Bitcoin price in 2016
Bitcoin opened 2016 at 430.89 USD and closed the year at 958.12 USD, a change of +122.4%. Its highest daily close was 975.89 USD on December 29, 2016, and its lowest 363.75 USD on January 16, 2016.
If you had put 1,000 USD into bitcoin at that first close, it would have been worth 173,736 USD on November 8, 2026.
Bitcoin price by month in 2016
| Month | First close | Last close | Highest close | Lowest close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2016 | 430.89 USD | 376.6 USD | 458.66 USD | 363.75 USD | -12.6% |
| February 2016 | 367.86 USD | 431.89 USD | 438 USD | 367.86 USD | +17.4% |
| March 2016 | 436.75 USD | 413.74 USD | 436.75 USD | 399.17 USD | -5.3% |
| April 2016 | 414.83 USD | 455.97 USD | 467.55 USD | 414.83 USD | +9.9% |
| May 2016 | 448.84 USD | 526.42 USD | 526.64 USD | 436.05 USD | +17.3% |
| June 2016 | 531.97 USD | 635.99 USD | 765 USD | 531.97 USD | +19.6% |
| July 2016 | 667.95 USD | 654.68 USD | 701.41 USD | 638.5 USD | -2.0% |
| August 2016 | 623.91 USD | 575.97 USD | 623.91 USD | 530.74 USD | -7.7% |
| September 2016 | 570.76 USD | 604.13 USD | 625.06 USD | 570.76 USD | +5.8% |
| October 2016 | 608.38 USD | 697.23 USD | 712 USD | 607.18 USD | +14.6% |
| November 2016 | 697.01 USD | 730.02 USD | 750.71 USD | 683.69 USD | +4.7% |
| December 2016 | 742.05 USD | 958.12 USD | 975.89 USD | 742.05 USD | +29.1% |
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 2016?
Its first daily close of 2016 was 430.89 USD and its last was 958.12 USD.
What was the highest bitcoin price in 2016?
The highest daily close was 975.89 USD, on December 29, 2016. A single exchange may have traded higher during the day.
If I had bought bitcoin in 2016, what would it be worth today?
1,000 USD bought at the first close of that year would have been worth 173,736 USD on November 8, 2026, 174× the money put in.
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