Bitcoin Falls 2.16% in Four Hours to $81,653

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to $81,653 at 12:57 a.m. ET (04:57 UTC) on Oct. 15, down 2.16% in four hours, based on TokenPost’s collection of Binance spot BTC/USDT prices. BTC was at $83,452 four hours earlier and had declined 2.04% over 24 hours. Its market capitalization was about $1.645 trillion. Liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX during the same one-hour period totaled $1.32 million in long positions and $200,000 in short positions. Long positions are bets that an asset’s price will rise; liquidations occur when exchanges close positions after traders no longer meet margin requirements.