Bitcoin Price in 2010

In 2010, the price of bitcoin averaged $0.14 per coin in its first year of real market pricing. This page covers the 2010 average, the events that moved the market, and what that bitcoin would be worth in today's dollars.

2010 Average

$0.14

Annual average of daily closes

Bitcoin Price Chart, 2010 to 2025

Annual average bitcoin price per coin, 2010 to 2025, with 2010 marked. Log scale: each gridline is 100 times the one below.

What happened to the bitcoin price in 2010

Bitcoin averaged $0.14 per coin in 2010, according to annual average data from daily closing prices. 2010 was Bitcoin's first year of real market pricing. Continuous daily quotes only began in mid-July, and in May a developer famously paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, so this partial-year average sits at just a few cents. The notable development of 2010: First real market pricing; famous 10,000-BTC pizza trade in May.

Bitcoin's 2010s took it from a fraction of a dollar to a global asset. After its first real pricing in 2010, it ran through the 2011 and 2013 bubbles, the Mt. Gox collapse and a multi-year bear market, and finally the 2017 mania that carried it near $20,000.

Adjusted for inflation, bitcoin's 2010 average of $0.14 equals about $0.21 in today's dollars. The conversion uses US Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the price of bitcoin in 2010?

Bitcoin averaged $0.14 per coin in 2010, based on annual average data from daily closing prices.

What is a 2010 bitcoin price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, bitcoin's 2010 average of $0.14 works out to roughly $0.21 in today's dollars, using 2025 as the CPI base year. The conversion uses BLS CPI-U annual averages, so treat it as a close approximation rather than an exact figure.

What moved the bitcoin price in 2010?

The defining story of 2010: First real market pricing; famous 10,000-BTC pizza trade in May. 2010 was Bitcoin's first year of real market pricing. Continuous daily quotes only began in mid-July, and in May a developer famously paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas, so this partial-year average sits at just a few cents.

Annual figures are the mean of daily closing prices in US dollars; 2010 is a partial year from mid-July, when continuous pricing begins. Where daily data exists, the per-year high, low, and close come from MetalCharts historical data. Inflation adjustments use BLS CPI-U annual averages.