On October 5, 2009, the “New Liberty Standard” website launched the world’s first BTC/USD exchange service. The exchange rate at that time was only: 1309.03 BTC to 1 U.S. dollar.

On October 5, 2009, the New Liberty Standard website launched the world's first BTC USD exchange service. The exchange rate at that time was only 1309.03 BTC to 1 U.S. dollar.

1BTC=0.001 USD in 2009

On October 12, 2009, a Bitcoin forum user named New Liberty Standard (which happens to have the same name as the exchange) and an early Bitcoin developer named Martti Malmi completed 5,050 BTC at a price of $5.02. transaction. This is the world’s first BTC to US dollar transaction.

In 2010, 1BTC=0.5 U.S. dollars

Within a year, Bitcoin has gradually become accepted from a fairy tale and become a real alternative investment asset. On November 6, 2010, the scale of Bitcoin has reached $1 million. On Mt.Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin trading platform at the time, the exchange rate of BTC/USD was 0.5.

In 2011, 1BTC=1 U.S. dollar

On February 9, 2011, the value of Bitcoin was equal to the U.S. dollar for the first time in history.

In 2013, 1BTC=1,242 USD

On November 29, 2013, when the price of gold was US$1,241.98 per ounce, the price of Bitcoin soared to US$1,242. This is the first time that the price of Bitcoin has exceeded the price of gold.

In 2017, 1BTC=20,000 U.S. dollars

On December 17, 2017, the price of Bitcoin rose to $20,089, a record high.

How has the BTC USD exchange rate changed over time

In 2020, 1BTC = USD 12,350

On August 17, 2020, Bitcoin rose to $12,359-a new high for the year!

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