# Bitcoin Moves Above $81,000 as Spot Price Reaches $81,234

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-15T03:03:45.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T03:03:45.000Z
Section: Investing

> BTC was $80,902 15 minutes earlier, while its one-hour change remained down 0.77%.

Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, rose above $81,000 to $81,234 at 10:42 p.m. ET Oct. 14 (02:42 UTC Oct. 15) on the Binance spot market.

Fifteen minutes earlier, at 10:27 p.m. ET (02:27 UTC), BTC was at $80,902. The two readings put the earlier quote below $81,000 and the later quote above it, with both prices tied to the Binance spot market.

BTC was down 0.77% over the hour ending at 10:42 p.m. ET. That measure covers a longer window than the comparison between $80,902 and $81,234, so the rise between those two readings and the negative one-hour change can occur together. The figures describe the two price readings and the one-hour percentage separately.

Bitcoin ranked first among crypto assets by market capitalization. The latest quote was above the $81,000 level after a reading below it 15 minutes earlier, while the one-hour measure remained negative.