Bitcoin Time Machine
Look up Bitcoin's price by year, month, or exact date — from 2010 to today. Enter any amount to see what your investment would be worth now, with returns calculated in real time.
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Bitcoin Price Calculator by Year, Month, or Date
A step-by-step guide for calculating what a Bitcoin investment on any historical date would be worth today.
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Bitcoin's Most Famous Historical Prices
Compare landmark Bitcoin dates against today's live price. Use these crawl-friendly milestone examples with the Bitcoin What-If Calculator, Bitcoin DCA Calculator, or Pizza Day Calculator for deeper return analysis.
| Date | Milestone | BTC Price | $100 Today | $1,000 Today |
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| 2010-05-22 |
Bitcoin Pizza DayFirst known real-world Bitcoin purchase: 10,000 BTC for two pizzas.
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$0.004 | $1621.10M | $16211.00M |
| 2011-02-09 |
First $1Bitcoin reached dollar parity for the first time.
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$1 | $6.48M | $64.84M |
| 2013-04-01 |
First $100Bitcoin crossed a major early mainstream milestone.
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$100 | $64,844 | $648,440 |
| 2013-11-29 |
2013 Cycle PeakThe first four-digit Bitcoin bull-market peak.
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$1,163 | $5,575 | $55,755 |
| 2017-12-17 |
2017 Bull PeakRetail-driven cycle high near $20,000.
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$19,891 | $325 | $3,259 |
| 2020-03-12 |
COVID CrashBlack Thursday liquidity shock across global markets.
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$3,858 | $1,680 | $16,807 |
| 2021-11-10 |
2021 ATHCycle high before the 2022 bear market.
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$68,991 | $93 | $939 |
| 2022-11-09 |
FTX CollapseMajor exchange failure marked a deep bear-market low.
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$15,460 | $419 | $4,194 |
| 2024-01-11 |
Spot ETF LaunchUS spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading after years of regulatory debate.
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$46,300 | $140 | $1,400 |
| 2024-04-19 |
2024 HalvingBlock reward fell to 3.125 BTC.
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$63,700 | $101 | $1,017 |
| 2026-04-27 |
2026 Live Price CheckpointA current-cycle benchmark row using the same live BTC price feed as the calculator.
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$64,844 | $100 | $1,000 |
Bitcoin Pizza Day calculation
Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas on May 22, 2010. At today's price, that transaction equals $648.44M.
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Disclaimer
Past performance does not guarantee future results. This calculator uses historical CoinGecko data for educational purposes only. Returns shown are before fees and taxes. This is not financial advice.