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Crypto market update: XRP leads declines at Oct 29, 08:00 UTC

XRP fell 3.05% over 24 hours and led losses among major tokens as of Oct 29, 07:59 UTC, with Bitcoin, Ether and Solana also lower, according to CoinGecko.

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Where prices stand

XRP led the session, falling 3.05% over 24 hours to $1.2900; Solana fell 2.46% over 24 hours to $99.73, Ether fell 2.14% over 24 hours to $2,308.62, and Bitcoin fell 1.52% over 24 hours to $79,795.00. All four crypto prices are shown as of Oct 29, 07:59 UTC, per CoinGecko.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $79,795.00 -0.65% -1.52% Oct 29, 07:59 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,308.62 -1.64% -2.14% Oct 29, 07:59 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $99.73 -2.26% -2.46% Oct 29, 07:59 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2900 +0.05% -3.05% Oct 29, 07:59 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys trend signals list neutral status for all four tokens. Bitcoin shows RSI(14) 45.4 with a close of 80800.83, SMA50 81839.72 and longSMA 73029.36; Ether shows RSI(14) 37.5 with SMA50 2536.71 and longSMA 2158.62. Solana shows RSI(14) 36.5 with SMA50 109.43 and longSMA 88.54, while XRP shows RSI(14) 42.4 with SMA50 1.4129 and longSMA 1.2796.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 80,800.83 81,839.72 73,029.36 45.4 neutral
Ether 2,347.32 2,536.71 2,158.62 37.5 neutral
Solana 101.20 109.43 88.54 36.5 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 28, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CoinDesk reported that AI researchers found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. CoinDesk also reported a security failure at an Indian certificate firm that prompted Ethereum client patches. Separately, CoinDesk ran pieces saying bitcoin dipped below $80,000 and that a mystery Wall Street Journal ad has sparked a new fight over tokenized stocks.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 29, 07:59 UTC; report generated Oct 29, 08:00 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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  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)

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  • Moving average

    The average price over a rolling window, plotted to smooth out noise.

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  • MACD

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 08:03 AM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 08:03 AM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 08:03 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 29, 2026, 07:59 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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