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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, high, low, and year-end close, 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

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; continuous daily data begins ~July 13, 2010. 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; continuous daily data begins ~July 13, 2010. 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.