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.
The Time Machine replays any past Bitcoin purchase. Pick a date and an amount and it returns the BTC you would have bought, what it is worth now, total return and the best and worst points you could have sold, using verified daily closing prices back to 2013.
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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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Type a USD amount like $100, $1,000, or $10,000 — converted into the BTC you could have bought at the historical price.
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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 | $2023.38M | $20233.75M |
| 2011-02-09 |
First $1Bitcoin reached dollar parity for the first time.
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$1 | $8.09M | $80.94M |
| 2013-04-01 |
First $100Bitcoin crossed a major early mainstream milestone.
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$100 | $80,935 | $809,350 |
| 2013-11-29 |
2013 Cycle PeakThe first four-digit Bitcoin bull-market peak.
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$1,163 | $6,959 | $69,591 |
| 2017-12-17 |
2017 Bull PeakRetail-driven cycle high near $20,000.
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$19,891 | $406 | $4,068 |
| 2020-03-12 |
COVID CrashBlack Thursday liquidity shock across global markets.
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$3,858 | $2,097 | $20,978 |
| 2021-11-10 |
2021 ATHCycle high before the 2022 bear market.
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$68,991 | $117 | $1,173 |
| 2022-11-09 |
FTX CollapseMajor exchange failure marked a deep bear-market low.
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$15,460 | $523 | $5,235 |
| 2024-01-11 |
Spot ETF LaunchUS spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading after years of regulatory debate.
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$46,300 | $174 | $1,748 |
| 2024-04-19 |
2024 HalvingBlock reward fell to 3.125 BTC.
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$63,700 | $127 | $1,270 |
| 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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$80,935 | $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 $809.35M.
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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.