Bitcoin price in 2020
Bitcoin opened 2020 at 7,168 USD and closed the year at 28,857 USD, a change of +302.6%. Its highest daily close was 28,857 USD on December 31, 2020, and its lowest 4,830 USD on March 13, 2020.
If you had put 1,000 USD into bitcoin at that first close, it would have been worth 10,444 USD on November 8, 2026.
Bitcoin price by month in 2020
| Month | First close | Last close | Highest close | Lowest close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | 7,168 USD | 9,502 USD | 9,502 USD | 6,944 USD | +32.6% |
| February 2020 | 9,334 USD | 8,712 USD | 10,369 USD | 8,712 USD | -6.7% |
| March 2020 | 8,531 USD | 6,405 USD | 9,156 USD | 4,830 USD | -24.9% |
| April 2020 | 6,428 USD | 8,778 USD | 8,778 USD | 6,428 USD | +36.6% |
| May 2020 | 8,629 USD | 9,698 USD | 10,002 USD | 8,617 USD | +12.4% |
| June 2020 | 9,451 USD | 9,185 USD | 10,204 USD | 9,004 USD | -2.8% |
| July 2020 | 9,134 USD | 11,115 USD | 11,115 USD | 9,072 USD | +21.7% |
| August 2020 | 11,344 USD | 11,708 USD | 12,294 USD | 11,078 USD | +3.2% |
| September 2020 | 11,660 USD | 10,841 USD | 11,923 USD | 10,122 USD | -7.0% |
| October 2020 | 10,778 USD | 13,565 USD | 13,651 USD | 10,552 USD | +25.9% |
| November 2020 | 13,810 USD | 18,192 USD | 19,173 USD | 13,575 USD | +31.7% |
| December 2020 | 19,710 USD | 28,857 USD | 28,857 USD | 18,029 USD | +46.4% |
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 2020?
Its first daily close of 2020 was 7,168 USD and its last was 28,857 USD.
What was the highest bitcoin price in 2020?
The highest daily close was 28,857 USD, on December 31, 2020. A single exchange may have traded higher during the day.
If I had bought bitcoin in 2020, what would it be worth today?
1,000 USD bought at the first close of that year would have been worth 10,444 USD on November 8, 2026, 10× the money put in.
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