Bitcoin price in 2017
How bitcoin's price moved through 2017, month by month, and the events behind the moves.
Bitcoin started at $968.97 on January 1, 2017 and ended 2017 at $13,921, a rise of 1,337%. Its highest daily close was $19,641 on December 16, 2017 and its lowest was $788.31 on January 11, 2017.
2017 at a glance
- Open
- $968.97
- Close
- $13,921
- Change over the year
- +1,337%
- Highest daily close
- $19,641 (Dec 16)
- Lowest daily close
- $788.31 (Jan 11)
- Intraday high (StatMuse)
- $20,089
- Intraday low (StatMuse)
- $755.76
Bitcoin price by month in 2017
| Month | Close | High (daily close) | Low (daily close) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $968.50 | $1,134 | $788.31 | −0.0% |
| February | $1,188 | $1,194 | $982.75 | +22.7% |
| March | $1,082 | $1,289 | $935.06 | −9.0% |
| April | $1,382 | $1,382 | $1,090 | +27.8% |
| May | $2,299 | $2,415 | $1,437 | +66.4% |
| June | $2,453 | $2,974 | $2,400 | +6.7% |
| July | $2,863 | $2,863 | $1,911 | +16.7% |
| August | $4,740 | $4,740 | $2,690 | +65.6% |
| September | $4,335 | $4,918 | $3,247 | −8.6% |
| October | $6,429 | $6,429 | $4,217 | +48.3% |
| November | $9,997 | $9,997 | $5,829 | +55.5% |
| December | $13,921 | $19,641 | $10,809 | +39.3% |
"Close" is the price at the end of the month's last day. Change is against the previous month's close.
What happened in 2017
- August 1: Bitcoin Cash splits off over a dispute about block size; on August 24, the SegWit upgrade activates on Bitcoin.
- The initial coin offering (ICO) boom pulls new money into crypto.
- December: Cboe and CME launch bitcoin futures, and bitcoin's price peaks in mid-December close to $20,000.
What $100 did in 2017
$100 of bitcoin bought at the start of the year ($968.97) would have been worth about $1,436.73 at the end of 2017, before fees and taxes. Bought at the year's high close instead, it would have been worth $70.88. 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 2017 close was $14,156 on StatMuse and $14,156 on Coinlore, a gap of 1.7% from ours. See the method and cross-check for every year.
Frequently asked questions
What was the price of bitcoin in 2017?
It ranged from a low daily close of $788.31 to a high of $19,641. It started at $968.97 and ended the year at $13,921.
What was bitcoin's highest price in 2017?
The highest daily close was $19,641 on December 16, 2017. The highest intraday trade, per StatMuse, was $20,089.
Did bitcoin go up or down in 2017?
Up: it gained 1,337% 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)
- Bitcoin Cash (Wikipedia)
- SegWit (Wikipedia)
- Bitcoin futures (CME Group)
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.