Bitcoin price in 2022
How bitcoin's price moved through 2022, month by month, and the events behind the moves.
Bitcoin started at $46,355 on January 1, 2022 and ended 2022 at $16,524, a fall of 64.4%. Its highest daily close was $47,560 on January 1, 2022 and its lowest was $15,758 on November 9, 2022.
2022 at a glance
- Open
- $46,355
- Close
- $16,524
- Change over the year
- −64.4%
- Highest daily close
- $47,560 (Jan 1)
- Lowest daily close
- $15,758 (Nov 9)
- Intraday high (StatMuse)
- $48,087
- Intraday low (StatMuse)
- $15,599
Bitcoin price by month in 2022
| Month | Close | High (daily close) | Low (daily close) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | $38,463 | $47,560 | $34,996 | −17.0% |
| February | $43,179 | $44,512 | $36,942 | +12.3% |
| March | $45,562 | $47,464 | $37,808 | +5.5% |
| April | $37,714 | $46,663 | $37,714 | −17.2% |
| May | $31,831 | $39,642 | $28,612 | −15.6% |
| June | $19,333 | $31,334 | $19,014 | −39.3% |
| July | $23,356 | $23,951 | $19,232 | +20.8% |
| August | $20,025 | $24,426 | $19,674 | −14.3% |
| September | $19,435 | $22,365 | $18,507 | −2.9% |
| October | $20,491 | $20,804 | $19,015 | +5.4% |
| November | $17,177 | $21,283 | $15,758 | −16.2% |
| December | $16,524 | $17,810 | $16,424 | −3.8% |
"Close" is the price at the end of the month's last day. Change is against the previous month's close.
What happened in 2022
- May: the Terra (LUNA) and UST stablecoin system collapses. June: lender Celsius freezes withdrawals, and other crypto lenders fail.
- November: the FTX exchange collapses and files for bankruptcy, and bitcoin falls to its lowest price in two years.
- Bitcoin ends the year down about 64%.
What $100 did in 2022
$100 of bitcoin bought at the start of the year ($46,355) would have been worth about $35.65 at the end of 2022, before fees and taxes. Bought at the year's high close instead, it would have been worth $34.74. 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 2022 close was $16,548 on StatMuse and $16,536 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 2022?
It ranged from a low daily close of $15,758 to a high of $47,560. It started at $46,355 and ended the year at $16,524.
What was bitcoin's highest price in 2022?
The highest daily close was $47,560 on January 1, 2022. The highest intraday trade, per StatMuse, was $48,087.
Did bitcoin go up or down in 2022?
Down: it lost 64.4% 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)
- Bankruptcy of FTX (Wikipedia)
- Terra (blockchain) (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.