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Crypto market update: Solana leads declines

Solana led losses among the tracked tokens while bitcoin, ether and XRP were lower in the latest session.

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Where prices stand

As of Oct 24, 15:00 UTC, over 24 hours Solana fell 4.10% to $100.31; XRP fell 2.98% to $1.2700; Ether fell 2.62% to $2,340.86; and Bitcoin fell 1.84% to $80,143.00. Five-session changes were mixed: Solana +0.17%, XRP +0.05%, Ether -0.58% and Bitcoin -0.10%.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $80,143.00 -0.10% -1.84% Oct 24, 15:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,340.86 -0.58% -2.62% Oct 24, 15:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $100.31 +0.17% -4.10% Oct 24, 15:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2700 +0.05% -2.98% Oct 24, 15:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

All four tracked tokens are listed neutral: Bitcoin shows RSI(14) 46.0 with most recent close 81328.21 below its 50-day moving average 81787.49 and above its long-term moving average 72791.73; Ether shows RSI(14) 38.6 with most recent close 2386.48 below its 50-day moving average 2550.93 and above its long-term moving average 2154.64; Solana shows RSI(14) 39.6 with most recent close 103.54 below its 50-day moving average 109.65 and above its long-term moving average 88.08; XRP shows RSI(14) 42.4 with most recent close 1.3343 below its 50-day moving average 1.4129 and above its long-term moving average 1.2796.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 81,328.21 81,787.49 72,791.73 46.0 neutral
Ether 2,386.48 2,550.93 2,154.64 38.6 neutral
Solana 103.54 109.65 88.08 39.6 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 23, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

Yahoo published articles titled 'Is Bitcoin a Buy Right Now?', 'Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin Predicts the Merger of AI and Crypto. Here's the Most Likely Scenario for Ethereum.', 'Is Stripe's New Stablecoin Card a Major Threat to XRP?' and 'The Growth of the Tokenized Equities Market Is Off-the-Charts. Here's What Crypto Investors Need to Know.'

Sources and data

  • Yahoo (secondary source) — Is Bitcoin a Buy Right Now?
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 24, 15:00 UTC; report generated Oct 24, 15:00 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.

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Sources & data

  1. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 24, 2026, 03:00 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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