Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Thursday, August 27, 2026: Down from highs, but prices holding strong

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $79,026.75 on Thursday, August 27, 2026, up 0.6% compared to Wednesday's opening price. As of 8:50 a.m. 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. But other than August 22, it's the highest opening ethereum price we've observed since January 31.

Despite the slight pullback from the highs earlier in the week, Yahoo Finance's Scott Melker, host of The Daily Wolf, predicted bitcoin prices would move down and says it's by no means time to worry. He also explains why bitcoin prices fell here.

Current price of bitcoin

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The price of bitcoin today, Thursday, August 27, 2026, was 0.6% higher compared to Wednesday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year: