Bitcoin Price in 2015

In 2015, the price of bitcoin averaged $272.45 per coin, down 48.3% from the year before. This page covers the 2015 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that bitcoin would be worth in today's dollars.

2015 Average

$272.45

Annual average of daily closes

Change vs 2014

-48.3%

from $527.24 in 2014

2015 High

$495.56

from daily trading data

2015 Low

$171.51

from daily trading data

Year-End Close

$430.57

last trading day of 2015

Bitcoin Price Chart, 2010 to 2025

Annual average bitcoin price per coin, 2010 to 2025, with 2015 marked. Log scale: each gridline is 100 times the one below.

What happened to the bitcoin price in 2015

Bitcoin averaged $272.45 per coin in 2015, collapsing 48.3% from the $527.24 average of 2014. Daily trading data shows bitcoin moved between a low of $171.51 and a high of $495.56 during the year, ending 2015 at $430.57. The defining story of 2015: Bear-market bottom; price mostly $200-500; recovery began late in the year.

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 2015 average of $272.45 equals about $371 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 2015?

Bitcoin averaged $272.45 per coin in 2015, based on annual average data from daily closing prices. Daily prices ranged from a low of $171.51 to a high of $495.56, and the year closed at $430.57. That average was down 48.3% from $527.24 in 2014.

What is a 2015 bitcoin price worth in today's dollars?

Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, bitcoin's 2015 average of $272.45 works out to roughly $371 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 2015?

The defining story of 2015: Bear-market bottom; price mostly $200-500; recovery began late in the year. Against that backdrop, the annual average fell 48.3%, from $527.24 in 2014 to $272.45.

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.