# Bitcoin Falls Below $82,000 to $81,999 on Binance Spot Market

By Enna Lee

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Published: 2026-10-19T20:32:26.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-19T20:32:26.000Z
Section: Investing

> BTC was $82,252 just 15 minutes earlier and was down 0.48% over one hour at the later reading.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $82,000 to $81,999 on Binance's spot market at 10:36 a.m. ET (14:36 UTC) on Oct. 19, crossing the price threshold after a 15-minute decline.

BTC was $82,252 at 10:21 a.m. ET (14:21 UTC), 15 minutes before the $81,999 reading. The two observations show a $253 drop. BTC was above $82,000 at the earlier reading and $1 below it at the later one.

At 10:36 a.m. ET (14:36 UTC), BTC was also down 0.48% from one hour earlier. That percentage measures a different period from the 15-minute change between the two stated prices. Both comparisons end with the same $81,999 Binance spot-market reading.

Bitcoin ranks first among cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The reported crossing reflects the price observed on Binance's spot market at the stated time.