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Bitcoin price in 2012

Bitcoin opened 2012 at 5.04 USD and closed the year at 13.57 USD, a change of +169.2%. Its highest daily close was 15.37 USD on August 18, 2012, and its lowest 4.38 USD on February 20, 2012.

If you had put 1,000 USD into bitcoin at that first close, it would have been worth 14,853,373 USD on November 8, 2026.

Bitcoin's daily closing price in 2012, US dollars
481217JanAprJulOctJanuary 1, 2012. Closing price 5.04 USDJanuary 5, 2012. Closing price 5.8 USDJanuary 9, 2012. Closing price 7.2 USDJanuary 13, 2012. Closing price 6.96 USDJanuary 17, 2012. Closing price 7.14 USDJanuary 21, 2012. Closing price 6.57 USDJanuary 25, 2012. Closing price 6.5 USDJanuary 29, 2012. Closing price 5.75 USDFebruary 2, 2012. Closing price 5.77 USDFebruary 6, 2012. Closing price 5.92 USDFebruary 10, 2012. Closing price 5.83 USDFebruary 14, 2012. Closing price 5.69 USDFebruary 18, 2012. Closing price 4.7 USDFebruary 22, 2012. Closing price 4.46 USDFebruary 26, 2012. Closing price 5.05 USDMarch 1, 2012. Closing price 4.92 USDMarch 5, 2012. Closing price 4.93 USDMarch 9, 2012. Closing price 4.99 USDMarch 13, 2012. Closing price 5.07 USDMarch 17, 2012. Closing price 5.4 USDMarch 21, 2012. Closing price 4.95 USDMarch 25, 2012. Closing price 4.73 USDMarch 29, 2012. Closing price 4.85 USDApril 2, 2012. Closing price 4.97 USDApril 6, 2012. Closing price 4.95 USDApril 10, 2012. Closing price 4.82 USDApril 14, 2012. Closing price 4.97 USDApril 18, 2012. Closing price 5.06 USDApril 22, 2012. Closing price 5.44 USDApril 26, 2012. Closing price 5.16 USDApril 30, 2012. Closing price 5.01 USDMay 4, 2012. Closing price 5.18 USDMay 8, 2012. Closing price 5.1 USDMay 12, 2012. Closing price 5.02 USDMay 16, 2012. Closing price 5.09 USDMay 20, 2012. Closing price 5.14 USDMay 24, 2012. Closing price 5.18 USDMay 28, 2012. Closing price 5.15 USDJune 1, 2012. Closing price 5.21 USDJune 5, 2012. Closing price 5.33 USDJune 9, 2012. Closing price 5.67 USDJune 13, 2012. Closing price 5.76 USDJune 17, 2012. Closing price 6.58 USDJune 21, 2012. Closing price 6.69 USDJune 25, 2012. Closing price 6.56 USDJune 29, 2012. Closing price 6.67 USDJuly 3, 2012. Closing price 6.75 USDJuly 7, 2012. Closing price 6.74 USDJuly 11, 2012. Closing price 7.24 USDJuly 15, 2012. Closing price 7.68 USDJuly 19, 2012. Closing price 9.37 USDJuly 23, 2012. Closing price 9.05 USDJuly 27, 2012. Closing price 8.91 USDJuly 31, 2012. Closing price 9.22 USDAugust 4, 2012. Closing price 11.16 USDAugust 8, 2012. Closing price 11.07 USDAugust 12, 2012. Closing price 11.64 USDAugust 16, 2012. Closing price 12.95 USDAugust 20, 2012. Closing price 11.64 USDAugust 24, 2012. Closing price 10.25 USDAugust 28, 2012. Closing price 11.97 USDSeptember 1, 2012. Closing price 10.74 USDSeptember 5, 2012. Closing price 10.59 USDSeptember 9, 2012. Closing price 11.19 USDSeptember 13, 2012. Closing price 11.38 USDSeptember 17, 2012. Closing price 11.98 USDSeptember 21, 2012. Closing price 12.66 USDSeptember 25, 2012. Closing price 12.28 USDSeptember 29, 2012. Closing price 12.46 USDOctober 3, 2012. Closing price 12.88 USDOctober 7, 2012. Closing price 12.86 USDOctober 11, 2012. Closing price 12.16 USDOctober 15, 2012. Closing price 12.01 USDOctober 19, 2012. Closing price 11.96 USDOctober 23, 2012. Closing price 11.86 USDOctober 27, 2012. Closing price 11.04 USDOctober 31, 2012. Closing price 10.92 USDNovember 4, 2012. Closing price 10.62 USDNovember 8, 2012. Closing price 11.19 USDNovember 12, 2012. Closing price 11 USDNovember 16, 2012. Closing price 11.28 USDNovember 20, 2012. Closing price 11.81 USDNovember 24, 2012. Closing price 12.43 USDNovember 28, 2012. Closing price 12.5 USDDecember 2, 2012. Closing price 12.69 USDDecember 6, 2012. Closing price 13.55 USDDecember 10, 2012. Closing price 13.53 USDDecember 14, 2012. Closing price 13.82 USDDecember 18, 2012. Closing price 13.47 USDDecember 22, 2012. Closing price 13.63 USDDecember 26, 2012. Closing price 13.44 USDDecember 30, 2012. Closing price 13.65 USDDecember 31, 2012. Closing price 13.57 USD

Bitcoin price by month in 2012

Bitcoin price by month in 2012
MonthFirst closeLast closeHighest closeLowest closeChange
January 20125.04 USD5.61 USD7.2 USD5.04 USD+11.3%
February 20125.65 USD4.98 USD6.19 USD4.38 USD-11.9%
March 20124.92 USD4.86 USD5.45 USD4.7 USD-1.2%
April 20124.94 USD5.01 USD5.44 USD4.8 USD+1.4%
May 20125 USD5.18 USD5.21 USD5 USD+3.6%
June 20125.21 USD6.67 USD6.8 USD5.21 USD+28.0%
July 20126.69 USD9.22 USD9.53 USD6.6 USD+37.8%
August 20129.46 USD10.91 USD15.37 USD9.46 USD+15.3%
September 201210.74 USD12.49 USD12.66 USD10.26 USD+16.3%
October 201212.48 USD10.92 USD13.07 USD10.69 USD-12.5%
November 201211.17 USD12.61 USD12.62 USD10.62 USD+12.9%
December 201212.66 USD13.57 USD13.87 USD12.66 USD+7.2%

Every figure is a daily close: Blockchain.com's average US dollar price across major exchanges for that day. Highs and lows here are the highest and lowest daily closes, so a single exchange's intraday peak can be higher.

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Frequently asked questions

How much was bitcoin in 2012?

Its first daily close of 2012 was 5.04 USD and its last was 13.57 USD.

What was the highest bitcoin price in 2012?

The highest daily close was 15.37 USD, on August 18, 2012. A single exchange may have traded higher during the day.

If I had bought bitcoin in 2012, what would it be worth today?

1,000 USD bought at the first close of that year would have been worth 14,853,373 USD on November 8, 2026, 14,853× the money put in.

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