Bitcoin Price Today: BTC to USD Live Chart
Live Bitcoin (BTC) price in US dollars, with market cap, volume, an interactive chart and a plain-English guide to what moves the price.
Bitcoin live market data
- Market cap
- $1.45T Rank #1
- 24h trading volume
- $26.44B Across all markets
- Circulating supply
- 20.11M BTC Max 21.00M
- All-time high
- $126,080.00 Oct 6, 2025
- 24h high
- $74,695.00 Last 24 hours
- 24h low
- $72,385.00 Last 24 hours
- 7 day change
- -9.05% Versus 7 days ago
- 30 day change
- -13.06% Versus 30 days ago
Bitcoin price chart (BTC/USD)
What is Bitcoin (BTC)?
Bitcoin is a digital currency that runs on a public network of computers instead of a bank or a government. Every transaction is recorded on a shared ledger called the blockchain, and anyone can check it. The network went live in January 2009 and was designed by a person or group using the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
New bitcoins are created through mining. Miners compete to add the next block of transactions to the chain and are paid in newly issued BTC plus fees. The total supply is capped at 21 million coins, which is written into the protocol. Because of that cap, Bitcoin is often compared to digital gold.
Nobody sets the Bitcoin price. It comes from buyers and sellers trading on exchanges around the world, around the clock, every day of the year.
Key facts
| Ticker | BTC |
| Created | January 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto (pseudonym) |
| Maximum supply | 21,000,000 BTC |
| Consensus | Proof of work (SHA-256 mining) |
| Block time | About 10 minutes |
| Block reward | 3.125 BTC (since April 2024) |
| Smallest unit | 1 satoshi (0.00000001 BTC) |
| Next halving | Expected around 2028 |
What moves the Bitcoin price?
The halving cycle
Roughly every four years the mining reward is cut in half. The April 2024 halving reduced it from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC per block. Fewer new coins reach the market, and past halvings have been followed by large price swings in both directions.
ETFs and institutional demand
US spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024 and gave funds and advisers a regulated way to hold BTC. Daily ETF inflows and outflows are now one of the most watched demand signals.
Interest rates and liquidity
Bitcoin tends to trade like a risk asset. Federal Reserve decisions, inflation data and the strength of the dollar often shift prices within hours.
Regulation and policy
Clear rules attract institutions, while bans or enforcement actions can trigger sharp selloffs. Government Bitcoin reserves and tax changes are the latest policy themes.
Market sentiment and leverage
Futures positioning, liquidations and exchange flows can push the price well beyond what news alone would justify, especially over short time frames.
Supply held by long-term owners
When coins move off exchanges into long-term storage, less BTC is available to sell. Large wallets moving coins to exchanges is often read as a sign of selling pressure.
Bitcoin price history: key moments
| Year | What happened | Why it mattered |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Network launches with the genesis block | The first block was mined on January 3, 2009. |
| 2010 | 10,000 BTC buys two pizzas | The first widely known real-world purchase with Bitcoin. |
| 2011 | BTC reaches $1 for the first time | Parity with the US dollar showed there was real demand. |
| 2013 | Price passes $1,000 | First major boom, followed by the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange in 2014. |
| 2017 | Nears $20,000 | Retail frenzy and the ICO boom, then a long bear market. |
| 2021 | Record near $69,000 | Institutional buying and a wave of corporate treasuries. |
| 2022 | Falls to roughly $15,500 | The FTX collapse and rate hikes hit the whole sector. |
| 2024 | Spot ETFs, halving and $100,000 | Bitcoin passed $100,000 for the first time in December 2024. |
| 2025 | New record above $120,000 | Strong ETF demand pushed BTC to fresh all-time highs in the second half of the year. |
How to buy Bitcoin
Pick a regulated platform
Use an exchange or broker licensed in your country. Check fees, supported payment methods and withdrawal options before you sign up.
Verify your identity
Regulated platforms ask for ID and proof of address. Turn on two-factor authentication straight away.
Fund the account
Pay by card, bank transfer or another method the platform supports. Card payments are fast but usually cost more.
Place your order
A market order buys at the current price. A limit order waits until BTC reaches a price you choose.
Decide where to keep it
Leaving BTC on an exchange is convenient. For larger amounts many people move coins to a hardware wallet they control.
Risks to understand before buying Bitcoin
Bitcoin is volatile. Double-digit moves within weeks are normal, and long drawdowns have happened in every cycle. Only invest money you can afford to lose.
If you hold your own keys, losing them means losing the coins. Exchanges can also fail or freeze withdrawals, so do not keep everything on one platform.
Bitcoin price FAQ
The live Bitcoin price in US dollars is shown at the top of this page and refreshes every minute. Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, so the price keeps changing.
Short-term moves usually come from ETF flows, interest-rate expectations, large liquidations or major news. The latest Bitcoin stories are listed further down this page.
The current all-time high price and its date are shown in the live market data above, so they stay correct when a new record is set.
The maximum is 21 million BTC. The circulating supply, shown in the market data, is already close to 20 million. The last coins are expected to be mined around the year 2140.
About every four years the reward for mining a block is cut in half. It slows the creation of new BTC. The most recent halving was in April 2024 and the next is expected around 2028.
By supply and demand across exchanges worldwide. There is no central authority. The price shown here is an aggregate from market data providers and can differ slightly from a single exchange.
Nobody can say. Bitcoin has a fixed supply and growing institutional interest, but its price can fall sharply. Do your own research and consider speaking to a licensed financial adviser.
Use a regulated platform, enable two-factor authentication, and never share your seed phrase. For larger holdings, consider a hardware wallet.
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Content last reviewed November 12, 2026. This page is for information only and is not financial advice. Crypto assets are volatile and you can lose all the money you put in. Prices come from third-party data providers and may differ from the price on a particular exchange.