Crypto market update: Solana leads gains at Oct 28, 19:00 UTC
CoinGecko shows Solana rose 1.13% over 24 hours to $102.04 as of Oct 28, 19:01 UTC; Bitcoin, Ether and XRP also rose on the day.
Where prices stand
CoinGecko shows as of Oct 28, 19:01 UTC that Solana was the biggest mover, at $102.04, and rose 1.13% over 24 hours; Bitcoin was $80,949.00 and rose 0.47% over 24 hours; Ether was $2,352.92 and rose 0.42% over 24 hours; XRP was $1.3300 and rose 0.22% over 24 hours. Five-session changes were: Solana -5.78%, Bitcoin -4.82%, Ether -6.15% and XRP +0.05%.
| Instrument | Last | 5-session change | Latest change | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | $80,949.00 | -4.82% | +0.47% | Oct 28, 19:01 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Ether | $2,352.92 | -6.15% | +0.42% | Oct 28, 19:01 UTC | CoinGecko |
| Solana | $102.04 | -5.78% | +1.13% | Oct 28, 19:01 UTC | CoinGecko |
| XRP | $1.3300 | +0.05% | +0.22% | Oct 28, 19:01 UTC | CoinGecko |
Trend check
MarketAlleys Crypto desk classifies all four tracked coins as neutral; RSI(14) reads 41.5 for Bitcoin, 33.6 for Ether, 35.1 for Solana and 42.4 for XRP. Reference moving averages and recent closes: Bitcoin close 80029.43 with SMA50 81805.57 and longer-term SMA 72989.95; Ether close 2320.67 with SMA50 2539.56 and longer-term SMA 2158.11; Solana close 100.75 with SMA50 109.48 and longer-term SMA 88.45; XRP close 1.3343 with SMA50 1.4129 and longer-term SMA 1.2796.
| Instrument | Close | SMA50 | Long SMA | RSI(14) | Trend status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 80,029.43 | 81,805.57 | 72,989.95 | 41.5 | neutral |
| Ether | 2,320.67 | 2,539.56 | 2,158.11 | 33.6 | neutral |
| Solana | 100.75 | 109.48 | 88.45 | 35.1 | 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 27, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.
In the news
CoinDesk reported on Coinbase earnings in a piece headlined "Coinbase earnings: Wall Street divided on trading rebound after Robinhood crypto revenue sinks 55%" and published an analysis titled "Crypto Long & Short: What happens when an AI agent pays for the wrong thing," as well as a story on DTCC bringing USD30 trillion securities closer to blockchain. Cointelegraph reported that strategy shareholders approved daily dividends for four preferred stocks and said the largest Bitcoin treasury company will begin daily dividend payments on STRC in November.
- Coinbase earnings: Wall Street divided on trading rebound after Robinhood crypto revenue sinks 55% — CoinDesk, Oct 28, 17:02 UTC
- Crypto Long & Short: What happens when an AI agent pays for the wrong thing — CoinDesk, Oct 28, 16:01 UTC
- Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends for four preferred stocks — Cointelegraph, Oct 28, 18:00 UTC
- Wall Street backbone DTCC brings $30 trillion securities closer to blockchain with major banks — CoinDesk, Oct 28, 13:14 UTC
Sources and data
- CoinDesk (secondary source) — Coinbase earnings: Wall Street divided on trading rebound after Robinhood crypto revenue sinks 55%
- Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends for four preferred stocks
- Finnhub (market data) — market data
- CoinGecko (market data) — market data
Market data as of Oct 28, 19:01 UTC; report generated Oct 28, 19:01 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
- CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC)
- Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC)
- Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC)
- CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 28, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC)
Market data as of Oct 28, 2026, 07:01 PM UTC.
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