This article contains a table that shows bitcoins prices and fluctuation from 2009 to date. It also includes the reasons for each price change.
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that is designed to function as a medium of exchange. It uses cryptography to control its creation as well as manage it.
It does not rely on any central authorities to manage or control its activities.
From mid of the year 2010, some businesses started accepting bitcoin, adding to traditional currencies.
The price of bitcoin has not been anything beyond stable since it was created in 2009.
But in the past few years now, with new investments and other business transactions happening on the blockchain, bitcoin has gained value – from below $1,000 and valued at over $10,000 at some point.
As far as bitcoin is not attached to any centralized authority, bank, or organization, its value only gets affected in unique ways.
For the best understanding of what is happening to the price of bitcoin, it will be essential to understand the basic principles that affect the overall price on the market.
Bitcoin price and value history
Not until 2013, over 95% of the market with bitcoins were in all United States Dollars (USD, US $).
In April 2013, the bitcoin unit price dropped from $266 to about $50, and soon after it rose to around $100.
Around June in the same year 2013, the price dropped steadily again to $70.
Within a few weeks, the price began to recover and got to $140 on 1st October.
The next day being the 2nd of October, The Silk Road was seized by the FBI.
This seizure caused a slight crash of bitcoin to $110. Several weeks after, the value increased to $200.
From $200, on the 18th of November, it got to $900 and up to $1,000 on 28 November 2013.
It later fell to below $500 in April 2014.
The table below will show the real figures of bitcoin fluctuations From 2009 till date.
| DATE | USD to 1 BTC | Change ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 – Mar 2010 | Almost nothing | |
| Mar 2010 | $0.003 | |
| May 2010 | Less than $0.01 | |
| July 2010 | $0.08 | |
| Oct 2010 | $0.125 | |
| Feb 2011 – April 2011 | $1.00 | |
| 8 July 2011 | $31.00 | |
| Dec 2011 | $2.00 | |
| Dec 2012 | $13.00 | |
| 11 April 2013 | $266 | |
| May 2013 | $130 | |
| June 2013 | $100 | |
| Nov 2013 | $350 – $1,242 | |
| Dec 2013 | $600 – $1,000 | |
| Jan 2014 | $750 – $1,000 | |
| Feb 2014 | $550 – $750 | |
| Mar 2014 | $450 – $700 | |
| Apr 2014 | $340 – $530 | |
| May 2014 | $440 – $630 | |
| Mar 2015 | $200 – $300 | |
| Early Nov 2015 | $395 – $504 | |
| May–June 2016 | $450 – $750 | |
| July – Sep 2016 | $600 – $630 | |
| Oct –Nov 2016 | $600 – $780 | |
| Jan 2017 | $800 – $1,150 | |
| 5-12 Jan 2017 | $750 – $920 | |
| 2-3 March 2017 | $1,290+ | |
| April 2017 | $1,210 – $1,250 | |
| May 2017 | $2,000 | |
| May – June 2017 | $2,000 – $3,200+ | |
| August 2017 | $4,400 | |
| Sep 2017 | $5,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2017 | $2,900 | |
| 13 Oct 2017 | $5,600 | |
| 21 Oct 2017 | $6,180 | |
| 6 Nov 2017 | $7,300 | |
| 17-20 Nov 2017 | $7,600 – $8,100 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | $17,900 | |
| 22 Dec 2017 | $13,800 | |
| 5 Feb 2018 | $6,200 | |
| Jan 2019 | $3,869 | $-9,542 |
| June 2019 | $8,553 | $3,129 |
| Jan 2020 | $7,188 | $3,318 |
| June 2020 | $9,564 | $793 |
| Jan 2021 | $29,391 | $22,203 |
| June 2021 | $36,681 | $-21,154 |
| Feb 2022 | $23,725 | |
| Dec 2022 | $16,604 |
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