Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $81,844.43 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, down 0.2% from Monday’s open. As of 7:31 a.m. ET this morning, bitcoin fell to $81,405.30.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,405.06 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, down 0.2% compared to Monday’s opening price. The price of ethereum edged lower this morning to $2,384.13 as of 7:31 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices opened lower this morning and continue to slide in early trading. Ongoing attacks across the Middle East, both in Saudi Arabia and against shipping vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, have pushed Brent crude (BZ=F) oil prices over $111 a barrel, a level we haven’t seen since May.

Soaring oil prices have taken the…