Bitcoin price chart for the entire history from 2008 to 2023
0 $
During this period, no one knew about Bitcoin. Only the bitcoin.org domain was registered and the blockchain was being developed.
January 2009 – October 2009
Virtually no value
There were no exchanges, users were mostly crypto fans who sent bitcoins for a hobby. The coins were of little or no value. In March 2010, user “SmokeTooMuch” auctioned 10,000 BTC for $ 50 (cumulative), but no buyer was found.
October 5, 2009
1 dollar = 1,309.03 BTC
The first rate of Bitcoin to the dollar has been published : 1 dollar = 1,309.03 BTC. Public sales have begun on the New Liberty Standard Stock Exchange.
March 2010
$ 0.003
On March 17, 2010, the now defunct BitcoinMarket.com exchange ceased to operate.
May 2010
less than $ 0.01
On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanets made his first real-world deal, buying two pizzas in Jacksonville, Florida for 10,000 BTC.
July 2010
$ 0.08
In five days, the price increased by 1000%, increasing from 0.008 to 0.08 dollars per 1 coin.
February 2011 – April 2011
$ 1.00
Bitcoin takes parity with the dollar.
8 July 2011
$ 31.00
The top of the first bubble is reached, followed by the first drop in price.
December 2011
$ 2.00
Bitcoin reached the low of that time.
December 2012
$ 13.00
Grows slowly throughout the year.
11 April 2013
$ 266
The top of the price rally, during which the price rallied 5-10% daily.
May, 2013
$ 130
Basically, the price is stable and BTC is slowly rising again.
June 2013
$ 100
Slowly declines to $ 70 in June, but rises to $ 110 in July.
November 2013
$ 350 – $ 1242
From October – $ 150-200 in November, the price reaches $ 1242 (November 29, 2013.)
December 2013
600 – 1000 $
The price dropped to $ 600, recovered to $ 1000, and fell back to the $ 500 range. Stabilizes to a range of ~ $ 650–800.
January 2014
750 – 1000 $
The price rose sharply to $ 1,000 and then remained at $ 800-900 for the rest of the month.
February 2014
550 – 750 $
The price fell after the stop of the Mt. Gox before recovering to the $ 600 to $ 700 range.
March 2014
450 – 700 $
The price continued to fall due to false reports of a Bitcoin ban in China and uncertainty that the Chinese government would seek to ban banks from dealing with digital currency exchanges.
April 2014
$ 340 – 530
Lowest price since the 2012-2013 Cypriot financial crisis It was reached at 3:25 am on April 11th.
May 2014
$ 440 – $ 630
The downtrend first slows down and then reverses, gaining more than 30% in the last days of May.
March 2015
200-300 $
The price dropped until early 2015.
Early November 2015
395 – 504
A big spike in value from $ 225-250 in early October to a record high of $ 504 in 2015.
May – June 2016
450 – 750 $
Big spike in value starting at $ 450 and peaking at $ 750.
July – September 2016
600 – 630 $
The price has stabilized in the $ 600 range.
October – November 2016
600 – 780 $
As the Chinese yuan depreciated against the dollar, Bitcoin rose to $ 700.
January 2017
800 – 1150 $
There were no significant events.
January 5-12, 2017
750 – 920 $
The price dropped 30% over the week, hitting a multi-month low of $ 750.
2-3 March 2017
$ 1290 +
The price stayed above the November 2013 high of $ 1242 and then rallied above $ 1290.
April 2017
$ 1210 – $ 1250
A short period of low volatility.
May 2017
$ 2000
The price reached a new high, reaching $ 1,402.03 on May 1, 2017 and over $ 1,800 on May 11, 2017. On May 20, 2017, the price of one bitcoin exceeded $ 2,000 for the first time.
May – June 2017
2000 – 3200+ $
The price hit an all-time high of $ 3,000 on June 12 and has hovered around $ 2,500 since then. As of August 6, 2017, the price is $ 3,270.
August 2017
$ 4,400
On August 5, 2017, the price of one BTC exceeded $ 3,000 for the first time. On August 12, 2017, the price of one BTC exceeded $ 4,000 for the first time. Two days later, the price of one BTC topped $ 4,400 for the first time.
September 2017
$ 5000
On September 1, 2017, Bitcoin traded at $ 5,000 for the first time, peaking at $ 5,013.91.
12 September 2017
$ 2 900
The price has plummeted due to the Chinese Bitcoin ICO and currency suppression (ICO ban in China).
13 october 2017
$ 5,600
The price skyrocketed when the ICO ban in China began to be forgotten.
21 october 2017
$ 6180
The price reached a new high as the fork was approaching with the distribution of new coins 1 to 1 (Bitcoin Cash).
November 6, 2017
$ 7300
The growth continued.
12 november 2017
$ 5,519-6,295
This is due to the rise in prices for Bitcoin Cash, which exceeded $ 2,477.65, or it was 2.2-2.5 times the cost of Bitcoin Cash of the cost of one bitcoin. Events are pushing Ethereum as the second most popular cryptocurrency in third place when compared to the total market capitalization indicated by the cryptocurrency in dollar value, at least temporarily, before Ethereum regains its second place.
17-20 November 2017
$ 7,600-8,100
At 01:14:11 UTC, the price rallied to $ 8004.59 / BTC before retreating from the highs. According to CoinDesk, at 05:35 UTC on November 20, 2017, the price was $ 7,988.23 per BTC. This surge may be related to the events of the 2017 Zimbabwean coup. The market reaction on one of the exchanges is alarming, as 1 BTC exceeded almost $ 13,500, which is 2 times higher than in the international BTC market.
25 november 2017
$ 9000
Bitcoin surpasses the $ 9,000 mark for the first time.
November 28, 2017
$ 10000
Bitcoin exceeds $ 10,000 for the first time.
29 november 2017
$ 11,000
Bitcoin surpasses $ 11,000 for the first time.
5 december 2017
$ 12,000
Bitcoin surpasses $ 12,000 for the first time.
6 december 2017
$ 13,000
Bitcoin surpasses $ 13,000 for the first time.
December 7, 2017
$ 17,000
Bitcoin surpasses $ 17,000 for the first time at 23:03.
8 december 2017
$ 18,000
Bitcoin surpasses $ 18,000 for the first time at 00:28.
8 december 2017
$ 14277
Bitcoin price dropped to $ 14,000 but bounced back to $ 16,250 the same day
15 december 2017
$ 17900
Bitcoin price hits $ 17,900
December 22, 2017
$ 13800
Bitcoin’s price loses a third of its value in 24 hours, dropping below $ 14,000.
5 february 2018
$ 6200
Bitcoin price drops 50 percent in 16 days, dropping below $ 7,000.
31 october 2018
$ 6,300
On Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, the price remains stable above $ 6,000 during a period of historically low volatility.
14 november 2018
$ 5590
Fall below $ 6,000.
24 november 2018
$ 3778
Fall below $ 4000.
29 november 2018
$ 4333
Bitcoin price has reached $ 4300.
4 january 2019
$ 3820
Bitcoin has continued to fall since the beginning of 2019.
7 february 2019
$ 3399
Lowest cost in Q1 2019.
24 february 2019
$ 4199
Bitcoin is starting to rise.
April 4, 2019
$ 5256
Sudden leap in course.
May 29, 2019
$ 8721
The bitcoin price is still rising. Experts predict future bitcoin price increases like in 2017.
June 4, 2019
$ 7750
Bitcoin price has dropped by more than 10%.
15 June 2019
$ 8700
BTC price has risen above $ 8000. Experts say the 2015 model is repeating itself.
June 16, 2019
$ 9311
The cryptocurrency has updated its annual high of about $ 9000.
June 22, 2019
$ 10738
Bitcoin has broken the $ 10,000 mark.
June 26, 2019
$ 12637
Bitcoin is close to $ 13,000. Experts attribute this to the development of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in the form of the release of the Libra cryptocurrency.
31 december 2019
$ 7240
Bitcoin ended 2019 at just over $ 7200.
15 february 2020
$ 10320
The price reached $ 10,000, it is assumed that at this time $ 300 million was laundered with Bitcoin
12 march 2020
$ 8000-4600
“Black Thursday” in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin price dropped below $ 5K for the first time since May 8, 2019. There were also whales that dumped BTC as large sums were transferred to exchanges prior to this sale. The $ 2.9 billion PlusToken pyramid scheme, which still holds 61,229 coins, transferred 13,000 BTC from its wallets to exchanges via mixer services .
13 march 2020
4600-3800 $
Friday the 13th saw the biggest drop in Bitcoin in the past few years . On this day, 3 global events took place in the world: COVID-19 was declared a pandemic; All three major US stock indexes have plummeted; President Trump announced the closure of US borders in connection with the pandemic.
26 march 2020
6700 $
The first wave of the economic crisis begins all over the world . Bitcoin went flat. It seems that so far BTC cannot decide whether it is a salvation from the crisis or not.
July 27, 2020
$ 10,944
The price rose to its highest level in almost a year.
18 November 2020
$ 18,000
The rate rises above $ 18,000 and is trading near record highs at the end of 2017.
January 3, 2021
$ 34,800
The digital asset has reached a new high of over $ 34,800.
January 7, 2021
40,000 $
The price exceeded $ 40,000 for the first time.
January 8, 2021
$ 41,973
Fixed ATH (All Time High, absolute maximum) at $ 41,973.
January 11, 2021
33 400 $
The price briefly dropped 26%, resulting in a price tag of $ 33,400 per coin.
01 February 2021
33 500 $
Bitcoin price remains stable at $ 33,500.
13 March 2021
$ 60,021
Bitcoin price has risen by 25% in just 7 days.
June 1, 2021
$ 37,265
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has announced plans to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, making El Salvador the first country in the world to do so.
November 7, 2021
67, 549 $
On November 7, 2021, BTC again reached a record high of $67,549.14.
2022
$46,319
January 1, 2022, BTC fell to $46,319.65, or 32.9% below its ATH, likely due to the Fed’s rate hike announcement.
2023 (first quarter)
$23,039.54
Price has dropped 64% since January 1, 2022 to $23,039.54 as of Q1 2023.
