Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $81,573.10 on Thursday, October 15, 2026, down 1.8% from Wednesday’s open. As of 7:25 a.m. ET this morning, bitcoin moved down to $80,935.07.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,418.43 on Thursday, October 15, 2026, down 3.1% from Wednesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum moved down further this morning to $2,360.28 as of 7:25 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices opened in a very familiar pattern this morning. Bitcoin has opened in the $83,000 or $81,000 range since last Friday. Ethereum has opened in the $2,400 range since last Friday.

But crypto prices took a turn for the worse yesterday following the hotter-than-expected CPI report, and they are poised to do…