📈 Historical Price Timeline (Major Milestones & Approximate BTC Prices)
Year
Approx. Price Range (USD)
Key Event
2009
~$0 (virtually no value)
Bitcoin launched, first mining.
Forbes India
2010
~$0.003 – $0.39
First real‑world BTC purchase: 10,000 BTC for two pizzas.
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2011
~$0.30 – ~$32
First big volatility; early exchanges active.
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2012
~$4 – ~$13
First halving event cuts new BTC supply.
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2013
~$13 – ~$1,150
First major bull run.
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2014
~$310 – ~$990
Mt. Gox exchange collapse causes crash.
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2015
~$170 – ~$504
Market consolidation.
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2016
~$370 – ~$978
Another halving event.
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2017
~$963 – ~$19,783
Huge rally; crypto boom starts.
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2018
~$3,200 – ~$17,500
Big crash after 2017 peak.
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2019
~$3,400 – ~$13,880
Partial recovery.
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2020
~$3,800 – ~$28,900
COVID‑19 market rise; third halving.
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2021
~$29,000 – ~$69,000
New record highs and institutional interest.
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2022
~$15,500 – ~$48,000
Bear market after major crypto shocks (Terra, FTX).
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2023
~$16,600 – ~$42,000
Gradual recovery and ETF optimism.
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2024
~$49,000 – ~$89,500
Spot Bitcoin ETFs approved — strong rally.
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2025
~$75,000 – ~$126,000+
New all‑time highs; surpasses $100k.
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2026 (Jan–Feb)
Around $60,000–$90,000
Ongoing volatility; recent trading around ~$70k