Bitcoin was founded in 2009, and the number of returns since 2010 was already crazy. So, at one point, the percentage of returns for the apex cryptocurrency was in the thousands. However, there were some years when Bitcoin suffered from a massive decline. So, this article will provide all the details regarding Bitcoin returns for each year since 2010.
Bitcoin Returns from 2010 to 2015
- From 2010 to 2015, the percentage of returns from Bitcoin was largely massive. So, it was only in one year that the apex cryptocurrency suffered some loss at the end of the year. In 2010, the price of Bitcoin was around $0.003 and was about $0.30 at the end of the year. So, that was a 9900% increase.
- Bitcoin started the year in 2011 at $0.30 and ended it with around $4.72. So, that was about a 1473% increase at the end of the year. Bitcoin started the year at $4.72 in 2012 and ended with around $13.51. So, that was around an 186% increase at the end of the year. 2013 was another massive year for Bitcoin, with over 5507% increase at the end of the year. So, $13.51 was the starting price, and $758 was the ending price. 2014 was a bad year for Bitcoin, with some massive losses. So, there was a 58% loss in Bitcoin price at the end of the year. In 2015, there was an improvement in Bitcoin price returns at a 35% increase.
Bitcoin Returns From 2016 to 2020
- Like the other first five years, Bitcoin returns at the end of the year were massive from 2016 to 2020. So, it was only one year that there was a negative percentage of return.
- In 2016, the starting price for Bitcoin was around $430, and the ending price was around $968. So, that’s about a 125% increase in price. In 2017, the starting price was around $968, and the ending price was at $13,860, with a massive 1331% increase. 2018 was the only bad year for Bitcoin within this period, with a – 73% decrease in price.
- There was an improvement in Bitcoin returns in 2019, a 95% increase at year-end. So, 2020 was also a good year with a 301% increase in price.
BTC Price Returns from 2021 To Present Day
- 2021 was one of the massive years for the whole crypto industry. So, it was the year when many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, saw their all-time high. In comparison in percentages, this year wasn’t really the best for Bitcoin. So, there were 66% price returns in 2021 after ending the year at $47,902.
- 2022 is one of the worst periods within the crypto industry. So, the occurrence of FTX collapse was within this period. The starting price was $47,902, and the ending price was $16,531. So, that’s – a 66% decrease.
Conclusion
Bitcoin returns in yearly price since 2010 are primarily massive and contain higher percentage increases than decreases. So, the highest percentage of return was in 2010, and the lowest was in 2018.
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