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Crypto update: Bitcoin rose 1.19% to $77,521 as of Oct 31, 22:00 UTC

Bitcoin led the session, with Ether, Solana and XRP posting smaller gains; trend signals are neutral across the four names and CoinDesk ran two recent crypto stories.

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Where prices stand

Where prices stand Bitcoin led the group, rising 1.19% to $77,521; Ether rose 0.71% to $2,253.84, Solana rose 0.52% to $95.85 and XRP rose 0.09% to $1.2500 — all over 24 hours, as of Oct 31, 22:00 UTC.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $77,521.00 -3.68% +1.19% Oct 31, 22:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,253.84 -4.54% +0.71% Oct 31, 22:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $95.85 -6.64% +0.52% Oct 31, 22:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2500 -4.82% +0.09% Oct 31, 22:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

Trend check MarketAlleys signals show neutral status for Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP. Bitcoin's RSI(14) is 36.0 with close 77838.81, SMA50 81887.30 and longSma 73106.51; Ether's RSI(14) is 30.6 with close 2249.48, SMA50 2529.80 and longSma 2159.29; Solana's RSI(14) is 29.4 with close 95.47, SMA50 109.28 and longSma 88.69; XRP's RSI(14) is 34.0 with close 1.2357, SMA50 1.3962 and longSma 1.2780.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 77,838.81 81,887.30 73,106.51 36.0 neutral
Ether 2,249.48 2,529.80 2,159.29 30.6 neutral
Solana 95.47 109.28 88.69 29.4 neutral
XRP 1.2357 1.3962 1.2780 34.0 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 30, 22:41 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

In the news CoinDesk published an opinion piece on Bitcoin's white paper turning 18. CoinDesk also reported a business story about a stolen iPhone and $14,000 in losses tied to London's crypto theft problem.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Bitcoin's white paper turns 18, and small businesses are still paying for the bailouts it answered
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 31, 22:00 UTC; report generated Oct 31, 22:01 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.

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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. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 31, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 31, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 31, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 31, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.

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