Bitcoin (BTC) is celebrating its birthday today. The world’s most prominent crypto was launched exactly 13 years ago, on January 3rd, 2009!Lets look at Bitcoin value history (comparison to US$)Jan 2009 – Mar 2010 basically nothing:No exchanges or market, users were mainly cryptography fans who were sending bitcoins for hobby purposes representing low or no value. In March 2010, user "SmokeTooMuch" auctioned 10,000 BTC for $50 (cumulatively), but no buyer was found.May 2010 less than $0.01On 22 May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first real-world transaction by buying two pizzas in Jacksonville, Florida, for 10,000 BTC, an amount that would surpass $600 million if held in April 2021.Feb 2011 – April 2011 $1.00 Bitcoin takes parity with US dollar.Nov 2013 $350–$1,242: Price rose from $150 in October to $200 in November, reaching $1,242 on 29 November 2013.Apr 2014 $340–$530 The lowest price since the 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis had been reached at 3:25 AM on 11 April.2-3 March 2017 $1,290+Price broke above the November 2013 high of $1,242 and then traded above $1,290.20 May 2017 $2,000 Price reached a new high, reaching $1,402.03 on 1 May 2017, and over $1,800 on 11 May 2017.On 20 May 2017, the price passed $2,000 for the first time.1 September 2017$5,013.91đź“·Price broke $5,000 for the first time.17-20 November 2017 $7,600-8,100 Briefly topped at $8004.59. This surge in bitcoin may be related to the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'Ă©tat. On one bitcoin exchange, 1 BTC topped at nearly $13,500, just shy of 2 times the value of the International market.5 December 2017 $17,900 Price reached $17,900.7 December 2017 $19,783.06 Price rose 5% in 24 hours, with its value being up 1,824% since 1 January 2017, to reach a new all-time high of $19,783.06.22 December 2017 $13,800 Price lost one third of its value in 24 hours, dropping below $14,000.5 February 2018 $6,200 Price dropped by 50% in 16 days, falling below $7,000.31 October 2018 $6,300 On the 10th anniversary of bitcoin, the price held steady above $6,000 during a period of historically low volatility7 December 2018 $3,300 Price briefly dipped below $3,300, a 76% drop from the previous year and a 15-month low16 March 2020 $5,000 Price dropped 50% in early 2020, losing 25% in 24 hours early in the COVID-19 pandemic.7 July 2020 $10,944 Price recovered value lost in COVID-related crash.30 November 2020 $19,850.11 Bitcoin price reached new all-time high of $19,850.11.8 January 2021 $41,973 Bitcoin traded as high as $41,973.11 January 2021 $33,400 Price briefly fell as much as 26% but pared losses to trade around $33,400.February 2021 $44,200 Bitcoin price surge after Elon Musk and Tesla announcements of investments into Bitcoin, including acceptance of payment.16 February 2021 $50,000 Bitcoin price reached new all-time high of $50,000.10 April 2021 $60,000 Bitcoin back above $60,000 as Coinbase gets ready to go public on the stock market.14 April 2021 $64,800 The all-time high price of $64,800 was reached on April 14, 2021.19 May 2021 $30,000 Bitcoin price drops to $30,000 at one point following suggestions that Tesla has sold or will sell its Bitcoin holdings and a new set of regulations from the Chinese government to support their cryptocurrency crackdown.2 September 2021 $50,128 Bitcoin price recovered to $50,0007 October 2021 $62,600 Bitcoin price returned near to ATH20 October 2021 $66,974.77 Bitcoin price hits all-time high above $66,000source: wikipedia
Submitted January 03, 2022 at 10:22PM
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