Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $79,026.75 on Thursday, August 27, 2026, up 0.6% compared to Wednesday’s opening price.
ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $79,317.69. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $12,506.74 on Thursday, August 27, 2026, up 2.6% from Wednesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved down this morning to $2,499.05 as of 8:50 a.m.
ET. Bitcoin and ethereum opened at their highest levels in some time. Even though today’s opening prices for both cryptocurrencies are down a bit from the high levels they hit this week, it’s the highest opening figure for bitcoin since early June, and the highest opening for ethereum since August 22.