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Bitcoin Price in 2021

In 2021, the price of bitcoin averaged $47,436.93 per coin, up 326.7% from the year before. This page covers the 2021 average, high, low, and year-end close, the events that moved the market, and what that bitcoin would be worth in today's dollars.

2021 Average

$47,436.93

Annual average of daily closes

Change vs 2020

+326.7%

from $11,116.38 in 2020

What happened to the bitcoin price in 2021

Bitcoin averaged $47,436.93 per coin in 2021, surging 326.7% from the $11,116.38 average of 2020. Annual moves of that size are rare and put 2021 among the most explosive years in the asset's modern history. The defining story of 2021: Bull run to all-time high ~$69k in November; El Salvador legal-tender adoption; first US BTC futures ETF (ProShares)..

The 2020s brought Bitcoin into the institutional era. Pandemic stimulus and corporate treasuries drove the run to a $69,000 high in 2021, the 2022 FTX-era crash followed, and US spot ETFs plus the 2024 halving powered a surge past $100,000.

Adjusted for inflation, bitcoin's 2021 average of $47,436.93 equals about $56,417 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 2021?
Bitcoin averaged $47,436.93 per coin in 2021, based on annual average data from daily closing prices. That average was up 326.7% from $11,116.38 in 2020.
What is a 2021 bitcoin price worth in today's dollars?
Adjusted with the US Consumer Price Index, bitcoin's 2021 average of $47,436.93 works out to roughly $56,417 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 2021?
The defining story of 2021: Bull run to all-time high ~$69k in November; El Salvador legal-tender adoption; first US BTC futures ETF (ProShares).. Against that backdrop, the annual average climbed 326.7%, from $11,116.38 in 2020 to $47,436.93.

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.