Bitcoin (BTC) continued its rally, currently trading at approximately $82,500, up about 0.5% from UTC midnight. This followed China's Q3 GDP growth of 4.5%, which exceeded market expectations, and a more than 1% rise in Nasdaq 100 index futures, driving Asian equities higher. Within the crypto market, the CoinDesk 80 Index rose by 0.9%, with DeFi tokens performing best, gaining 0.81% and leading the altcoin rally.