{"id":395359,"date":"2026-04-16T14:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/395359\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:49:16","slug":"prices-hold-amid-profit-taking-and-cautious-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/395359\/","title":{"rendered":"Prices hold amid profit-taking and cautious outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bitcoin<\/a> (BTC-USD<\/a>) opened at $74,813.22 on Thursday, up 0.9% from Wednesday\u2019s opening price of $74,182.03. The value of bitcoin retreated to $74,331.37 by 7:15 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Ethereum (ETH-USD<\/a>) opened at $2,359.95 on Thursday, 1.6% higher than Wednesday\u2019s starting price of $2,323.34. Ethereum\u2019s price at 7:15 a.m. ET was $2,331.70, down slightly from the starting price.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin and ethereum prices have rallied since the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran. The rally slowed on Thursday morning as many traders took profits. The appetite for cryptocurrencies remains more cautious than equities, demonstrated by the S&P 500\u2019s record-setting performance on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The price of bitcoin this morning was 0.9% higher than yesterday\u2019s open. Here\u2019s a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year.<\/p>\n

One week ago: +5.2%<\/p>\n

One month ago: +2.8%<\/p>\n

One year ago: -10.6%<\/p>\n

The all-time high for bitcoin was $126,198.07 on Oct. 6, 2025. The all-time low value for bitcoin was $0.04865 on July 14, 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The price of ethereum this morning was up 1.6% from yesterday\u2019s starting price. Here\u2019s a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:<\/p>\n

One week ago: +7.7%<\/p>\n

One month ago: +8.4%<\/p>\n

One year ago: +48.5%<\/p>\n

The all-time high for ethereum was $4,953.73 on Aug. 24, 2025. The all-time low value for ethereum was $0.4209 on Oct. 21, 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are rapidly evolving. Follow the latest developments from Yahoo Finance and others here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A bitcoin or crypto credit card generally works just like any other credit card. When you apply and get approved, you\u2019ll be assigned a credit limit, and you can use your card to make purchases. If you don\u2019t pay your total balance by your card\u2019s monthly due date, you\u2019ll start to accrue interest at your assigned APR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The difference is the types of rewards you\u2019ll earn. Instead of earning airline miles<\/a>, rewards points, or cash back on your spending, you\u2019ll earn crypto. The percentage back you earn on each purchase \u2014 such as 3% back on gas or 2% back at restaurants \u2014 is converted from U.S. dollars to bitcoin or another cryptocurrency at the current market value. You can then access your rewards through your connected crypto account.<\/p>\n

For example, say you make a $500 purchase that earns 3% bitcoin rewards. You\u2019ll earn $15 in U.S. dollars on that purchase. With a bitcoin credit card, your $15 may be converted at the current bitcoin value (about 0.00014 bitcoin in October 2025) and deposited in your crypto account.<\/p>\n

The biggest benefit of crypto rewards is the potential for growth over time. Let\u2019s say you had a total bitcoin rewards balance worth $100 USD at the end of 2024. By early October 2025, the value of those same rewards would have increased to about $114 \u2014 even if you didn\u2019t earn any additional rewards over that time.<\/p>\n

Learn more: Do you need a bitcoin credit card? What you can gain (and lose) by earning bitcoin rewards on spending<\/a><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re brand new to tracking the value of ethereum or a more seasoned crypto investor, Yahoo Finance\u2019s price-of-ethereum chart below shows a visual history of how the currency’s value continues to move and evolve.<\/p>\n

More on crypto from the Yahoo Finance team:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tim Manni<\/a> edited this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $74,813.22 on Thursday, up 0.9% from Wednesday\u2019s opening price of $74,182.03. The value of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[32556,114,187789,85,46,187790],"class_list":{"0":"post-395359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-bitcoin-price","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-current-price-of-bitcoin","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-value-of-bitcoin"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}