Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,853.49 on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 0.2% higher than Tuesday’s opening price. As of 8:56 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $64,244.18.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,919.73 on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, up 1.5% from Tuesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved lower this morning to $1,904.82 as of 8:56 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin and ethereum prices are moving in opposite directions this morning following renewed airstrikes in the Middle East and ahead of the Fed’s rate decision later this afternoon, which crypto investors will be paying very close attention to.
“For crypto, I continue to view the Fed’s messaging around financial conditions and inflation as more important than the policy decision itself,” said Sean Farrell, head of digital assets at Fundstrat.
“My view is that we receive another ‘hawkish hold,’ but one must respect the non-negligible possibility of a rate hike,” he said.
Learn more: Federal Reserve expected to hold rates steady, but Iran war adds tension
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 0.2% higher than Tuesday’s opening price. Here’s a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -4%
One month ago: +7.3%
One year ago: -45.9%
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 1.5% higher than Tuesday’s open. Here’s a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -0.4%
One month ago: +22.3%
One year ago: -49.3%
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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