A simple historical snapshot puts Bitcoin's long-term trajectory in sharp relief. On Mother's Day 2011, BTC traded at $8. By 2021 it had reached $56,700. Last year's reading came in at $60,800, and this year the price sits at $104,000 — a 13,000x appreciation over fourteen years.
The table also captures the volatility embedded in that journey: 2022 and 2023 both printed below $29,000 after the 2021 peak, and 2026's figure of $81,700 marks a pullback from 2025's high. The data doesn't point to a direction — it's a reminder of the distance already traveled and the drawdowns that came with it.
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