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Crypto update: XRP leads gains; Bitcoin at $78,509

At Nov 4, 11:00 UTC CoinGecko shows XRP rose 2.79% over 24 hours to $1.2900; Ether, bitcoin and Solana also rose over 24 hours, and CoinDesk published several market and legal items.

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Where prices stand

CoinGecko shows crypto prices at Nov 4, 11:00 UTC, measured over 24 hours: XRP rose 2.79% to $1.2900, the largest move among the four. Ether rose 2.50% to $2,325.34. Bitcoin rose 1.94% to $78,509.00. Solana rose 1.26% to $93.46.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $78,509.00 -5.62% +1.94% Nov 4, 11:00 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,325.34 -4.55% +2.50% Nov 4, 11:00 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $93.46 -10.24% +1.26% Nov 4, 11:00 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2900 -5.73% +2.79% Nov 4, 11:00 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

Trend signals list all four instruments as neutral. Bitcoin shows RSI(14) 34.9 with close 76709.41, SMA50 81926.50 and longSma 73161.92; Ether shows RSI(14) 33.1 with close 2250.22, SMA50 2511.13 and longSma 2157.35; Solana shows RSI(14) 26.0 with close 91.84, SMA50 108.80 and longSma 88.86; XRP shows RSI(14) 36.9 with close 1.2488, SMA50 1.3883 and longSma 1.2751.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 76,709.41 81,926.50 73,161.92 34.9 neutral
Ether 2,250.22 2,511.13 2,157.35 33.1 neutral
Solana 91.84 108.80 88.86 26.0 neutral
XRP 1.2488 1.3883 1.2751 36.9 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Nov 3, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CoinDesk reported Morgan Stanley says it is among the first banks to put U.S. stocks and treasuries on a blockchain. CoinDesk reported Bitcoin knocking on $78,000 in a V-shaped comeback. CoinDesk reported Jack Dorsey’s Block faces a $764 million DOJ settlement. CoinDesk reported the U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange plans to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December.

Sources and data

  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Morgan Stanley says it is among the first banks to tokenize real world assets
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Nov 4, 11:00 UTC; report generated Nov 4, 11:02 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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  • Blockchain

    A shared ledger in which transactions are grouped into blocks, each cryptographically linked to the previous one, and copies are kept by many independent computers (nodes).

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Sources & data

  1. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Nov 4, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC)
  2. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Nov 4, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC)
  3. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Nov 4, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC)

Market data as of Nov 4, 2026, 11:00 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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