$BTC Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $77,368.28 on Tuesday, down 1.6% from Monday’s opening price of $78,661.01. The value of bitcoin at 7:10 a.m. ET fell even further to $76,472.05.
$ETH Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,303.33 on Tuesday, 2.8% lower than Monday’s opening price of $2,369.84. The value of ethereum continued falling as of 7:10 a.m. ET, moving down to $2,278.56.
Despite three straight days of opening above $78,000, bitcoin opened lower this morning and has continued to move downward ahead of the third Fed meeting of the year.
Today marked the lowest opening price for ethereum in over a week.
Crypto investors remain cautious, balancing risks, as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have stalled and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Brent Crude (BZ=F) soared back to over $104 a barrel this morning, keeping inflation concerns front and center for the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world.
☆CURRENT PRICE OF BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM:
▪︎BITCOIN
The price of bitcoin this morning was 1.6% lower than Monday’s open. Here’s a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
•One week ago: +2%
•One month ago: +16.6%
•One year ago: -17.5%
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 2.8% 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: -0.5%
•One month ago: +15.7%
•One year ago: +28.5%
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.