Crypto market update: Ether leads 24-hour declines on Thursday
Ether fell 5.33% over 24 hours and other majors declined as of Oct 15, 08:00 UTC; CoinDesk and financefeeds.com ran headlines on liquidations, a mining-pool shutdown and bitcoin dipping below $82,000.
Where prices stand
Ether fell 5.33% over 24 hours to $2,376.78, the largest move among the tracked cryptos; its five-session change was +0.97%. Bitcoin fell 2.53% to $81,436.00 with a five-session change of +1.75%; Solana fell 4.11% to $103.12 with a five-session change of -2.52%; XRP fell 4.44% to $1.3100 with a five-session change of -1.02%. Prices and moves are from CoinGecko as of Oct 15, 08:00 UTC.
| Instrument | Last | 5-session change | Latest change | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $81,436.00 | +1.75% | -2.53% | Oct 15, 08:00 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Ether | $2,376.78 | +0.97% | -5.33% | Oct 15, 08:00 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Solana | $103.12 | -2.52% | -4.11% | Oct 15, 08:00 UTC | CoinGecko |
| XRP | $1.3100 | -1.02% | -4.44% | Oct 15, 08:00 UTC | CoinGecko |
Trend check
MarketAlleys trend signals show neutral status for all four instruments as reference points only. Bitcoin RSI(14) 51.9 with close 83115.10, SMA50 81104.04 and longSma 72121.45; Ether RSI(14) 43.0 with close 2496.59, SMA50 2555.95 and longSma 2138.17; Solana RSI(14) 40.9 with close 106.75, SMA50 109.24 and longSma 87.03; XRP RSI(14) 41.6 with close 1.3651, SMA50 1.4253 and longSma 1.2801.
| Instrument | Close | SMA50 | Long SMA | RSI(14) | Trend status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 83,115.10 | 81,104.04 | 72,121.45 | 51.9 | neutral |
| Ether | 2,496.59 | 2,555.95 | 2,138.17 | 43.0 | neutral |
| Solana | 106.75 | 109.24 | 87.03 | 40.9 | neutral |
| XRP | 1.3651 | 1.4253 | 1.2801 | 41.6 | neutral |
Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 14, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.
In the news
CoinDesk reported "Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide", and also ran "Bitcoin mining pool once handling 2.3% of network shuts after hashrate falls 65%" and "Bitcoin wilts as Fed rate uncertainty weighs. Kospi plunges 8%." financefeeds.com published "Bitcoin Drops Below $82,000 as Hot US Inflation Revives Fed Rate Hike Fears."
- Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide — CoinDesk, Oct 15, 04:25 UTC
- Bitcoin mining pool once handling 2.3% of network shuts after hashrate falls 65% — CoinDesk, Oct 15, 04:13 UTC
- Bitcoin wilts as Fed rate uncertainty weighs. Kospi plunges 8% — CoinDesk, Oct 15, 03:57 UTC
- Bitcoin Drops Below $82,000 as Hot US Inflation Revives Fed Rate Hike Fears — financefeeds.com, Oct 15, 07:04 UTC
Sources and data
- CoinDesk (secondary source) — Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
- financefeeds.com (secondary source) — Bitcoin Drops Below $82,000 as Hot US Inflation Revives Fed Rate Hike Fears
- Finnhub (market data) — market data
- CoinGecko (market data) — market data
Market data as of Oct 15, 08:00 UTC; report generated Oct 15, 08:01 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
Liquidation
The forced closing of a leveraged position when its collateral no longer covers potential losses.
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.
Sources & data
- CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC)
- financefeeds.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC)
- Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC)
- CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 08:02 AM UTC)
Market data as of Oct 15, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC.
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