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  "id": 9136317,
  "title": "Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Tuesday, September 22, 2026: Crypto prices continue to surge to prices last seen in January",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-tuesday-september-22-2026-crypto",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:47:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/bitcoin-and-ethereum-prices-today-tuesday-september-22-2026-crypto-prices-continue-to-surge-to-prices-last-seen-in-january-114724449.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Bitcoin and Ethereum prices experienced significant surges, reaching heights last observed in January of this year. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $86,597.82, a 6.7% increase from Monday's opening, before dropping to $86,035.18 by 7:20 a.m. ET. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,775.96, a 5% rise from Monday, and fell to $2,734.44 at the same time.\n\nThe price surge in both cryptocurrencies is attributed to falling oil prices, oil settling at $98.49, a relief from the recent over $100 per barrel. Another key factor is the wave of short liquidations, with 115,490 traders liquidated in the past 24 hours, totaling $769.80 million in losses. Short positions accounted for 85% of these losses, around $647 million, with Bitcoin leading at $421.5 million and Ethereum following at $180.31 million. In the latest hour alone, liquidations reached $634.62 million, 84% from short positions.\n\nBitcoin's opening price this morning marked a 10% gain over the last week and month. Ethereum's opening price also saw a 10% increase. Historically, Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $128,198.07 on October 6, 2025, and Ethereum reached its peak at $4,953.73 on August 24, 2025.",
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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."
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