Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Thursday, September 3, 2026: Crypto prices lift this morning despite oil costs gaining steam

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $77,310.77 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, down 0.1% compared to Wednesday's opening price. As of 7:19 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,892.97.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,391.30 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, down 1.1% from Wednesday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $2,402.09 as of 7:19 a.m. ET.

The U.S. airstrikes against Iranian targets over the weekend and earlier this week marked a troubling reescalation to a war that enjoyed a relative period of calm over the last few weeks. Brent crude oil prices (BZ=F) responded in kind this week, and now sit at over $96 a barrel.

Bitcoin opened mostly in line with earlier-week figures, but ethereum opened at its lowest price point today in about two weeks.

Despite the sluggish start this morning, both cryptos are moving upward on hopes that the president's comments that the airstrikes were short-lived hold true and the recent surge in energy prices quickly fades.

Next up on crypto investors' radar: the August jobs report due out on Friday.

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The price of bitcoin today, Thursday, September 3, 2026, was 0.1% 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: