Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,446.18 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 0.8% lower than Tuesday’s opening price. As of 7:11 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved higher to $78,824.54.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,484.93 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, down 0.2% from Tuesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum held steady this morning at $2,486.04 as of 7:11 a.m. ET.

Exactly one week ago, the headline news was the same: precious metals and cryptocurrency prices were slipping following fresh escalation between the U.S. and Iran.

Attacks from both sides yesterday sent opening bitcoin and ethereum prices to their lowest levels so far this week. With one week to go before the Fed…