<P> As the market valuation of the total stock of bitcoins approached US $1 billion, some commentators called bitcoin prices a bubble . In early April 2013, the price per bitcoin dropped from $266 to around $50 and then rose to around $100 . Over two weeks starting late June 2013 the price dropped steadily to $70 . The price began to recover, peaking once again on 1 October at $140 . On 2 October, The Silk Road was seized by the FBI . This seizure caused a flash crash to $110 . The price quickly rebounded, returning to $200 several weeks later . The latest run went from $200 on 3 November to $900 on 18 November . Bitcoin passed US $1,000 on 28 November 2013 at Mt . Gox . </P> <P> Prices fell to around $400 in April 2014, before rallying in the middle of the year . They then declined to not much more than $200 in early 2015 . </P> <Table> Bitcoin value history (comparison to US $) <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> USD: 1 BTC </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jan 2009--Mar 2010 </Td> <Td> basically nothing </Td> <Td> No exchanges or market, users were mainly cryptography fans who were sending bitcoins for hobby purposes representing low or no value . In March 2010, user "SmokeTooMuch" auctioned 10,000 BTC for $50 (cumulatively), but no buyer was found . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mar 2010 </Td> <Td> $0.003 </Td> <Td> On 17 Mar 2010, the now - defunct BitcoinMarket.com exchange is the first one that starts operating . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 2010 </Td> <Td> less than $0.01 </Td> <Td> On 22 May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz made the first real - world transaction by buying two pizzas in Jacksonville, Florida for 10,000 BTC . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 2010 </Td> <Td> $0.08 </Td> <Td> In five days, the price grew 900%, rising from $0.008 to $0.08 for 1 bitcoin . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 2010 </Td> <Td> $0.125 </Td> <Td> Price surpasses one bit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Feb 2011--April 2011 </Td> <Td> $1.00 </Td> <Td> Bitcoin takes parity with US dollar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 July 2011 </Td> <Td> $31.00 </Td> <Td> top of first "bubble", followed by the first price drop </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dec 2011 </Td> <Td> $2.00 </Td> <Td> minimum after few months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dec 2012 </Td> <Td> $13.00 </Td> <Td> slowly rising for a year </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 April 2013 </Td> <Td> $266 </Td> <Td> top of a price rally, during which the value was growing by 5 - 10% daily . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 2013 </Td> <Td> $130 </Td> <Td> basically stable, again slowly rising . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 2013 </Td> <Td> $100 </Td> <Td> in June slowly dropping to $70, but rising in July to $110 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nov 2013 </Td> <Td> $350--$1,242 </Td> <Td> from October $150--$200 in November, rising to $1,242 on 29 November 2013 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dec 2013 </Td> <Td> $600--$1,000 </Td> <Td> Price crashed to $600, rebounded to $1,000, crashed again to the $500 range . Stabilized to the ~ $650--$800 range . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jan 2014 </Td> <Td> $750--$1,000 </Td> <Td> Price spiked to $1000 briefly, then settled in the $800--$900 range for the rest of the month . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Feb 2014 </Td> <Td> $550--$750 </Td> <Td> Price fell following the shutdown of Mt . Gox before recovering to the $600--$700 range . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mar 2014 </Td> <Td> $450--$700 </Td> <Td> Price continued to fall due to a false report regarding bitcoin ban in China and uncertainty over whether the Chinese government would seek to prohibit banks from working with digital currency exchanges . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Apr 2014 </Td> <Td> $340--$530 </Td> <Td> The lowest price since the 2012--2013 Cypriot financial crisis had been reached at 3: 25 AM on 11 April </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 2014 </Td> <Td> $440--$630 </Td> <Td> The downtrend first slow down and then reverse, increasing over 30% in the last days of May . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mar 2015 </Td> <Td> $200--$300 </Td> <Td> Price fell through to early 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Early Nov 2015 </Td> <Td> $395--$504 </Td> <Td> Large spike in value from $225--$250 at the start of October to the 2015 record high of $504 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May--June 2016 </Td> <Td> $450--$750 </Td> <Td> Large spike in value starting from $450 and reaching a maximum of $750 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July--September 2016 </Td> <Td> $600--$630 </Td> <Td> Price stabilized in the low $600 range . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October--November 2016 </Td> <Td> $600--$780 </Td> <Td> As the Chinese Renminbi depreciated against the US Dollar, bitcoin rose to the upper $700 s . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 2017 </Td> <Td> $800--$1,150 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 - 12 January 2017 </Td> <Td> $750--$920 </Td> <Td> Price fell 30% in a week, reaching a multi-month low of $750 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 - 3 March 2017 </Td> <Td> $1,290 + </Td> <Td> Price broke above the November 2013 high of $1,242 and then traded above $1,290 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 2017 </Td> <Td> $1,210--$1,250 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 2017 </Td> <Td> $2,000 </Td> <Td> Price reached a new high, reaching US $1,402.03 on 1 May 2017, and over US $1,800 on 11 May 2017 . On 20 May 2017, the price of one bitcoin passed US $2,000 for the first time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May--June 2017 </Td> <Td> $2,000--$3,200 + </Td> <Td> Price reached an all - time high of $3,000 on 12 June and is oscillating around $2,500 since then . As of 6 August 2017, the price is $3,270 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 2017 </Td> <Td> $4,400 </Td> <Td> On 5 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US $3,000 for the first time . On 12 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US $4,000 for the first time . Two days later, the price of one BTC passed US $4,400 for the first time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 2017 </Td> <Td> $5,000 </Td> <Td> On 1 September 2017, bitcoin broke US $5,000 for the first time, topping out at US $5,013.91 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 September 2017 </Td> <Td> $2,900 </Td> <Td> Price dipped harshly from China's bitcoin ICO and exchange crackdown (those following improper practices) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 October 2017 </Td> <Td> $5,600 </Td> <Td> Price shot back up as the world moves on past the incident following China's crackdown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 October 2017 </Td> <Td> $6,180 </Td> <Td> Price hit another all - time high as the impending forks draw closer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 November 2017 </Td> <Td> $7,300 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 - 20 November 2017 </Td> <Td> $7,600 - 8,100 </Td> <Td> Briefly topped at USD $8004.59 / BTC at 01: 14: 11 UTC before retreating from highs . At 05: 35 UTC on 20 November 2017 it stood at USD $7,988.23 / BTC according to CoinDesk . This surge in bitcoin may be related to developments in the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état . The market reaction in one bitcoin exchange is alarming as 1 BTC topped nearly US $13,500, just shy of 2 times the value of the International market . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 December 2017 </Td> <Td> $17,900 </Td> <Td> Bitcoin price reached $17,900 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 December 2017 </Td> <Td> $13,800 </Td> <Td> Bitcoin price loses one third of its value in 24 hours, dropping below $14,000 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 February 2018 </Td> <Td> $6,200 </Td> <Td> Bitcoin's price drops 50 percent in 16 days, falling below $7,000 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> USD: 1 BTC </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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