Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, October 2, 2026: Crypto prices surging ahead of September jobs report

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $84,849.93 on Friday, October 2, 2026, up 1.6% from Thursday's open. As of 7:25 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin jumped to $86,459.67.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,705.58 on Friday, October 2, 2026, up 0.8% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved up to $2,747.05 as of 7:25 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum opened higher this morning, and crypto prices are rising further in early trading.

Ethereum has finally broken out of the $2,600 range it has maintained since September 24, and bitcoin moved back above $86,000 for the second time in about two weeks. Prior to that, bitcoin hadn't reached $86,000 since January.

Here's more on why crypto is surging ahead of the September jobs report:

Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader cryptocurrency market rose on Friday ahead of the U.S. jobs report, lifting large-cap crypto-linked stocks. A wave of short liquidations, easing Treasury yields and a fresh $113,000 Bitcoin target from Citigroup added to the rally's momentum.

Bitcoin's price climbed 2.9% in the last 24 hours to around $86,200. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the apex cryptocurrency continued to trend in 'bearish' territory over the past day, accompanied by 'low' levels of chatter.