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

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.