Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000 on Binance as Spot Price Hits $79,869

Bitcoin (BTC), the largest crypto asset by market capitalization, fell below $80,000 to $79,869 on Binance’s spot market at 9:55 a.m. ET (13:55 UTC) Oct. 15.

BTC was $80,649 15 minutes earlier. BTC was down 1.04% over one hour. The two measures cover different windows: one gives an earlier spot price, while the other expresses the move over the preceding hour.

One reading was above $80,000 and the next was below it, capturing the move through the threshold in the reported 15-minute comparison. The $79,869 figure is a Binance spot-market quote captured at the stated time. It is the latest observation; $80,649 is the earlier comparison, and 1.04% describes the one-hour change.

Bitcoin is ranked first by market capitalization among crypto assets, putting the reported move in the context of the largest asset by market value. The update captures its latest spot level and recent downward movement across the two stated intervals during the same market update.