Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,706.66 on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 2.5% lower than Monday’s opening price. As of 8:34 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved down to $63,327.39.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,890.67 on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, down 3.2% from Monday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved lower this morning to $1,877.71 as of 8:34 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin and ethereum opened lower this morning ahead of today’s two-day Federal Reserve meeting. Some analysts are calling this the hardest Fed meeting to predict in years. According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, there’s a 35.8% chance the Fed will raise rates following the conclusion of its meeting tomorrow, up from 25.7% last week.
Volatility in crypto is expected to continue, as investors process potential peace developments in the Middle East and the crush of negative news around AI circular funding.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 2.5% lower than Monday’s opening price. 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: +6.3%
One year ago: -46.7%
The all-time high for bitcoin was $128,198.07 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 3.2% lower than Monday’s open. Here’s a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -0.7%
One month ago: +20.3%
One year ago: -51.3%
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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