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February 2016 Bitcoin price in February 2016

Bitcoin opened February 2016 at about $373.06. Here is how that price compares with the month before, the year before and the months that followed.

Price on the 1st: $373.06
Change on previous month: −14%
Change on a year earlier: +64%

The price in context

On Feb 1, 2016, Bitcoin was priced at about $373.06. That is down 14% from January, when it started the month at $434.33.

In 2016, first-of-month prices ranged from $373.06 in February to $756.77 in December. February was the lowest monthly price of the year.

A year earlier, in February 2015, the price was $226.97, so over twelve months Bitcoin was up 64%.

Twelve months later, in February 2017, the price was $989.02 (+165%).

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 208 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:

Before · Jan 14, 2016
Former core developer Mike Hearn announces he is leaving the project, calling Bitcoin a failed experiment amid the block-size dispute. More →
After · May 2, 2016
Craig Wright publicly claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. The claim is widely rejected, and a UK High Court ruled in 2024 that he is not Satoshi. More →

Price by month in 2016

Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars. This month is highlighted.

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