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Crypto market update: Ether leads gains as Bitcoin trades near $81,583

Ether led the tracked cryptos at the 18:00 UTC update; trend signals are neutral and recent headlines touched Robinhood, Bitcoin Core and AI risks.

MarketAlleys Research Desk

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Where prices stand

Over 24 hours, Ether rose 1.26% to $2,407.74, the biggest mover in the group. Bitcoin rose 0.56% to $81,583.00, Solana rose 0.88% to $104.46 and XRP rose 0.08% to $1.3100; all prices are as of Oct 23, 17:59 UTC per CoinGecko. Five-session changes per CoinGecko show Bitcoin +3.14%, Ether +2.15%, Solana +2.51% and XRP +0.05%. Market breadth tracked 6 assets, all 6 were up, per the MarketAlleys Crypto desk.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $81,583.00 +3.14% +0.56% Oct 23, 17:59 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,407.74 +2.15% +1.26% Oct 23, 17:59 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $104.46 +2.51% +0.88% Oct 23, 17:59 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.3100 +0.05% +0.08% Oct 23, 17:59 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys Crypto desk shows neutral trend status for Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP. RSI(14) values are 57.0 (Bitcoin), 46.1 (Ether), 45.6 (Solana) and 42.4 (XRP); their latest closes and 50-day and long SMAs are 84082.27/81706.86/72730.10 for Bitcoin, 2472.68/2551.02/2153.32 for Ether, 106.94/109.59/87.97 for Solana and 1.3343/1.4129/1.2796 for XRP.

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

CoinDesk reported a markets piece titled "Robinhood sees surge in bitcoin, gold prediction markets as traders move beyond sports" and a technology article headlined "Bitcoin Core changes security rules as AI makes finding code bugs dangerously easy." Cointelegraph ran "Bitcoin seeks support above $81K as Brent crude oil hits highest level since March," and Yahoo carried an item headlined "Billionaire hedge fund manager's AI bubble warning hits Bitcoin already."

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Robinhood sees surge in bitcoin, gold prediction markets as traders move beyond sports
  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Bitcoin seeks support above $81K as Brent crude oil hits highest level since March
  • Yahoo (secondary source) — Billionaire hedge fund manager's AI bubble warning hits Bitcoin already
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 23, 18:00 UTC; report generated Oct 23, 18:00 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.

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  • Market breadth

    How many stocks are taking part in a market move — measured by advancing versus declining issues, new highs versus new lows, or the share of stocks above their moving averages.

    Full definitionLearn more in Index Insight

  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)

    A momentum oscillator, developed by J.

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  • Moving average

    The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.

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  • 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.

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC)
  2. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC)
  3. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC)
  4. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC)
  5. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 23, 2026, 06:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 23, 2026, 06:00 PM UTC.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools, built only from the cited sources and validated by rules described in our methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction.

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