Bitcoin price in 2014
How bitcoin's price moved through 2014, month by month, and the events behind the moves.
Bitcoin started at $729.56 on January 1, 2014 and ended 2014 at $320.66, a fall of 56.0%. Its highest daily close was $914.46 on January 6, 2014 and its lowest was $310.44 on December 30, 2014.
2014 at a glance
- Open
- $729.56
- Close
- $320.66
- Change over the year
- −56.0%
- Highest daily close
- $914.46 (Jan 6)
- Lowest daily close
- $310.44 (Dec 30)
- Intraday high (StatMuse)
- $1,017
- Intraday low (StatMuse)
- $289.30
Bitcoin price by month in 2014
| Month | Close | High (daily close) | Low (daily close) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $803.24 | $914.46 | $742.70 | +10.1% |
| February | $551.29 | $814.49 | $533.71 | −31.4% |
| March | $455.36 | $676.51 | $455.36 | −17.4% |
| April | $448.88 | $531.48 | $366.91 | −1.4% |
| May | $627.89 | $627.89 | $430.13 | +39.9% |
| June | $638.95 | $672.39 | $562.24 | +1.8% |
| July | $581.98 | $651.30 | $562.91 | −8.9% |
| August | $478.51 | $596.51 | $468.96 | −17.8% |
| September | $389.26 | $489.56 | $373.06 | −18.7% |
| October | $337.18 | $400.88 | $322.83 | −13.4% |
| November | $378.69 | $422.59 | $324.25 | +12.3% |
| December | $320.66 | $382.95 | $310.44 | −15.3% |
"Close" is the price at the end of the month's last day. Change is against the previous month's close.
What happened in 2014
- February: Mt. Gox, then the biggest exchange, halts withdrawals and files for bankruptcy, saying about 850,000 bitcoins are missing (about 200,000 were later found).
- A long bear market follows: bitcoin loses more than half its value over the year.
What $100 did in 2014
$100 of bitcoin bought at the start of the year ($729.56) would have been worth about $43.95 at the end of 2014, before fees and taxes. Bought at the year's high close instead, it would have been worth $35.07. 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 2014 close was $320.19 on StatMuse and $320.19 on Coinlore, a gap of 0.1% from ours. See the method and cross-check for every year.
Frequently asked questions
What was the price of bitcoin in 2014?
It ranged from a low daily close of $310.44 to a high of $914.46. It started at $729.56 and ended the year at $320.66.
What was bitcoin's highest price in 2014?
The highest daily close was $914.46 on January 6, 2014. The highest intraday trade, per StatMuse, was $1,017.
Did bitcoin go up or down in 2014?
Down: it lost 56.0% from its opening 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)
- Bitcoin historical data and yearly returns (Coinlore)
- Mt. Gox (Wikipedia)
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.