Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000 in 7:35 a.m. ET Spot Reading

Bitcoin (BTC) traded below $80,000 at 7:35 a.m. ET (12:35 UTC) on Nov. 5, at $79,917 on Binance spot. That put BTC under the $80,000 mark at the stated observation time. Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. BTC was $80,143 at 7:20 a.m. ET (12:20 UTC), 15 minutes before the $79,917 reading. That reading was above $80,000, while the later $79,917 quote was below it, placing the two snapshots on opposite sides of the threshold. The $79,917 figure is the exact Binance spot price recorded at that time, without rounding. BTC was down 0.54% over the hour.