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2025 Six figures and a new record

Bitcoin traded above $80,000 for most of the year, set records in July and October and became part of US policy through a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. A violent sell-off after the October peak pulled the price back by year-end.

Year-end price (approx.)

~$87,500

Block reward

3.125 BTC

All-time high

~$126,000 (Oct 6)

What happened

1. Jan 20

   Donald Trump is inaugurated as US president, with digital-asset policy a stated priority of the administration.

2. Mar 6

   An executive order establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, to be funded with Bitcoin forfeited to the US government.

3. Jul 14

   Bitcoin rises above $120,000 for the first time.

4. Jul 18

   The GENIUS Act, creating a federal framework for stablecoins, is signed into law.

5. Oct 6

   Bitcoin sets an all-time high of about $126,000.

6. Oct 10

   A sharp market-wide sell-off triggers one of the largest liquidation events in crypto history.

7. Nov

   Bitcoin falls into the low $80,000s, below where it began the year.

Why it mattered

2025 brought Bitcoin into official US government policy, even as the price showed it was still a volatile, cyclical asset.

Price by month

Bitcoin price on the first day of each month, in US dollars, with the change from the previous month.

• Jan$94,420−3%
• Feb$100,656+7%
• Mar$86,032−15%
• Apr$85,169−1%
• May$96,492+13%
• Jun$105,652+9%
• Jul$105,698+0%
• Aug$113,320+7%
• Sep$109,251−4%
• Oct$118,649+9%
• Nov$110,064−7%
• Dec$86,322−22%

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