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From Pennies to All-Time Highs: Bitcoin's 15-Year Price Journey
Bitcoin's evolution from a nascent experiment to a $90K+ digital asset tells an incredible story. Let's trace the milestones:
The early days saw Bitcoin almost worthless—practically free in 2010, inching to $0.30 by 2011. Then the first real rally hit: $5 in 2012, $13 in 2013. But 2014 was the turning point—suddenly hitting $770 and capturing mainstream attention.
Then came consolidation. 2015-2016 saw sideways action ($314 to $434), before 2017's explosive bull run pushed it to $1,019. But nobody expected what happened next. By 2018's New Year's Day, BTC had shattered expectations at $15,321.
Market cycles followed. 2019's pullback to $3,794 scared many. Yet 2020's $7,193 marked the beginning of the institutional adoption phase. The real explosion? 2021: $29,352. Then the bear market corrected it to $47,025 by early 2022, followed by a brutal washout to $16,630 in 2023.
But here's where it gets interesting. 2024 bounced back to $42,660, and as we entered 2025, Bitcoin reached $93,500—a new frontier.
What's next? The chart leaves 2026 blank, and that's exactly the question everyone's asking.