Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $84,024.44 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, up 1.3% from Wednesday’s open. As of 7:15 a.m. ET this morning, bitcoin moved all the way down to $81,809.90.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,471.35 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, up 1% from Wednesday’s opening price. The price of ethereum fell this morning to $2,400.36 as of 7:15 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices opened at their highest levels since October 7 and October 14, respectively, following a very strong day yesterday:

Bitcoin traded near $84,500 on Wednesday, up 2.5% over 24 hours, as the crypto market bounced back from a mid-October slide that pushed it below $80,000. The total crypto market capitalization,…