# Bitcoin Falls Below 80,000 USDT With Intraday Loss at 2.08%

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-15T19:19:04.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T19:19:04.000Z
Section: Investing

> BTC was quoted at 79,991.48 USDT, or 8.52 USDT below the threshold.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below 80,000 USDT, a key price level for crypto traders, as its intraday decline reached 2.08% and the asset’s quoted price stood at 79,991.48 USDT.

That quote put Bitcoin 8.52 USDT below the 80,000 mark. The price was marginally under the threshold, about 0.01% below it. This comparison measures the distance between the quoted price and the round number; it is separate from the 2.08% intraday decline.

At that reading, the quote was about 99.99% of the 80,000 USDT benchmark. That provides another way to see how narrowly the price sat below the level. The 2.08% daily drop measures the move across the day, not the remaining distance to 80,000 USDT. One figure compares the quote with the threshold; the other expresses the intraday change as a percentage. Both show a decline, but they answer different questions: how far BTC was below a key mark and how much it fell during the day.