Bitcoin YearsMay 2018 Bitcoin price in May 2018
Bitcoin opened May 2018 at about $9,119. Here is how that price compares with the month before, the year before and the months that followed.
- Price on the 1st
- $9,119
- Change on previous month
- +33%
- Change on a year earlier
- +541%
The price in context
On May 1, 2018, Bitcoin was priced at about $9,119. That is up 33% from April, when it started the month at $6,844.
In 2018, first-of-month prices ranged from $4,215 in December to $13,657 in January.
A year earlier, in May 2017, the price was $1,422, so over twelve months Bitcoin was up 541%.
Twelve months later, in May 2019, the price was $5,403 (−41%).
By this month, Bitcoin had been through 2 halvings.
Compared with the latest price in our data ($77,521, Nov 2026), one bitcoin bought at this month’s price would be worth 8.5 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 falls to around $6,000, down about 70% from its December peak. More →
The SEC again rejects Bitcoin ETF proposals, pushing the idea of a US ETF years into the future. More →
Price by month in 2018
Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars. This month is highlighted.
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