Bitcoin dipped while ethereum strengthened slightly on Friday morning, April 3, 2026. Both cryptos lost ground after President Trump's prime-time address on Wednesday. The Iran War and concern over its economic repercussions have negatively affected demand for riskier assets, including bitcoin, ethereum, and S&P 500 stocks.
Bitcoin and ethereum have shown continued weakness after hitting record highs in 2025, and the downturn this week has fueled pessimism about the long-term outlook, particularly for bitcoin.
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. In regulatory news, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency William J. Pulte ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to "prepare their businesses to count cryptocurrency as an asset for a mortgage," as President Trump wants the United States to be "the crypto capital of the world."
