# Bitcoin Breaks Above $81,000, Reaching $81,047 on Binance

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-18T21:17:28.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-18T21:17:28.000Z
Section: Investing

> The price was $80 above its 15-minute-earlier reading and up 0.22% over one hour.

Bitcoin (BTC) moved above $81,000 to $81,047 on Binance's spot market at 5:15 p.m. ET Sunday (21:15 UTC), up 0.22% from an hour earlier.

The quote was $80 above the $80,967 reading recorded 15 minutes earlier. At $81,047, Bitcoin was $47 above the $81,000 threshold. The one-hour comparison showed a 0.22% gain, a separate measurement window from the 15-minute price comparison.

The latest number is a spot-market reading, with Binance as the exchange benchmark and the timestamp fixing when the quote was captured. It is denominated in U.S. dollars, and its ticker is BTC. The 15-minute reference and one-hour percentage describe separate windows: one gives an earlier dollar price, while the other gives a percentage change. Both comparisons are tied to the $81,047 reading at 5:15 p.m. ET.

Bitcoin is the largest crypto asset by market capitalization. The move marks a price change in the sector's largest asset, with $81,000 serving as the crossing point in this update.