Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $64,487.65 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 2.7% higher than Monday's opening price. As of 9:19 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved down to $64,080.23
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,911.89 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, up 2% from Monday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved lower this morning to $1,895.37 as of 9:19 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin and ethereum prices fell Tuesday morning as the Middle East conflict continues without an apparent end date. Both cryptocurrencies are down since the war began in late February. Bitcoin has dipped 4.4% and ethereum has fallen 5.7%. For context, the gold futures (GC=F) price has declined far more, 14.7% in the same period.
However, bitcoin and ethereum are in the midst of an extended bear market. Analysts are split on whether the bottom is near or the digital currencies will continue to slide. The Kalshi prediction market has odds on Bitcoin ending the year between $65,000 and $69,999.99. Bitcoin ETFs did show net inflows on Monday after three consecutive days of net outflows, according to Coinglass data.
Current price of bitcoin and ethereum
Bitcoin
The price of bitcoin this morning was 2.7% 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: +0.9%
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One month ago: +0.9%
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One year ago: -45.1%
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.
