{
  "id": 3508861,
  "title": "Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026: 'Bitcoin is having a price gusher to close out August'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-wednesday-august-26-2026-bitcoin-is",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:42:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-wednesday-august-26-2026-bitcoin-is-having-a-price-gusher-to-close-out-august-124254461.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $78,528.41, a slight decrease of 0.5% from Tuesday's opening price. By 8:25 a.m. ET, the price of Bitcoin had risen to $78,585.58. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,442.30, a decrease of 1.6% compared to Tuesday's opening price. As of 8:25 a.m. ET, Ethereum's price had climbed to $2,469.90.\n\nBitcoin recently surpassed the $80,000 mark for the first time in over three months, with the price reaching a high of $81,235.03 on Tuesday. This surge in Bitcoin's price is attributed to a surprising decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to double its long-term bond-buying program.\n\nCrypto bulls are optimistic, with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi suggesting that Bitcoin could reach new all-time highs of $150K by mid-2027 and $300K by the end of 2029. However, if institutional capital actively invests in Bitcoin, the timeline for reaching such highs could be accelerated, with Bitcoin potentially peaking at $500K in 2029 and recovering to new all-time highs of around $200K by mid-2027. According to Chhugani, Yahoo Finance expects Bitcoin's price to be around $1 million by the end of 2033, even in the base and bull cases.\n\nBitcoin's all-time high was $126,198.07 on October 6, 2025, while its all-time low was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010. Ethereum, on the other hand, opened at $2,442.30, a 1.6% decrease from Tuesday's opening price. Its all-time high was $4,953.73 on August 24, 2025, and its all-time low was $0.4209 on October 21, 2015.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Bitcoin opened at $78,528.41 on August 26, 2026, slightly down from Tuesday.",
    "Ethereum started at $2,442.30, a 1.6% decrease from Tuesday.",
    "U.S. Treasury doubled its bond-buying program, boosting Bitcoin's price."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/gold-price-today-wednesday-august-26-2026-gold-pulls-back-from",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Here are the major earnings after the close Wednesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/here-are-the-major-earnings-after-the-close-wednesday",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}