Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,559.11 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 1.1% higher than Monday’s opening price. As of 8:19 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin fell to $77,945.97.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,467.13 on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, up 2% from Monday’s opening price. The price of ethereum edged lower this morning to $2,454.23 as of 8:19 a.m. ET.

Crypto, gold, and silver prices are all following a similar pattern this morning: stronger openings than yesterday are giving way as mounting expectations that the Fed will raise rates later this month weigh on prices.

According to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, there’s currently a 66.4% chance the Fed raises rates by 25 basis…