are kept by many independent computers (nodes).
Sources & data
- Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
- Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
- Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
- CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
Market data as of Oct 23, 2026, 08:59 PM UTC.
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