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Crypto market update, Monday, November 2, 2026: Ether leads at 04:00 UTC

Ether rose 1.84% over 24 hours while Bitcoin rose 1.13%, XRP rose 0.76% and Solana was little changed as of Nov 2, 04:15 UTC.

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Where prices stand

Ether led the group, rising 1.84% and trading at $2,306.95; Bitcoin rose 1.13% to $78,556.00; XRP rose 0.76% to $1.2600; and Solana was little changed at $95.45 — all moves are over 24 hours as of Nov 2, 04:15 UTC. Five-session changes show Ether -2.87%, Bitcoin -3.19%, XRP -4.31% and Solana -5.30%.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $78,556.00 -3.19% +1.13% Nov 2, 04:15 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,306.95 -2.87% +1.84% Nov 2, 04:15 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $95.45 -5.30% +0.05% Nov 2, 04:15 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2600 -4.31% +0.76% Nov 2, 04:15 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

Trend signals are neutral for Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP. Bitcoin RSI(14) 35.6 with close 77474.08, sma50 81906.08 and longSma 73136.10; Ether RSI(14) 32.0 with close 2254.13, sma50 2520.69 and longSma 2158.27; Solana RSI(14) 30.5 with close 95.42, sma50 109.10 and longSma 88.80; XRP RSI(14) 37.1 with close 1.2505, sma50 1.3925 and longSma 1.2768.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 77,474.08 81,906.08 73,136.10 35.6 neutral
Ether 2,254.13 2,520.69 2,158.27 32.0 neutral
Solana 95.42 109.10 88.80 30.5 neutral
XRP 1.2505 1.3925 1.2768 37.1 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Nov 1, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

Forexlive published “Bitcoin forecast today: The rebound looks better, but $79,000 is the real test” and “BTCPay Server tells operators to shut down after reports of hot wallets being drained.” Cointelegraph reported “THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers” and “Binance net outflows surge to $5.8B as withdrawals resume after record hack.”

Sources and data

  • Forexlive (secondary source) — Bitcoin forecast today: The rebound looks better, but $79,000 is the real test
  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Nov 2, 04:15 UTC; report generated Nov 2, 04:21 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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  • Crypto wallet

    Software or a hardware device that stores the private keys controlling crypto holdings.

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Sources & data

  1. Forexlive (secondary, retrieved Nov 2, 2026, 04:22 AM UTC)
  2. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Nov 2, 2026, 04:22 AM UTC)
  3. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Nov 2, 2026, 04:22 AM UTC)
  4. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Nov 2, 2026, 04:22 AM UTC)

Market data as of Nov 2, 2026, 04:15 AM UTC.

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