Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,547.05 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 0.6% lower than Tuesday's opening price. As of 8:00 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $64,194.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,881.10 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, up 0.5% from Tuesday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $1,915.50 as of 8:00 a.m. ET.
Crypto prices, like precious metal prices, are finding some footing in the wake of a disappointing jobs report last week and ahead of a CPI report today that analysts believe will show conditions eased slightly in July compared to June.
The July employment report, coupled with the expectations for the July CPI numbers, has many market observers scaling back expectations for a Fed rate increase in September.
Rate increases are a headwind for bitcoin and etherem prices since risk-based assets like cryptocurrency do not pay interest.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, was 0.6% lower than Tuesday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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One week ago: -0.8%
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One month ago: -0.4%
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One year ago: -46.5%
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.
Ethereum
The price of ethereum this morning, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, was 0.5% higher than Tuesday's open. Here's a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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One week ago: +0.7%
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One month ago: +5.2%
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One year ago: -55.5%
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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