Here is a brief overview of the Bitcoin price history from 2010 to 2023 ¹ ² ³:
- *2010:* The price of Bitcoin started at less than $0.10, then rose to $0.30 by the end of the year.
- *2011:* Bitcoin started growing past $1, reaching a peak of $29.60 on June 8, 2011, then dropped to $5 by the end of the year.
- *2012:* Bitcoin increased by a few dollars.
- *2013:* Bitcoin began the year trading at $13, crossed $100 by April, then $200 by October, and closed out the year at $732.
- *2016:* Prices slowly climbed through 2016 to over $900 by the end of the year.
- *2017:* Bitcoin's price hovered around $1,000 until it broke $2,000 in mid-May and then skyrocketed to close at $19,188 on Dec. 16.
- *2020:* Bitcoin's price closed at $28,993 on Dec. 31.
- *2021:* Bitcoin reached an all-time high price of over $64,895 on April 14, 2021, then again reached an all-time high of $69,000 on November 10, 2021.
- *2022:* Bitcoin's price continued to gradually decline, with closing prices only reaching $47,459 by the end of March before falling further to $29,000 on May 11, then below $20,000 by the end of 2022.
- *2023:* Bitcoin opened 2023 at a price of $16,530, then rose consistently throughout 2023, ending the year at $42,258.