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Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $81,271.92 on Friday, September 4, 2026, 5.1% higher than Thursday's opening price. As of 7:21 a.m. ET this morning, the price of bitcoin shifted to $81,240.29.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,507.70 on Friday, September 4, 2026, up 4.9% from Thursday's opening price. The price of ethereum moved to $2,522.14 as of 7:21 a.m. ET.
Bitcoin prices are holding above $81,000 this morning ahead of the August jobs report and following statements from one Fed governor who said he might hold rates steady later this month.
Bitcoin opened at its highest price since May 12 today after comments from Fed Governor Chris Waller, who said he's focused on next week's inflation report to sway him to hold rates steady or raise them. Following the governor's comments, bitcoin saw its largest ETF inflow in nine months.
If the August jobs report continues to show modest but stable growth, expectations for steady rates could grow, prompting a further run for bitcoin and ethereum prices.
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The price of bitcoin this morning, Friday, September 4, 2026, was 5.1% higher than Thursday's opening price. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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 4, 2026, was 4.8% higher than Thursday's open. Here's a look at how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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."
