Bitcoin opened at $77,396 Wednesday, 1.5% below Tuesday, then fell to $76,597 by mid-morning as renewed fighting reset risk appetite across the board. Ethereum took it harder, opening at $2,417.66, down 2.0%, and sliding to $2,373.76. The move puts Bitcoin uncomfortably close to $77,057, the floor this range has held since the August breakout, and the level analysts have flagged as the line between consolidation and a much longer drop.