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Crypto market update: Solana leads, bitcoin at $81,472

Solana rose 0.92% over 24 hours to $103.87 while bitcoin, ether and XRP also advanced; prices reported at Oct 17, 18:59 UTC by CoinGecko.

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Where prices stand

Solana led tracked tokens, rising 0.92% over 24 hours to $103.87; at the same timestamp Bitcoin rose 0.53% to $81,472.00, Ether rose 0.50% to $2,415.14 and XRP rose 0.36% to $1.3000 (as of Oct 17, 18:59 UTC). CoinGecko reported these crypto prices at that time.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $81,472.00 -0.92% +0.53% Oct 17, 18:59 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,415.14 -2.57% +0.50% Oct 17, 18:59 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $103.87 -4.23% +0.92% Oct 17, 18:59 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.3000 -4.83% +0.36% Oct 17, 18:59 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys trend signals show neutral status for all four instruments. Bitcoin RSI(14) 48.7 with close 82155.54, SMA50 81228.64 and longSMA 72278.56; Ether RSI(14) 39.8 with close 2439.96, SMA50 2554.17 and longSMA 2142.59. Solana RSI(14) 40.0 with close 105.34, SMA50 109.46 and longSMA 87.26; XRP RSI(14) 38.6 with close 1.3335, SMA50 1.4214 and longSMA 1.2801.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 82,155.54 81,228.64 72,278.56 48.7 neutral
Ether 2,439.96 2,554.17 2,142.59 39.8 neutral
Solana 105.34 109.46 87.26 40.0 neutral
XRP 1.3335 1.4214 1.2801 38.6 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 16, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

247wallst.com published an article titled "Deutsche Bank Is Weeks From Holding Bitcoin and Ethereum for Clients . Could Other Big Banks Follow ?". The piece was also reported by aol.com.

Sources and data

  • 247wallst.com (secondary source) — Deutsche Bank Is Weeks From Holding Bitcoin and Ethereum for Clients . Could Other Big Banks Follow ?
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 17, 18:59 UTC; report generated Oct 17, 19:00 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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Sources & data

  1. 247wallst.com (secondary, retrieved Oct 17, 2026, 07:02 PM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 17, 2026, 07:02 PM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 17, 2026, 07:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 17, 2026, 06:59 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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Crypto market update

XRP posted the largest 24-hour decline among the four tracked tokens; Bitcoin was little changed as trend signals remain neutral across the group.

MarketAlleys Research Desk · · 2 min read