Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $62,882.88 on Friday, June 19, 2026, down 2.4% from Thursday's opening price. The value of bitcoin fell to $62,498.60 by 8:30 a.m. ET.
Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $1,709.13 on Friday, down 2.2% from Thursday's opening price. The value of ethereum moved down to $1,687.60 as of 8:30 a.m. ET.
The prices of bitcoin and ethereum have been sliding since Wednesday's conclusion of the Fed meeting, which left rates unchanged but sent strong signals to the market that higher interest rates could be coming later this year. Rate cuts seem all but off the table for 2026.
A strengthening dollar and the prospect of higher interest rates have pressured assets like crypto, gold, and silver lower, since these assets don't pay interest.
Read more: Bitcoin, Ethereum Traders Grow Even More Bearish as Prices Fall After Fed Decision
The price of bitcoin this morning was down 2.4% from Thursday's opening figure. Here's a look at how the opening bitcoin price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
The price of ethereum this morning was down 2.2% compared to Thursday's open. Here's how the opening ethereum price has changed versus last week, month, and year:
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?
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.
Learn more: Want to buy a house with crypto? Here's what to expect.
Whether you're brand new to tracking the value of bitcoin and ethereum or a more seasoned crypto investor, Yahoo Finance's price-of-bitcoin chart and price-of-ethereum chart below show a visual history of how the currencies' value continues to move and evolve.
More information on crypto from the Yahoo Finance team:
• 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