Bitcoin Price in 2018
In 2018, the price of bitcoin averaged $7,572.91 per coin, up 89.0% from the year before. This page covers the 2018 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that bitcoin would be worth in today's dollars.
2018 Average
$7,572.91
Annual average of daily closes
Change vs 2017
+89.0%
from $4,006.03 in 2017
What happened to the bitcoin price in 2018
Bitcoin averaged $7,572.91 per coin in 2018, surging 89.0% from the $4,006.03 average of 2017. Annual moves of that size are rare and put 2018 among the most explosive years in the asset's modern history. The defining story of 2018: Crypto-winter crash; fell from ~$17k toward ~$3,700 by year-end..
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 2018 average of $7,572.91 equals about $9,720 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 2018?
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What moved the bitcoin price in 2018?
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.