Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $77,310.77 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, down 0.1% compared to Wednesday’s opening price. As of 7:19 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,892.97.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,391.30 on Thursday, September 3, 2026, down 1.1% from Wednesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $2,402.09 as of 7:19 a.m. ET.

The U.S. airstrikes against Iranian targets over the weekend and earlier this week marked a troubling reescalation to a war that enjoyed a relative period of calm over the last few weeks. Brent crude oil prices (BZ=F) responded in kind this week, and now sit at over $96 a barrel.

Bitcoin opened mostly in line…