Some offers on this page are from advertisers who pay us, which may affect which products we write about, but not our recommendations. See our Advertiser Disclosure. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,410.39 on Thursday, August 13, 2026, down 0.2% compared to Wednesday's opening price.
ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $63,504.99. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,878.08 on Thursday, August 13, 2026, down 0.2% from Wednesday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved up this morning to $1,983.13 as of 8:29 a.m.
The opening price of bitcoin has moved lower each day this week, with its daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly price trends now all turning negative this morning. Crypto traders are weighing persistent uncertainty in the Middle East with economic reports suggesting inflation trends cooled in July. Continued signals that the Fed won't raise rates in September can certainly allow bitcoin to advance back into the $65,000 range, but as long as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and long-term peace is not established with Iran, it's going to be hard for a risk-based investment like bitcoin to hold in that price range.
The price of bitcoin this morning was 0.2% lower compared to Wednesday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year: 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.
The price of ethereum this morning was 0.2% lower than Wednesday's open. Here's a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year: 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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