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Crypto market update: Ether led losses on Monday

Ether fell 1.79% over 24 hours; CoinGecko prices as of Oct 26, 20:58 UTC show declines across major coins.

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Where prices stand

Prices and moves from CoinGecko as of Oct 26, 20:58 UTC: Ether fell 1.79% over 24 hours to $2,302.69, the biggest move. Solana fell 1.34% over 24 hours to $100.20. Bitcoin fell 0.80% over 24 hours to $79,755.00, and XRP fell 0.80% over 24 hours to $1.2900. CoinGecko's five-session figures show Ether at -2.05% and Bitcoin at -1.30% respectively today.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $79,755.00 -1.30% -0.80% Oct 26, 20:58 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,302.69 -2.05% -1.79% Oct 26, 20:58 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $100.20 -1.21% -1.34% Oct 26, 20:58 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2900 +0.05% -0.80% Oct 26, 20:58 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys trend signals show all four coins in neutral status. Bitcoin has RSI(14) 44.2 with close 80810.57 below SMA50 81807.02 and above longSma 72899.63; Ether has RSI(14) 36.3 with close 2356.57 below SMA50 2546.49 and above longSma 2156.66; Solana has RSI(14) 38.3 with close 102.74 below SMA50 109.63 and above longSma 88.19; XRP has RSI(14) 42.4 with close 1.3343 below SMA50 1.4129 and above longSma 1.2796.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 80,810.57 81,807.02 72,899.63 44.2 neutral
Ether 2,356.57 2,546.49 2,156.66 36.3 neutral
Solana 102.74 109.63 88.19 38.3 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 25, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CoinDesk published an article saying Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declines, and CoinDesk also reported the OCC calls on community banks to enter the stablecoin payments market. Yahoo ran an article titled $8 Trillion in Big Tech Earnings, Fed Decision and Inflation Data: Bitcoin's Next Big Test?, and Cointelegraph reported Canada opens consultation on stablecoins, citing the US GENIUS Act.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Tom Lee's Bitmine favors share buybacks to ether purchases as crypto declines
  • Yahoo (secondary source) — $8 Trillion in Big Tech Earnings, Fed Decision and Inflation Data: Bitcoin's Next Big Test?
  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Canada opens consultation on stablecoins, citing US GENIUS Act
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 26, 20:58 UTC; report generated Oct 26, 21:00 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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  • 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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  • Share buyback

    A company buying its own shares in the market, reducing the number outstanding.

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
  2. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
  3. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
  4. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)
  5. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, 09:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 26, 2026, 08:58 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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