Bitcoin Breaks Above $81,000 to Reach $81,280 on Binance

Bitcoin (BTC) rose above $81,000 to $81,280 on Binance spot at 2:38 p.m. ET Wednesday, a move that pushed the market's largest cryptocurrency across the round-number level.

The $81,280 figure is a single-time Binance spot reading at 2:38 p.m. ET (18:38 UTC) Wednesday, Oct. 28. The timestamp corresponds to 3:38 a.m. Thursday in Seoul. That is a single-time reading from Binance's spot market, rather than an average across trading venues.

Fifteen minutes earlier, BTC was trading at $80,840 on Binance, making the latest quote $440 higher than that prior reading. The one-hour change was +0.76% at 2:38 p.m. ET. The one-hour percentage and the 15-minute price comparison cover distinct periods.

Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The latest quote puts it $280 above the $81,000 threshold it crossed. The update identifies a move in Binance spot trading at one recorded time; it does not establish how BTC was priced on other exchanges.