Bitcoin price in 2021
Bitcoin opened 2021 at 28,983 USD and closed the year at 47,133 USD, a change of +62.6%. Its highest daily close was 67,562 USD on November 9, 2021, and its lowest 28,983 USD on January 1, 2021.
If you had put 1,000 USD into bitcoin at that first close, it would have been worth 2,583 USD on November 8, 2026.
Bitcoin price by month in 2021
| Month | First close | Last close | Highest close | Lowest close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 | 28,983 USD | 34,318 USD | 40,670 USD | 28,983 USD | +18.4% |
| February 2021 | 33,136 USD | 46,156 USD | 57,488 USD | 33,136 USD | +39.3% |
| March 2021 | 45,114 USD | 58,730 USD | 61,259 USD | 45,114 USD | +30.2% |
| April 2021 | 58,735 USD | 53,584 USD | 63,554 USD | 49,076 USD | -8.8% |
| May 2021 | 57,797 USD | 35,685 USD | 58,929 USD | 34,648 USD | -38.3% |
| June 2021 | 37,311 USD | 35,848 USD | 40,526 USD | 31,641 USD | -3.9% |
| July 2021 | 35,047 USD | 42,214 USD | 42,214 USD | 29,790 USD | +20.4% |
| August 2021 | 41,659 USD | 47,075 USD | 49,524 USD | 38,138 USD | +13.0% |
| September 2021 | 47,156 USD | 41,522 USD | 52,677 USD | 40,619 USD | -11.9% |
| October 2021 | 43,758 USD | 61,731 USD | 66,064 USD | 43,758 USD | +41.1% |
| November 2021 | 61,373 USD | 57,828 USD | 67,562 USD | 53,588 USD | -5.8% |
| December 2021 | 57,026 USD | 47,133 USD | 57,230 USD | 46,174 USD | -17.3% |
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 2021?
Its first daily close of 2021 was 28,983 USD and its last was 47,133 USD.
What was the highest bitcoin price in 2021?
The highest daily close was 67,562 USD, on November 9, 2021. A single exchange may have traded higher during the day.
If I had bought bitcoin in 2021, what would it be worth today?
1,000 USD bought at the first close of that year would have been worth 2,583 USD on November 8, 2026, 2.6× the money put in.
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