Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,982.27 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 1.6% higher than Monday's opening price. As of 8:17 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin rose further to $79,038.31.
Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Highest opening for bitcoin in over three months
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,982.27 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 1.6% higher than Monday's opening price. As of 8:17 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin rose further to $79,038.31.
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Aug 25, 2026 at 12:33 PM UTC · 3 min de lecture

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Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,482.37 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, up 0.8% from Monday's opening price. The price of ethereum edged lower this morning to $2,475.53 as of 8:17 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin shot over $80,000 this morning, hitting a high of $81,023.41 before pulling back. Like gold, crypto has been on its own run in the last week or so.
The two main drivers are as follows:
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The U.S. Treasury's announcement that it will double the maximum size of its long-term bond buyback program to $4 billion per session.
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Positive sentiment that crypto legislation will eventually pass following last week's White House meeting between President Trump and representatives from Coinbase and Robinhood.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
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The price of bitcoin this morning was 1.6% higher than Monday'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: +22.4%
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One month ago: +23.2%
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One year ago: -30.4%
The all-time high for bitcoin was $128,198.07 on Oct. 6, 2025. The all-time low value for bitcoin was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010.
Market Context
Bitcoin
BTC
$78,798
+0.28% (24H)
Market Cap
$1.58T
24H Volume
$41.7B
24H High
$81,200
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