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Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $73,013 on Friday, August 21, 2026, 5.4% higher than Thursday's opening price. As of 9:08 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,307.95.

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Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement
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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $73,013 on Friday, August 21, 2026, 5.4% higher than Thursday's opening price. As of 9:08 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,307.95.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,326.60 on Friday, August 21, 2026, up 3.3% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $2,390.81 as of 9:08 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices continued to rise Friday morning. The Treasury announcement to buy back more long-term debt and President Trump's recent call to pass crypto legislation sparked the rally. U.S. Treasury debt repurchases inject liquidity into financial markets and suppress long-term bond yields. Lower yields free up investor cash and prompt greater appetite for risk — which benefits cryptocurrencies and other volatile assets.

Current price of bitcoin and ethereum

Bitcoin 

The price of bitcoin this morning was 5.4% higher than Thursday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:

  • One week ago: +15.2%

  • One month ago: +11.9%

  • One year ago: -36.1%

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. 

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Bitcoin

BTC

$77,324

+6.19% (24H)

Market Cap

$1.55T

Circulating Supply

20.1M BTC

24H Volume

$68.0B

24H High

$79,511

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