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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $76,535.95 on Friday, September 11, 2026, 2.2% lower than Thursday's opening price. As of 7:23 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin shifted to $76,758.63.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,437.02 on Friday, September 11, 2026, down 1.2% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved to $2,453.68 as of 7:23 a.m. ET.
Last week, Bitcoin prices held above $81,000 ahead of the August jobs report and following statements from one Fed governor who said he might hold rates steady this month. This morning, bitcoin opened at its lowest level in about two weeks, down nearly 6% from the week prior, with critical inflation data on deck.
The ongoing war in Iran has sent diesel prices to record highs, and Brent futures (BZ=F) are up more than 16% over the past month and up 8.43% in the last five days.
With more analysts expecting a rate increase next week (69.4%, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool), crypto prices are sagging, as higher rates are a headwind for cryptocurrencies, which do not pay interest to investors.
The price of bitcoin this morning, Friday, September 11, 2026, was 2.2% lower 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: -5.8%
One month ago: +19.8%
One year ago: -32.8%
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.
The price of ethereum this morning, Friday, September 11, 2026, was 1.2% lower than Thursday's open. Here's a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
One week ago: -2.8%
One month ago: +30.2%
One year ago: -44.0%
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.
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So, you put a little mad money into bitcoin a few years ago. Now, your crypto-fueled profit means you have a sweet nest egg to put toward a house.
But can you buy a house with crypto rather than 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."
This signals what could be a fundamental change to how cryptocurrency may be used to qualify for a mortgage.
