* **$BTC 2009:** $0.00 (Bitcoin was launched by Satoshi Nakamoto and had no financial value initially).

* **2010:** Less than $0.01 to $0.09 (This was the year of the famous "Bitcoin Pizza Day," $BTC where 10,000 BTC were used to buy two pizzas).

* **2011:**$BTC $1.00 to a peak of around $31.00.

* **2012:** $4.00 to $13.00.

* **2013:** $13.00 to over **$1,000** for the first time by the end of the year.

* **2014:** $320 to $950 (A major bear market year following the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange).

* **2015:** $200 to $450.

* **2016:** $400 to $950.

* **2017:** $1,000 to an all-time high of nearly **$20,000** (Bitcoin's first massive retail bull run).

* **2018:** $3,200 to $15,000 (A harsh crash, often called the "Crypto Winter").

* **2019:** $3,500 to $12,000.

* **2020:** $4,000 to **$29,000** (Institutional investors started buying in during the COVID-19 pandemic).

* **2021:** Hit a massive peak of around **$68,000** before pulling back.

* **2022:** $16,000 to $47,000 (Another major market crash caused by the collapse of several big crypto projects like Terra Luna and FTX).

* **2023:** Recovered from $16,500 to around $42,000 by the end of the year.

* **2024:** Hit a massive milestone by breaking past **$100,000** for the first time in history, driven by Spot ETF approvals and political shifts in the US.

* **2025:** Continued its upward momentum, peaking at roughly **$120,000**.

* **2026 (Current):** Following some market corrections, Bitcoin is currently fluctuating in the **$76,000 to $82,000** range.

> 💡 **Fun Fact:** Bitcoin is notoriously volatile. While it has given historic returns over the long term, it regularly sees dramatic crashes of 50% to 80% before recovering and making new highs.

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