Bitcoin YearsDecember 2010 Bitcoin price in December 2010
Bitcoin opened December 2010 at about $0.23. Here is how that price compares with the month before, the year before and the months that followed.
- Price on the 1st
- $0.23
- Change on previous month
- +15%
- Change on a year earlier
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The price in context
On Dec 1, 2010, Bitcoin was priced at about $0.23. That is up 15% from November, when it started the month at $0.20.
In 2010, first-of-month prices ranged from $0.06 in August to $0.23 in December. December was the highest monthly price of the year.
Twelve months later, in December 2011, the price was $3.06 (+1,230%).
No halving had taken place yet.
Compared with the latest price in our data ($77,521, Nov 2026), one bitcoin bought at this month’s price would be worth 337,047 times as much today. See the Bitcoin calculator.
What happened this month
Satoshi asks WikiLeaks not to use Bitcoin. With WikiLeaks cut off by payment companies, Satoshi Nakamoto writes that the young project is not ready for that kind of attention and asks them not to “bring it on”.
Satoshi’s last forum post. Satoshi Nakamoto posts on the Bitcoin forum for the last time, announcing a new software release. After that, the creator slowly steps away.
Satoshi’s last public forum posts appear, including a plea to keep Bitcoin out of the WikiLeaks controversy, and developer Gavin Andresen steps into a larger role. More →
Price by month in 2010
Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars. This month is highlighted.
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