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Crypto market update: Solana posts largest 24-hour drop; Bitcoin slightly higher

As of Oct 18, 05:00 UTC CoinGecko shows Solana fell 0.91% over 24 hours while Bitcoin rose 0.32%; Ether and XRP were lower over the same period.

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Where prices stand

CoinGecko shows as of Oct 18, 05:00 UTC that Solana, at $103.74, fell 0.91% over 24 hours — the biggest move — while Bitcoin was $81,717.00, rose 0.32% over 24 hours, Ether was $2,413.64, fell 0.42% over 24 hours, and XRP was $1.3000, fell 0.88% over 24 hours.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $81,717.00 -2.59% +0.32% Oct 18, 05:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,413.64 -4.50% -0.42% Oct 18, 05:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $103.74 -6.23% -0.91% Oct 18, 05:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.3000 -7.03% -0.88% Oct 18, 05:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys lists all four instruments as neutral. RSI(14) readings are 46.5 for Bitcoin, 38.4 for Ether, 38.6 for Solana and 36.3 for XRP; Bitcoin's close ($81,523.66) sits near its 50-day SMA ($81,253.74) and above its long SMA ($72,352.73), while Ether's last close ($2,420.56), Solana's ($104.32) and XRP's ($1.3100) are below their 50-day SMAs and above their long SMAs.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 81,523.66 81,253.75 72,352.73 46.5 neutral
Ether 2,420.56 2,552.35 2,144.57 38.4 neutral
Solana 104.32 109.36 87.37 38.6 neutral
XRP 1.3100 1.4186 1.2801 36.3 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 17, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CoinDesk published an article about Circle defending USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 18, 05:00 UTC; report generated Oct 18, 05:01 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.

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 18, 2026, 05:02 AM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 18, 2026, 05:02 AM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 18, 2026, 05:02 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 18, 2026, 05:00 AM 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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