The 2013 chain split
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BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2013 · MARCH 2013
Bitcoin price on 11 March 2013
$48.25 close
- Open
- $45.97
- High
- $48.38
- Low
- $45.60
- Close
- $48.25
- Day change
- +6.54%
On 11 March 2013, bitcoin opened at $45.97 and closed at $48.25 on Bitstamp, up 6.54% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $45.60 and $48.38, a range of 6.1%. That was the highest daily close in this record up to that date. The close was 865.00% above the same day a year earlier ($5.00).
ON THE TIMELINE
What happened on 11 March 2013.
ON THIS DAY
March 11 in other years.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2012 | $4.94 | $5.00 | $4.84 | $5.00 | +1.21% |
| 11 March 2014 | $628.02 | $644.44 | $614.17 | $632.10 | +0.43% |
| 11 March 2015 | $290.00 | $296.79 | $285.83 | $296.54 | +2.26% |
| 11 March 2016 | $416.00 | $421.91 | $415.11 | $419.13 | +0.75% |
| 11 March 2017 | $1,111.55 | $1,198.00 | $1,106.51 | $1,176.55 | +5.33% |
| 11 March 2018 | $8,795.04 | $9,768.37 | $8,450.00 | $9,535.04 | +8.46% |
| 11 March 2019 | $3,898.14 | $3,912.89 | $3,812.64 | $3,849.25 | −1.25% |
| 11 March 2020 | $7,893.63 | $7,988.78 | $7,591.99 | $7,934.57 | +0.62% |
| 11 March 2021 | $55,918.09 | $58,155.99 | $54,269.00 | $57,772.09 | +3.44% |
| 11 March 2022 | $39,433.48 | $40,237.22 | $38,244.76 | $38,729.79 | −1.81% |
| 11 March 2023 | $20,226.00 | $20,874.00 | $19,893.00 | $20,618.00 | +1.97% |
| 11 March 2024 | $69,013.00 | $72,910.00 | $67,120.00 | $72,118.00 | +4.48% |
| 11 March 2025 | $78,599.00 | $83,568.00 | $76,600.00 | $82,869.00 | +5.48% |
| 11 March 2026 | $69,958.00 | $71,335.00 | $68,991.00 | $70,196.00 | +0.33% |
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