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Bitcoin (BTC) price
Today's Bitcoin (BTC) price live in US dollar (USD). View the chart, calculator and crypto information.
Price chart
| Price today | 24h change |
|---|---|
$
28,408.75
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-3.82%
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Calculator
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Price performance
This is the price performance of Bitcoin (BTC). It shows the percentage gains and losses for each time period.
| April 2022 | -17.23% |
|---|---|
| March 2022 | +5.41% |
| February 2022 | +11.61% |
| January 2022 | -16.45% |
| December 2021 | -18.72% |
| November 2021 | -7.09% |
| October 2021 | +40.22% |
| September 2021 | -7.27% |
| August 2021 | +13.26% |
| July 2021 | +20.04% |
| June 2021 | -6.02% |
| May 2021 | -38.88% |
| April 2021 | -0.85% |
| March 2021 | +30.34% |
| February 2021 | +36.37% |
| January 2021 | +18.10% |
| December 2020 | +48.30% |
| November 2020 | +33.91% |
| October 2020 | +27.84% |
| September 2020 | -7.55% |
| August 2020 | +2.82% |
| July 2020 | +23.97% |
| June 2020 | -3.35% |
| May 2020 | +9.85% |
| April 2020 | +33.92% |
| March 2020 | -24.92% |
| February 2020 | -7.40% |
| January 2020 | +28.90% |
| December 2019 | -5.29% |
| November 2019 | -17.00% |
Value statistics
An overview showing the statistics of Bitcoin, such as the base and quote currency, the rank, and trading volume.
 | Price to USD | $ 28,408.75 | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Price to BTC | 1.00 BTC | |
 | Rank | 1 | |
 | 24h volume | $ 32.30 billion | |
 | Market cap | $ 541.22 billion | |
| Fully diluted market cap | $ 596.58 billion | |
 | All-time high (daily avg.) | $ 68,763.41 | on 11/10/2021 |
Supply information
View the total and circulating supply of Bitcoin, including details on how the supplies are calculated.
| Circulating supply | 19.05 million BTC | |
|---|---|---|
| Total supply | 19.05 million BTC | |
| Max supply | 21.00 million BTC | |
| Issuance blockchain | Bitcoin | |
What is Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the first digital currency that allows users to send and receive money, without the interference of a central bank or government. Instead, a network of thousands of peers is controlling the transactions; a decentralized system.
Why does bitcoin have value?
Bitcoin’s useful qualities (decentralized, borderless, secure) aren’t the only reason the coin is worth so much. Due to its scarcity (and it’s hard to produce), Bitcoin is often nicknamed ‘Digital Gold’, in reference to ‘classic’ physical gold. Like gold, Bitcoin also has a finite supply of coins available; there will only ever be 21 million bitcoin. And now you know why the creation of new bitcoins is also called mining.
No inflation in bitcoin
Bitcoin was invented in response to a few concerns the inventor(s) had, such as inflation. Its supply is limited, so one cannot just devalue the currency by printing more, as governments often do with fiat currencies (USD, EUR, etc.).
As people look for alternative places to keep their money rather than losing value in a negative interest rate account, Bitcoin becomes more appealing. Big global companies, such as Tesla and MicroStrategy already purchased serious amounts of Bitcoin. And it's only a matter of time that other companies will follow. This also ensures that the value remains or continues to increase.
Who built Bitcoin
In 2008, Bitcoin was invented by an anonymous person or group named Satoshi Nakamoto. In 2009, Bitcoin was released as open-source software. Nakamoto’s real identity is still unknown, although there are many theories about who it might be. Decentralization is one of Bitcoin’s most important principles, and that’s why this anonymity is perfectly in line.
The technology of Bitcoin
The Bitcoin blockchain is a database, the so-called ‘ledger’, that consists of bitcoin transaction records. For new transactions to be added to the ledger, the nodes must agree that the transaction is real and valid. The blockchain is public and contains records of all the transactions taking place.
How to buy bitcoin?
Continue reading this blog article on how to buy your first bitcoin.
Links
 | Website | bitcoin.org |
|---|---|---|
| Website | Bitcoin Whitepaper |
| Website | bitcoinmagazine.com |
 | BitcoinTalk | bitcointalk.org |
 | Block explorer | www.blockchain.com |
 | GitHub | bitcoin/bitcoin |
 | r/bitcoin | |
 | Telegram | Bitcoin_Magazine |
| Telegram | bitcoin |
Best exchanges to buy Bitcoin
The top crypto exchanges that have Bitcoin available for trading, ranked by 24h trading volume and the current price.
| Exchange | 24h volume |
|---|---|
|
$
4.67 billion
$
28,342.39
| |
|
$
1.24 billion
$
28,320.47
| |
|
$
1.16 billion
$
28,430.01
| |
|
$
1.02 billion
$
28,317.44
| |
|
$
723.16 million
$
28,321.26
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