January 2017 | $800–$1,150 | Bitcoin market since Harvard Business Review Quote |
5-12 January 2017 | $750–$920 | Price fell 30% in a week, reaching a multi-month low of $750. |
2-3 March 2017 | $1,290+ | Price broke above the November 2013 high of $1,242[158] and then traded above $1,290.[159] |
April 2017 | $1,210–$1,250 | |
May 2017 | $2,000 | Price reached a new high, reaching US$1,402.03 on 1 May 2017,[160] and over US$1,800 on 11 May 2017.[161] On 20 May 2017, the price of one bitcoin passed US$2,000 for the first time. |
May–June 2017 | $2,000–$3,200+ | Price reached an all-time high of $3,000 on 12 June and is oscillating around $2,500 since then. As of 6 August 2017, the price is $3,270. |
August 2017 | $4,400 | On 5 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US$3,000 for the first time. On 12 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US$4,000 for the first time. Two days later, the price of one BTC passed US$4,400 for the first time. |
September 2017 | $5,000 | On 1 September 2017, bitcoin broke US$5,000 for the first time, topping out at US$5,013.91.[162] |
12 September 2017 | $2,900 | Price dipped harshly from China's bitcoin ICO and exchange crackdown (those following improper practices) |
13 October 2017 | $5,600 | Price shot back up as the world moves on past the incident following China's crackdown |
21 October 2017 | $6,180 | Price hit another all-time high as the impending forks draw closer |
6 November 2017 | $7,300 | |
17-20 November 2017 | $7,600-8,100 | Briefly topped at USD $8004.59/BTC at 01:14:11 UTC before retreating from highs. At 05:35 UTC on 20 November 2017 it stood at USD$7,988.23/BTC according to CoinDesk.[163] This surge in bitcoin may be related to developments in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. The market reaction in one bitcoin exchange is alarming as 1 BTC topped nearly US$13,500, just shy of 2 times the value of the International market.[164][165] |
15 December 2017 | $17,900 | Bitcoin price reached $17,900[166] |
17 December 2017 | $19,783.06 | Bitcoin price rose 5% in 24 hours, with its value being up 1,824% since 1 January 2017, to reach a new all time high.[167] |
22 December 2017 | $13,800 | Bitcoin price loses one third of its value in 24 hours, dropping below $14,000.[168] |
5 February 2018 | $6,200 | Bitcoin's price drops 50 percent in 16 days, falling below $7,000.[169] |
31 October 2018 | $6,300 | On the 10 year anniversary of Bitcoin, price holds steady above $6,000 during a period of historically low volatility.[170][171] |
14 November 2018 22:00 UTC | $5,580-5,590 | Falling below $6000 (source: Coindesk [172]) |
24 November 2018 16:30 UTC | $3,778 | Falling below $4,000 (source: Itsblockchain.com [173]) |