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Crypto update: XRP down most as bitcoin sits at $80,119.00 at 10:00 UTC

CoinGecko data show the four majors declined over 24 hours as of Oct 29, 10:00 UTC, with XRP posting the largest drop.

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Where prices stand

CoinGecko shows XRP led losses, falling 2.96%; Solana fell 2.67%; Ether fell 2.20%; and Bitcoin fell 1.64% — all over 24 hours as of Oct 29, 10:00 UTC.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $80,119.00 -0.65% -1.64% Oct 29, 10:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,318.90 -1.64% -2.20% Oct 29, 10:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $100.17 -2.26% -2.67% Oct 29, 10:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2900 +0.05% -2.96% Oct 29, 10:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

MarketAlleys shows Bitcoin is neutral with RSI(14) 45.4 and positioned between SMA50 81839.72 and longSma 73029.36; Ether is neutral with RSI(14) 37.5 and is below SMA50 2536.71 but above longSma 2158.62. Solana is neutral with RSI(14) 36.5 and is below SMA50 109.43 but above longSma 88.54; XRP is neutral with RSI(14) 42.4 and is below SMA50 1.4129 but above longSma 1.2796. These figures are reference points only.

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 published "The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention to", "AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public", and "Security failure at Indian certificate firm bites Ethereum as developers rush out fixes". Yahoo published "Bitcoin weakens to $80k as hawkish Fed, mixed tech earnings weigh".

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention to
  • Yahoo (secondary source) — Bitcoin weakens to $80k as hawkish Fed, mixed tech earnings weigh
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 29, 10:00 UTC; report generated Oct 29, 10:01 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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  • Hawkish / dovish

    Hawkish describes a central bank or official leaning toward higher interest rates to fight inflation; dovish describes a leaning toward lower rates to support growth and jobs.

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC)
  2. Yahoo (secondary, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC)
  3. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC)
  4. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 29, 2026, 10:00 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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