Bitcoin (BTC)
Launch: Launched Jan 3, 2009 by pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto with the “Genesis Block”
Founder: Mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto (holds ~750k–1.1M BTC)
Highs/lows: $0.30 in 2010 → nearly $20K (late 2017) → fell below $20K (2022) → >$112K in May 2025
Key factors:
Fixed supply cap of 21M BTC with halvings every ~4 years
Institutional adoption via ETFs, corporate treasury — supports rally above six figures
Macro trends: Inflation, rate cuts, geopolitical events influence price volatility .