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Bitcoin is 17 years old: the network's first block appeared on January 3, 2009. Since then the price has gone from fractions of a cent to $126,198, the all-time high set on October 6, 2025. Bitcoin trades at $86,053 today. Below are the opening and closing price of every year, yearly highs and lows, and the milestones of the early years before exchange quotes existed.
Bitcoin price chart, all time
Log scale, monthly closes. Dashed lines mark halvings.
Bitcoin price by year
| Year | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 * | $87,508 | $86,480 | $97,861 January 14, 2026 | $57,748 | −1.2% |
| 2025 | $93,425 | $87,509 | $126,198 October 6, 2025 | $74,437 | −6.3% |
| 2024 | $42,280 | $93,429 | $108,268 December 17, 2024 | $38,522 | +121.0% |
| 2023 | $16,548 | $42,265 | $44,706 December 8, 2023 | $16,521 | +155.4% |
| 2022 | $46,312 | $16,548 | $48,087 March 28, 2022 | $15,599 | −64.3% |
| 2021 | $28,994 | $46,306 | $68,790 November 10, 2021 | $28,723 | +59.7% |
| 2020 | $7,195 | $29,002 | $29,245 December 31, 2020 | $4,107 | +303.1% |
| 2019 | $3,747 | $7,194 | $13,796 June 26, 2019 | $3,391 | +92.0% |
| 2018 | $14,112 | $3,743 | $17,712 January 6, 2018 | $3,191 | −73.5% |
| 2017 | $964 | $14,156 | $20,089 December 17, 2017 | $756 | +1,369.0% |
| 2016 | $431 | $964 | $979 December 29, 2016 | $355 | +123.8% |
| 2015 | $320 | $431 | $496 November 4, 2015 | $172 | +34.4% |
| 2014 | $755 | $320 | $1,017 January 6, 2014 | $289 | −57.6% |
| 2013 * | $137 | $754 | $1,156 November 30, 2013 | $65.53 | +451.6% |
* 2013 starts on April 28 (first daily data); the current year runs to today.
What bitcoin cost in 2009–2012
| January 3, 2009 | Satoshi Nakamoto mines the first, “genesis” block. Bitcoin has no market price yet. |
| October 5, 2009 | New Liberty Standard publishes the first exchange rate: 1,309 BTC for $1, about $0.0008 per coin. |
| May 22, 2010 | Laszlo Hanyecz pays 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, roughly $0.004 per bitcoin. The day is now Bitcoin Pizza Day. |
| July 2010 | Mt. Gox opens. Bitcoin trades around $0.05–0.08. |
| February 9, 2011 | Bitcoin reaches parity with the US dollar — $1 per coin. |
| June 2011 | The first bubble: about $32 on Mt. Gox, then a slide to roughly $2 by November. |
| 2012 | A quiet climb from about $5 to $13 by year end. November 28 brings the first halving. |
Frequently asked questions
How much was bitcoin worth in 2010?
Around $0.004–0.08. In May 2010, 10,000 BTC paid for two pizzas; that summer Mt. Gox quoted roughly $0.05–0.08. There are almost no daily exchange quotes for that year.
When was bitcoin created?
The first block was mined on January 3, 2009. Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper on October 31, 2008.
How old is bitcoin?
17 years, counting from the first block on January 3, 2009.
What is bitcoin's all-time high?
$126,198, set on October 6, 2025, based on daily closing prices.
What was bitcoin worth a year ago?
$123,513 on the same date a year ago. The price has changed by −30.3% since.
What was bitcoin worth 10 years ago?
$613 on the same date ten years ago.