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Solana leads crypto declines; bitcoin at $76,844

Solana fell 4.83% over 24 hours to $94.69 while bitcoin, ether and XRP also declined as of Oct 30, 20:01 UTC.

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Where prices stand

Solana fell 4.83% over 24 hours to $94.69, the largest decline among the tracked cryptos; Bitcoin fell 4.62% over 24 hours to $76,844.00, Ether fell 3.67% over 24 hours to $2,238.32, and XRP fell 2.23% over 24 hours to $1.2500. CoinGecko had these prices as of Oct 30, 20:01 UTC and shows five-session changes of -0.41% for Solana and +2.38% for XRP.

Instrument Last 5-session change Latest change As of Source
Bitcoin $76,844.00 +0.21% -4.62% Oct 30, 20:01 UTC CoinGecko
Ether $2,238.32 -1.14% -3.67% Oct 30, 20:01 UTC CoinGecko
Solana $94.69 -0.41% -4.83% Oct 30, 20:01 UTC CoinGecko
XRP $1.2500 +2.38% -2.23% Oct 30, 20:01 UTC CoinGecko

Trend check

CoinGecko shows neutral trend status across the four tokens. Bitcoin is neutral with RSI(14) 47.6; its last close 81274.37 sits near the 50-day SMA 81896.19 and above the long SMA 73070.62. Ether is neutral with RSI(14) 39.0 and a last close 2357.47 below the 50-day SMA 2534.16 but above the long SMA 2158.99; Solana (RSI(14) 40.0) and XRP (RSI(14) 45.0) are also neutral with their last closes at 102.32 and 1.3246 relative to their 50-day and long SMAs.

Instrument Close SMA50 Long SMA RSI(14) Trend status
Bitcoin 81,274.37 81,896.19 73,070.62 47.6 neutral
Ether 2,357.47 2,534.16 2,158.99 39.0 neutral
Solana 102.32 109.41 88.62 40.0 neutral
XRP 1.3246 1.3994 1.2784 45.0 neutral

Trend status is a rules-based classification of moving averages and MACD on daily closes (as of Oct 29, 22:40 UTC); it is not a recommendation.

In the news

CNBC reported “Why bitcoin held up better after the record Binance hack”; CoinDesk reported “Binance uncovers wider breach in $6.3 billion exploit, targets Sunday withdrawal restart”; Cointelegraph reported “Tether’s excess reserves nearly double to $8B as Q3 profit hits $1.5B” and separately reported “Coinbase leads crypto stock selloff following $6.3B Binance hack.”

Sources and data

  • CNBC (secondary source) — Why bitcoin held up better after the record Binance hack
  • CoinDesk (secondary source) — Binance uncovers wider breach in $6.3 billion exploit, targets Sunday withdrawal restart
  • Cointelegraph (secondary source) — Tether’s excess reserves nearly double to $8B as Q3 profit hits $1.5B
  • Finnhub (market data) — market data
  • CoinGecko (market data) — market data

Market data as of Oct 30, 20:01 UTC; report generated Oct 30, 20:01 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. CNBC (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC)
  2. CoinDesk (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC)
  3. Cointelegraph (secondary, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC)
  4. Finnhub (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC)
  5. CoinGecko (market-data, retrieved Oct 30, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC)

Market data as of Oct 30, 2026, 08:01 PM 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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