Crypto market update, Friday, October 30, 2026: Ether leads losses
Ether led declines among major tokens as CoinDesk ran multiple stories on a Binance hack; price and trend data reflect mid-morning readings.
Where prices stand
Ether led losses, falling 3.59%; XRP fell 3.32%, Solana fell 2.40% and Bitcoin fell 2.11% over 24 hours, as of Oct 30, 06:04 UTC, according to CoinGecko. Prices were $2,237.91 for Ether, $1.2600 for XRP, $97.81 for Solana and $78,480.00 for Bitcoin.
| Instrument | Last | 5-session change | Latest change | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $78,480.00 | +0.21% | -2.11% | Oct 30, 06:04 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Ether | $2,237.91 | -1.14% | -3.59% | Oct 30, 06:04 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Solana | $97.81 | -0.41% | -2.40% | Oct 30, 06:04 UTC | CoinGecko |
| XRP | $1.2600 | +2.38% | -3.32% | Oct 30, 06:04 UTC | CoinGecko |
Trend check
MarketAlleys category desk shows all four instruments with neutral trend status; Bitcoin RSI(14) 47.6 with close 81274.37, sma50 81896.19 and longSma 73070.62; Ether RSI(14) 39.0 with close 2357.47, sma50 2534.16 and longSma 2158.99; Solana RSI(14) 40.0 with close 102.32, sma50 109.41 and longSma 88.62; XRP RSI(14) 45.0 with close 1.3246, sma50 1.3994 and longSma 1.2784.
| Instrument | Close | SMA50 | Long SMA | RSI(14) | Trend status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 81,274.37 | 81,896.19 | 73,070.62 | 47.6 | neutral |
| Ether | 2,357.47 | 2,534.16 | 2,158.99 | 39.0 | neutral |
| Solana | 102.32 | 109.41 | 88.62 | 40.0 | neutral |
| XRP | 1.3246 | 1.3994 | 1.2784 | 45.0 | neutral |
Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 29, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.
In the news
CoinDesk reported "Binance hacker splits $1.4 billion of bitcoin into 19 wallets that no one can freeze"; CoinDesk reported "$6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain"; CoinDesk reported "Institutional crypto investors rush to pull funds from exchanges after Binance hack"; and CoinDesk reported "Crypto's longtime foe, North Korea's Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack: blockchain sleuths."
- Binance hacker splits $1.4 billion of bitcoin into 19 wallets that no one can freeze — CoinDesk, Oct 30, 04:50 UTC
- $6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain — CoinDesk, Oct 30, 04:00 UTC
- Institutional crypto investors rush to pull funds from exchanges after Binance hack — CoinDesk, Oct 30, 03:56 UTC
- Crypto's longtime foe, North Korea's Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack: blockchain sleuths — CoinDesk, Oct 30, 03:36 UTC
Sources and data
- CoinDesk (secondary source) — Binance hacker splits $1.4 billion of bitcoin into 19 wallets that no one can freeze
- Finnhub (market data) — market data
- CoinGecko (market data) — market data
Market data as of Oct 30, 06:04 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 06:02 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
- CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 06:09 AM UTC)
- CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 06:09 AM UTC)
- Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 06:09 AM UTC)
Market data as of Oct 30, 2026, 06:04 AM UTC.
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