Bitcoin's 2:15 AM Candle: Down 0.16% on Zero Volume
“Bitcoin, 2:15 AM Eastern. Open eighty-four thousand two hundred seventy-six. High eighty-four thousand two seventy-eight. Low eighty-four thousand one forty-one.” — Gloria Vance, on air
On air: Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Asia DeskPublished
Updated · aired 2 times
At a glance
- First reported by Seeking Alpha: “Japan’s Rapidus faces uphill battle to fill its $15B chip factory”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2:42 AM ET on The Asia Desk, by Gloria Vance, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Rapidus, Japan.
- BBN covered this story before: Rapidus Bet, Google Nuclear Deal, Figure Surges (October 7).
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- Seeking AlphaJapan’s Rapidus faces uphill battle to fill its $15B chip factory
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBitcoin, 2:15 AM Eastern. Open eighty-four thousand two hundred seventy-six. High eighty-four thousand two seventy-eight. Low eighty-four thousand one forty-one.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorClose eighty-four thousand one forty-five, down point one six percent, three times a normal candle.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, theory one: a whale sneezed and the whole ocean felt it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTheory two: my cat walked across the keyboard, and she does NOT file a report.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTheory three: the bunker generator. I plugged in the kettle and a mild tremor rippled through global finance. I'm thrilled, frankly.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTheory four: a night-shift intern leaned on his keyboard with his elbow, panicked, and is now living in a lake. Learning experience.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGentlemen, the data shows volume of zero. Nobody can say what moved it.
Also on air
The story so far
- Japan's $15B Rapidus chip bet hinges on winning customers · Reuters
- Rapidus Bet, Google Nuclear Deal, Figure Surges · Investing.com
- Bitcoin's 2:15 AM Candle: Down 0.16% on Zero Volume (this story)
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