Bitcoin opened at $66,888.48 on Friday, down 1.7% from Thursday, and was trading at $66,650.35 by 9:15 AM ET. The cryptocurrency lost ground after President Trump's Wednesday prime-time address, with The Iran War and economic concerns negatively affecting demand for riskier assets including Bitcoin and S&P 500 stocks. Trading volumes remained subdued due to Good Friday holiday closures, while Bitcoin briefly rose toward $68,000 earlier this week on easing Middle East tensions before gains faded on Trump's more aggressive stance on Iran. The current price represents a $403.92 jump from yesterday morning but remains about $16,516 lower than one year ago.