By February 2011, Bitcoin reached parity with the US dollar ($1.00) . It saw its first major rally to over $30 that June before a "flash crash" on the Mt. Gox exchange dropped it back to pennies. Mainstream Awakening (2013–2019): Booms and Busts
Fuelled by the Cyprus banking crisis, Bitcoin hit $1,000 for the first time in late 2013. bitcoin buy price history
The 2014 bankruptcy of Mt. Gox, which lost 850,000 BTC, triggered a long bear market, with prices slumping to around $300 by 2015. By February 2011, Bitcoin reached parity with the
In October 2009, one dollar was equivalent to 1,309.03 Bitcoins . In October 2009, one dollar was equivalent to 1,309
A retail frenzy drove prices from under $1,000 in January to nearly $20,000 by December 2017.
In its first few years, Bitcoin was largely a curiosity exchanged between cryptography fans.