Bitcoin YearsAugust 2013 Bitcoin price in August 2013
Bitcoin opened August 2013 at about $96.60. Here is how that price compares with the month before, the year before and the months that followed.
- Price on the 1st
- $96.60
- Change on previous month
- +14%
- Change on a year earlier
- +910%
The price in context
On Aug 1, 2013, Bitcoin was priced at about $96.60. That is up 14% from July, when it started the month at $84.50.
In 2013, first-of-month prices ranged from $13.30 in January to $948.00 in December.
A year earlier, in August 2012, the price was $9.56, so over twelve months Bitcoin was up 910%.
Twelve months later, in August 2014, the price was $598.20 (+519%).
By this month, Bitcoin had been through 1 halving.
Compared with the latest price in our data ($77,521, Nov 2026), one bitcoin bought at this month’s price would be worth 802 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 price peaks near $260 and then falls by more than half within days. More →
The Silk Road shutdown. On October 1, 2013, US authorities shut down Silk Road, a darknet marketplace that accepted Bitcoin, and arrested its operator.
Price by month in 2013
Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars. This month is highlighted.
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