Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $64,848.91 on Monday, August 10, 2026, 0.1% lower than Sunday's opening price. As of 8:43 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $64,935.75.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,908.93 on Monday, August 10, 2026, down 0.3% from Sunday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved up this morning to $1,913.13 as of 8:46 a.m. ET.
While the price of ethereum continues to hold within a narrow price range, the price of bitcoin has hit high marks above $65,000 for the past four days.
Bitcoin and ethereum prices moved upward following a much more negative jobs report on Friday than many economists had predicted. Analysts reduced expectations for a September Fed rate increase following the July employment report, but with two key inflation reports expected this week, we'll see if the rate-change scales tip back in the other direction, dragging crypto prices lower once more.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 0.1% lower than Sunday'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: 0.0%
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One month ago: +2.6%
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One year ago: -44.3%
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 was 0.3% lower than Sunday'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: +1.4%
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One month ago: +9.4%
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One year ago: -55.2%
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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How Bitcoin works
Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency, which is a currency that exists only in digital form and operates without government or banking oversight. By comparison, the U.S. dollar, the EU euro, the Canadian dollar, and other national currencies have paper versions and are issued by their respective governments.
