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Crypto market update: Solana posts the largest move as of Nov 8, 13:00 UTC

Solana fell 0.22% while Bitcoin, Ether and XRP made modest moves; Cointelegraph reported a leadership change at Binance.

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Where prices stand

Solana fell 0.22% over 24 hours to $89.48, the largest move among the four cryptos. Bitcoin rose 0.07% over 24 hours to $75,887.00, Ether fell 0.12% over 24 hours to $2,236.92 and XRP rose 0.16% over 24 hours to $1.1600 as of Nov 8, 12:59 UTC, according to CoinGecko. Five‑session changes show declines across these names: Bitcoin -3.22%, Ether -1.66%, Solana -4.68% and XRP -5.69%.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $75,887.00 -3.22% +0.07% Nov 8, 12:59 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,236.92 -1.66% -0.12% Nov 8, 12:59 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $89.48 -4.68% -0.22% Nov 8, 12:59 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.1600 -5.69% +0.16% Nov 8, 12:59 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

Trend signals are neutral for all four coins. Bitcoin shows RSI(14) 38.1 with SMA50 81993.03 above longSma 73197.26; Ether shows RSI(14) 39.6 with SMA50 2499.02 above longSma 2156.44; Solana shows RSI(14) 31.1 with SMA50 108.16 above longSma 88.98; XRP shows RSI(14) 33.0 with SMA50 1.3816 above longSma 1.2712.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 75,775.28 81,993.03 73,197.26 38.1 neutral
Ether 2,236.28 2,499.02 2,156.44 39.6 neutral
Solana 90.06 108.16 88.98 31.1 neutral
XRP 1.1785 1.3816 1.2712 33.0 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Nov 7, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

Cointelegraph reported that Binance’s finance chief Kaiser Ng will leave the company and that Ng will be replaced by Justin Yek.

Sources and data

  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Binance’s finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave company, report says
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Nov 8, 12:59 UTC; report generated Nov 8, 13:00 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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  • Price-to-earnings ratio (P/E)

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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. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Nov 8, 2026, 01:02 PM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Nov 8, 2026, 01:02 PM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Nov 8, 2026, 01:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.

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