Bitcoin: A Historical Journey from 2009 to 2025
- **2009**: Bitcoin was launched with no official price.
- **2010**: First pricing at ~$0.003 and the first recorded purchase (two pizzas for 10,000 BTC).
- **2011 - 2013**: Gradual rise from $1 to over $1,000.
- **2014 - 2016**: Fluctuations and decline, with prices ranging between $200 - $900.
- **2017**: Price explosion reaching around ~$19,000.
- **2018 - 2019**: Crash followed by stabilization between $3,000 - $10,000.
- **2020 - 2021**: Massive rally up to $69,000 driven by institutional support.
- **2022**: Sharp drop to around ~$15,000.
- **2023**: Gradual recovery, ending the year around ~$30,000.
- **2024**: After the halving event, price rose to approximately ~$70,000.
- **2025**: Relative stability between $65,000 - $75,000.
As of the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at approximately **$96,537**, with slight fluctuations over the past 24 hours.