# Bitcoin Breaks Above $80,000 as Binance Spot Price Hits $80,209

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/40151
Published: 2026-10-24T16:57:42.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-24T16:57:42.000Z
Section: Investing

> The quote stood at $79,777 15 minutes earlier and was up 0.71% over the prior hour.

Bitcoin (BTC), the crypto asset ranked first by market capitalization, crossed $80,000 to reach $80,209 at 12:55 p.m. ET (16:55 UTC) Oct. 24, marking a move above that price threshold.

TokenPost’s own collected Binance spot quote was $79,777 at 12:40 p.m. ET, 15 minutes before the later reading. At 12:55 p.m. ET, the quote had reached $80,209. The two observations show BTC crossing $80,000 within that quarter-hour window.

BTC was up 0.71% over the hour ending with the 12:55 p.m. ET observation. That percentage compares the later quote with BTC’s price an hour before. The $79,777 observation is a separate reference point, recorded 15 minutes before the move above $80,000. Both measures end at the $80,209 quote.

Bitcoin is ranked first among cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. The threshold crossing therefore concerns the asset at the top of that ranking. The $80,209 observation is specific to Binance’s spot market at the stated time.