Bitcoin YearsOctober 2012 Bitcoin price in October 2012
Bitcoin opened October 2012 at about $12.15. Here is how that price compares with the month before, the year before and the months that followed.
- Price on the 1st
- $12.15
- Change on previous month
- +22%
- Change on a year earlier
- +142%
The price in context
On Oct 1, 2012, Bitcoin was priced at about $12.15. That is up 22% from September, when it started the month at $9.97.
In 2012, first-of-month prices ranged from $4.82 in April to $12.56 in December.
A year earlier, in October 2011, the price was $5.03, so over twelve months Bitcoin was up 142%.
Twelve months later, in October 2013, the price was $127.54 (+950%).
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 6,380 times as much today. See the Bitcoin calculator.
Nearby in Bitcoin history
No major event is recorded on our site for this month. The closest ones:
The Bitcoin Foundation is announced to support development and promote the protocol. More →
WordPress accepts Bitcoin. WordPress.com starts accepting Bitcoin for upgrades, one of the first well-known websites to take it as payment.
Price by month in 2012
Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars. This month is highlighted.
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