{
  "id": 3262998,
  "title": "Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Highest opening for bitcoin in over three months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-tuesday-august-25-2026-highest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:33:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-tuesday-august-25-2026-highest-opening-for-bitcoin-in-over-three-months-123338376.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,982.27, a 1.6% increase from Monday's opening price. By 8:17 a.m. ET, the price rose to $79,038.31. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,482.37, up 0.8% from Monday's opening price. By 8:17 a.m. ET, the price dipped to $2,475.53. Bitcoin reached a high of $81,023.41 during morning trading.\n\nThe U.S. Treasury announced it will double its long-term bond buyback program to $4 billion per session. Positive sentiment towards potential passing of crypto legislation after last week's White House meeting between President Trump and representatives from Coinbase and Robinhood contributed to the market sentiment.\n\nBitcoin and Ethereum have been on the rise over the past week, wiping out three months of losses in just one week. Bitcoin's all-time high is $128,198.07, reached on October 6, 2025, while its low was $0.04865, on July 14, 2010. Ethereum's all-time high is $4,953.73, on August 24, 2025, with its low at $0.4209, on October 21, 2015.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Bitcoin opened at $78,982.27 on August 25, 2026, marking the highest opening in over three months.",
    "Ethereum opened at $2,482.37, up 0.8% from Monday's opening price."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Bitcoin has just wiped out three months of losses in 1 week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bitcoin-has-just-wiped-out-three-months-of-losses-in-1-week",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:12:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}