Bitcoin price in 2010
How bitcoin's price moved through 2010, month by month, and the events behind the moves.
Bitcoin was at $0.0858 on July 18, 2010, when reliable daily prices begin, and ended 2010 at $0.30, a rise of 249%. Its highest daily close was $0.401 on November 6, 2010 and its lowest was $0.0505 on July 25, 2010.
2010 at a glance
- Open
- $0.0858
- Close
- $0.30
- Change over the year
- +249%
- Highest daily close
- $0.401 (Nov 6)
- Lowest daily close
- $0.0505 (Jul 25)
- Intraday high (StatMuse)
- $0.46
- Intraday low (StatMuse)
- $0.05
Bitcoin price by month in 2010
| Month | Close | High (daily close) | Low (daily close) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | $0.0675 | $0.0858 | $0.0505 | −21.3% |
| August | $0.06 | $0.0704 | $0.057 | −11.2% |
| September | $0.0619 | $0.0636 | $0.06 | +3.2% |
| October | $0.1925 | $0.1976 | $0.0611 | +211% |
| November | $0.2082 | $0.401 | $0.1931 | +8.2% |
| December | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.20 | +44.1% |
"Close" is the price at the end of the month's last day. Change is against the previous month's close (or the July 18 start for July).
What happened in 2010
- May 22: Laszlo Hanyecz pays 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, the first well-known purchase with bitcoin (Bitcoin Pizza Day).
- July: the Mt. Gox exchange opens, and reliable daily prices start (this table begins on July 18, 2010).
- August 15: a bug creates 184 billion bitcoins in one block; developers fix it within hours and the chain is rolled back. It's the only serious bug of its kind in Bitcoin's history.
What $100 did in 2010
$100 of bitcoin bought at the first price ($0.0858) would have been worth about $349.49 at the end of 2010, before fees and taxes. Bought at the year's high close instead, it would have been worth $74.82. Timing within a single year mattered a lot. To see what it would be worth today, use the Bitcoin investment calculator.
About these numbers
Prices are Coin Metrics' daily closing reference prices in US dollars. Other sources differ a little: the 2010 close was $0.30 on StatMuse, a gap of 0.0% from ours. Prices from 2010 to 2013 come mostly from Mt. Gox and a few small exchanges, so treat them as approximate. See the method and cross-check for every year.
Frequently asked questions
What was the price of bitcoin in 2010?
It ranged from a low daily close of $0.0505 to a high of $0.401. It began trading in the data at $0.0858 and ended the year at $0.30.
What was bitcoin's highest price in 2010?
The highest daily close was $0.401 on November 6, 2010. The highest intraday trade, per StatMuse, was $0.46.
Did bitcoin go up or down in 2010?
Up: it gained 249% from its first price to the December 31 close.
Sources
- Coin Metrics free daily network data, PriceUSD (GitHub archive, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- Bitcoin price by year: open, high, low, close (StatMuse Money)
- Value overflow incident (Bitcoin Wiki)
- Laszlo Hanyecz (Bitcoin Wiki)
Written for beginners and checked against the sources listed. Last reviewed November 4, 2026. This page is educational and is not financial, tax or legal advice. How we write and check pages.