# Bitcoin Falls Below $78,000 in Binance Spot Reading at 12:08 a.m. ET

By Enna Lee

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/44232
Published: 2026-10-30T04:11:13.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-30T04:11:13.000Z
Section: Investing

> The 15-minute comparison was lower, while the one-hour comparison showed a 0.53% gain.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $78,000, reaching $77,944 on Binance spot at 12:08 a.m. ET (04:08 UTC) Friday, Oct. 30, in TokenPost's own price collection. At that observation, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was $56 under the $78,000 level.

At 12:08 a.m. ET (04:08 UTC) Friday, Oct. 30, BTC’s $77,944 reading was $192 below its $78,136 reading 15 minutes earlier. That earlier value stood $136 above the $78,000 threshold. The one-hour comparison showed BTC up 0.53%, so the hourly comparison remained positive even as the 15-minute reading declined.

These comparisons cover different windows, so they describe separate parts of the move: BTC was below its level 15 minutes earlier but remained above its level an hour earlier.