How much is 1 BTC?
One BTC is worth $62,521.03 — the BTC-to-USD rate as of 2026-08-01 19:21 UTC, −0.75% over the past 24 hours. The figure on this page refreshes hourly from CoinMarketCap data.
BAKED FROM THE HOURLY RATE AS OF 2026-08-01 19:21 UTC · NOT A LIVE CALCULATOR
BTC vs. other Layer 1 coins
| Asset | 24H | 7D | 30D | 90D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin BTC THIS PAGE | −0.75% | −2.84% | +1.68% | −20.55% |
| Ethereum ETH | −1.56% | −1.85% | +8.36% | −21.05% |
| BNB BNB | −1.89% | +1.55% | +3.22% | −6.82% |
| XRP XRP | −0.84% | −4.36% | −2.92% | −24.46% |
AS OF 2026-08-01 19:21 UTC · DATA: COINMARKETCAP · DEEPER TINT = LARGER MOVE · 90D IS OUR LONGEST SNAPSHOT WINDOW
BTC price context
Bitcoin's all-time high is $126,198.07, reached on October 6, 2025. At today's price of $62,521.03, BTC trades 50.5% below that peak — the full ATH breakdown below tracks that gap hourly. Its lowest recorded price was $65.53 on July 5, 2013.
Over the past 30 days BTC has moved +1.68% and over the past 90 days −20.55%.
Circulating supply is 20,064,375 BTC , against a maximum supply of 21,000,000 BTC. Bitcoin's supply is hard-capped at 21 million, with issuance halving roughly every four years. Over 94% of all bitcoin that will ever exist has already been mined, which makes new-supply pressure on the price smaller with every cycle.
Bitcoin all-time high
The gap to the record
Getting back to $126,198 from here would take a 2.0× move — that multiple, not the percentage, is the honest way to read a drawdown. The figure above updates every hour as our price snapshot refreshes; the record itself is an editorial fact recorded from CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historical Data.
All-time low
Bitcoin's recorded all-time low is $65.53, on July 5, 2013 (CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historical Data). From that low to today's price is the other end of the same story — aggregators differ on launch-era data, so we name the source we cite.
Bitcoin price history
Bitcoin has traded publicly since 2013. Its all-time high is $126,198 (Oct 6, 2025), its recorded low $65.53 (Jul 5, 2013), and it trades at $62,521.03 today — the chart and table below are the record between those points, with a source for every row we didn't compute ourselves.
Bitcoin price by year
Rows from 2013 through 2023 are editorial records — each cites the source it was taken from. Rows from 2024 onward are computed from our licensed CoinMarketCap daily data; for those years, high and low are the highest and lowest daily closes in our series, not intraday extremes.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $13.55 | $1,156 | $11.59 | $754.01 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2014 | $754.97 | $1,017 | $289.30 | $320.19 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2015 | $320.43 | $495.56 | $171.51 | $430.57 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2016 | $430.72 | $979.40 | $354.91 | $963.74 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2017 | $963.66 | $20,089 | $755.76 | $14,156 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2018 | $14,112 | $17,712 | $3,191 | $3,743 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2019 | $3,747 | $13,796 | $3,391 | $7,194 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2020 | $7,195 | $29,245 | $4,107 | $29,002 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2021 | $28,994 | $68,790 | $28,723 | $46,306 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2022 | $46,312 | $48,087 | $15,599 | $16,548 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2023 | $16,548 | $44,706 | $16,521 | $42,265 | CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historic… |
| 2024 | $42,390 | $106,665 | $39,580 | $92,341 | Our CMC data |
| 2025 | $93,652 | $124,310 | $75,436 | $88,290 | Our CMC data |
| 2026YTD | $87,792 | $95,797 | $58,931 | $62,521.03 | Our CMC data |
What moves Bitcoin's price
- Spot ETF flows: since US spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in January 2024, daily creations and redemptions by issuers like BlackRock and Fidelity have become the most-watched demand signal.
- The halving cycle: block rewards halve roughly every four years (most recently April 2024), cutting new supply and historically framing multi-year price cycles.
- Macro liquidity: Bitcoin trades like a risk asset with a hard-money narrative — Federal Reserve rate expectations and dollar strength move it, often before crypto-specific news does.
- Corporate and sovereign treasuries: purchases or sales by large treasury holders and government seizures/auctions shift the visible supply on the market.
“since US spot Bitcoin ETFs launched in January 2024, daily creations and redemptions by issuers like BlackRock and Fidelity have become the most-watched demand signal.”
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin launched in January 2009, created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. It runs on its own blockchain secured by proof-of-work: miners expend energy to add blocks and are paid in newly issued bitcoin plus transaction fees.
Over time its dominant use has shifted from payments to store of value — 'digital gold' — a role reinforced by the 2024 approval of US spot ETFs, which gave traditional finance a regulated way to hold it. Notable events in its history include the 2013 and 2017 retail bubbles, the 2020–21 institutional adoption wave, the 2022 credit washout, and the ETF era that began in 2024.
BTC tokenomics
Supply is capped at 21 million BTC. New coins enter circulation as mining rewards, currently 3.125 BTC per block after the April 2024 halving, and the last bitcoin is projected to be mined around 2140. There was no pre-mine and there is no foundation allocation; distribution has been entirely through mining since the genesis block.
How to buy Bitcoin
Bitcoin is listed on effectively every crypto exchange, including Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance, and is also available indirectly through US spot ETFs in ordinary brokerage accounts. After purchase, coins can be left with the exchange or withdrawn to a self-custody wallet; long-term holders typically prefer self-custody or the ETF wrapper depending on whether they want the asset itself or price exposure.
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Bitcoin FAQ
How many bitcoins are left to be mined?
Just under 1.2 million BTC of the 21 million cap remain to be mined. Issuance halves roughly every four years, so the remaining supply will trickle out until approximately 2140.
What was Bitcoin's all-time high?
Bitcoin's all-time high is about $126,000, reached in October 2025 during the ETF-era rally. Check the hourly-refreshed price at the top of this page for where it trades relative to that level.
Is Bitcoin the same as blockchain?
No. Blockchain is the ledger technology; Bitcoin is the first and largest network built on it. Thousands of other cryptocurrencies use their own blockchains.
Who controls Bitcoin?
No single entity. The protocol is maintained by open-source contributors (Bitcoin Core), enforced by thousands of independent nodes, and secured by miners. Changes require broad consensus across those groups.
Why does Bitcoin's price move so much?
Bitcoin trades globally 24/7 with no circuit breakers, and demand is driven by flows — ETF creations, treasury purchases, leverage in derivatives markets — against a fixed supply schedule. That combination produces sharper swings than most traditional assets.
What is Bitcoin's all-time high?
Bitcoin's all-time high is $126,198, reached on October 6, 2025 (source: CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historical Data).
How far is BTC from its all-time high?
As of 2026-08-01 19:21 UTC, BTC trades at $62,521.03 — 50.5% below its all-time high. Reaching the ATH again would require a 2.0× move. This figure refreshes hourly with our CoinMarketCap data.
What was Bitcoin's lowest price ever?
Bitcoin's recorded all-time low is $65.53, on July 5, 2013 (source: CoinMarketCap - Bitcoin Historical Data). Aggregators can differ on launch-era data; we cite the source shown.
Will BTC reach a new all-time high?
We don't publish predictions. What can be said factually: BTC trades 50.5% below its all-time high, and this page tracks that gap with hourly-refreshed data.
Related
Price data: CoinMarketCap, refreshed hourly. Last updated: August 1, 2026, 19:21 UTC. Historical figures (all-time high/low) are recorded at page creation and reviewed periodically.
This page is factual information, not financial advice.