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Bitcoin's closing price on July 4 has traced one of the cleanest compound curves in modern markets: $0.01 in 2010, $15 in 2011, $77 in 2013, $640 in 2014, and the first six-figure print on July 4, 2025 at $108,100.
Why it matters
The chart compresses fifteen years of compounding into a single annual snapshot. Each year's price reflects where the cycle stood: $640 in 2014 came after the first proper bubble had burst; $2,600 in 2017 marked the ICO peak; $34,975 in 2021 was the post-Coinbase-IPO high; and $58,660 in 2024 sat just shy of the all-time set the year before. The 2025 print of $108,100 was the first six-figure July 4, and 2026's $62,500 is the first year-over-year decline on the list, roughly a 42% drawdown from the prior July 4 peak.
Market impact
For a holder who bought at any single point on this list, the long-run arc is the story. The 2010 founding-era quote of one cent to the 2025 peak implies a roughly 6.25 million-fold return over fifteen years, even after the 2026 retracement. Reading each year's print against its cycle phase gives a cleaner signal than any single day's ticker: the dates that look modest in isolation often sit at the bottom of the next leg.
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Frequently asked questions
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How much was Bitcoin worth on July 4, 2010?
Bitcoin's recorded price on July 4, 2010 was $0.01, the earliest entry on the annual snapshot list and effectively the founding-era quote before any real market existed for the asset.
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When did Bitcoin first hit six figures on July 4?
Bitcoin first crossed $100,000 on a July 4 print in 2025, when it closed at $108,100, the only six-figure entry in the fifteen-year annual record.
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Why is the 2026 July 4 price lower than 2025?
Bitcoin's 2026 July 4 print of $62,500 is roughly 42% below the 2025 high of $108,100, making it the first year-over-year decline in the fifteen-year annual record.
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What was Bitcoin's biggest year-over-year July 4 jump?
The largest percentage jumps on the list include 2013 to 2014, where the print moved from $77 to $640, and 2020 to 2021, where it climbed from $9,080 to $34,975, a roughly 285% increase in a single year.
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Does the July 4 price reflect the yearly high or low?
The July 4 print is a single annual data point, not the year's high or low, but it gives a useful cycle-position snapshot when read against prior and subsequent years.
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