Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $77,472.17 on Thursday, up 0.9% from Wednesday’s opening price. The value of bitcoin moved down to $77,276.02 by 7:17 a.m. ET.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,127.36 on Thursday, up 0.8% from Wednesday’s opening value. Ethereum’s price edged lower to $2,116.73 by 7:17 a.m. ET.
Both bitcoin and ethereum prices are following a similar path so far this week. The two largest cryptocurrencies have opened lower each day since the start of the week, but reversed course higher at this morning’s open. There is some optimism in the markets following the president’s comments that the war with Iran is in its final stages. However, no investors are overreacting to those seemingly positive comments, since both the U.S. and Iran have also been hinting that further escalation could happen in the coming days.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 0.9% higher than yesterday’s open. Here’s a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -2.3%
One month ago: +2.1%
One year ago: -27.5%
The all-time high for bitcoin was $126,198.07 on Oct. 6, 2025. The all-time low value for bitcoin was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010.
Ethereum
The price of ethereum this morning was 0.8% higher than yesterday’s starting price. Here’s a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -5.8%
One month ago: -8.1%
One year ago: -15.7%
The all-time high for ethereum was $4,953.73 on Aug. 24, 2025. The all-time low value for ethereum was $0.4209 on Oct. 21, 2015.
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