Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement

Some offers on this page are from advertisers who pay us, which may affect which products we write about, but not our recommendations. See our Advertiser Disclosure . Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement Catherine Brock · Contributing writer Fri, August 21, 2026 at 12:16 PM EDT 3 min read Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) opened at $73,013 on Friday, August 21, 2026 , 5.4% higher than Thursday's opening price. As of 9:08 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin moved up to $77,307.95. Ethereum ( ETH-USD ) opened at $2,326.60 on Friday, August 21, 2026 , up 3.3% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved higher this morning to $2,390.81 as of 9:08 a.m. ET. Bitcoin and ethereum prices continued to rise Friday morning. The Treasury announcement to buy back more long-term debt and President Trump's recent call to pass crypto legislation sparked the rally. U.S. Treasury debt repurchases inject liquidity into financial markets and suppress long-term bond yields. Lower yields free up investor cash and prompt greater appetite for risk — which benefits cryptocurrencies and other volatile assets. Current price of bitcoin and ethereum Bitcoin The price of bitcoin this morning was 5.4% higher than Thursday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year: One week ago: +15.2% One month ago: +11.9% One year ago: -36.1% The all-time high…