Bitcoin и ethereum prices today, Friday, August 14, 2026: Crypto prices backing off further

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $63,418.16 on Friday, August 14, 2026, flat from Thursday's open. As of 8:14 a.m. ET, bitcoin had fallen to $62,721.51.

Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,884.42 on Friday, August 14, 2026, up 0.3% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum also moved lower this morning to $1,872.97 as of 8:14 a.m. ET.

Bitcoin and ethereum prices are not reacting to softer inflation data released this week in the same way gold and silver are. While precious metals have moved higher and held those gains, crypto prices are slipping. The divergence is notable given bitcoin's long-running "digital gold" billing as a potential inflation hedge — a role this week's price action is not reflecting. Both coins also remain far below the records they set in 2025, with bitcoin trading roughly 50% under its October peak and ethereum more than 60% below its August 2025 high after a year of steep declines.

Several factors are weighing on crypto growth at the moment, including:

• Major interest from investors in AI
• ETF outflows
• Persistent inflation concerns, despite the July reports
• Stalled legislation

The ETF piece carries particular weight as a demand signal: U.S. spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds, which launched in 2024, quickly became a main channel for institutional money into crypto, so their weekly flow tallies are widely followed as a gauge of appetite. The policy picture, meanwhile, has been one of fits and starts — exemplified by the securities regulator's canceled meeting to vote on crypto rules, linked below.

Read more: US securities regulator cancels meeting to vote on crypto rules

Current price of bitcoin and ethereum

Bitcoin

Bitcoin's opening price this morning was flat compared with Thursday's opening price. Here is a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, last month and last year:

• One week ago: -1.3%
• One month ago: +1.9%
• One year ago: -48.6%

The all-time high for bitcoin was $126,198.07 on Oct. 6, 2025. The all-time low for bitcoin was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010.

Ethereum

Ethereum's opening price this morning was 0.3% higher than Thursday's open. Here is a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, last month and last year:

• One week ago: -0.9%
• One month ago: +6.3%
• One year ago: -60.4%

The all-time high for ethereum was $4,953.73 on Aug. 24, 2025. The all-time low for ethereum was $0.4209 on Oct. 21, 2015.

For the sessions ahead, the signposts are the same forces behind this week's weakness: whether ETF flows stabilize, whether inflation keeps easing after the softer July reports, and whether the stalled legislation in Washington moves at all. Bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are rapidly evolving. Follow the latest developments from Yahoo Finance and others here.

Can you buy your next house with crypto?

If you bought bitcoin a few years ago and saw your holdings grow, you may now be thinking about using those gains toward a home purchase. But can you buy a house with crypto instead of using cash or a traditional mortgage loan? What are the roadblocks? And what about taxes?

President Trump wants the United States to be "the crypto capital of the world." In that spirit, in late June, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) William J. Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgage."

The FHFA supervises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that fund a major portion of the mortgage industry.

Pulte said the housing system "needs a massive upgrade," adding, "I want people who own cryptocurrency to be able to buy homes like everyone else. I believe cryptocurrency is an asset. I believe Americans should be able to use their crypto if they want to. It's time the housing system caught up."

That signals what could be a fundamental change in how cryptocurrency may be used to qualify for a mortgage. Crypto already has a toehold in conventional lending — Better and Coinbase issued the first crypto-backed conventional mortgage, covered in the links below — but Fannie and Freddie adopting crypto-as-an-asset treatment would extend that approach across the government-sponsored slice of the market that finances a major portion of U.S. home loans.

Learn more: Want to buy a house with crypto? Here's what to expect.

Bitcoin and ethereum price charts

Whether you are new to tracking bitcoin and ethereum or a more experienced crypto investor, Yahoo Finance's price-of-bitcoin chart and price-of-ethereum chart below show a visual history of how the currencies' values continue to move and evolve.

(BTC-USD)

(ETH-USD)

More information on crypto from the Yahoo Finance team:

• How to trade crypto: A step-by-step guide
• Do you need a bitcoin credit card?
• Can you buy crypto with a credit card?
• President Trump called for a strategic bitcoin reserve. How it would work.
• How to buy a house with crypto
• Yes, crypto is taxed. Here's when you have to pay.
• How to buy ethereum — and what to know before you do
• How to buy solana: A step-by-step guide
• Want to buy a house with crypto? Here's what to expect.
• How to navigate a crypto meltdown: 'Be willing to hold on'
• Better and Coinbase issue the first crypto-backed conventional mortgage
• Crypto-backed mortgages are hitting the mainstream. Here's how they work.
• Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: Understanding the key differences
• Trump has called for a strategic bitcoin reserve. How it would work.