BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2026 · JANUARY 2026

Bitcoin price on 5 January 2026

$93,876.00 close

Open
$91,498.00
High
$94,792.00
Low
$91,484.00
Close
$93,876.00
Day change
+2.60%

On 5 January 2026, bitcoin opened at $91,498.00 and closed at $93,876.00 on Bitstamp, up 2.60% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $91,484.00 and $94,792.00, a range of 3.6%. The close was 4.53% below the same day a year earlier ($98,327.00).

ON THIS DAY

January 5 in other years.

Bitcoin’s price on January 5, every year since 2012
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
5 January 2012$5.72$6.65$5.72$6.65+19.39%
5 January 2013$13.19$13.19$13.03$13.15−0.30%
5 January 2014$828.79$948.00$826.07$905.00+9.20%
5 January 2015$264.55$280.00$264.07$276.80+4.85%
5 January 2016$433.31$435.39$429.50$432.43−0.40%
5 January 2017$1,114.38$1,136.72$885.41$1,004.74−9.88%
5 January 2018$15,143.67$17,200.00$14,810.00$16,928.00+11.78%
5 January 2019$3,822.00$3,887.09$3,780.00$3,791.84−0.68%
5 January 2020$7,356.05$7,495.00$7,310.00$7,356.70+0.17%
5 January 2021$32,054.23$34,500.00$29,936.26$34,039.05+6.35%
5 January 2022$45,828.77$46,855.06$42,413.59$43,435.80−5.20%
5 January 2023$16,847.00$16,871.00$16,755.00$16,826.00−0.14%
5 January 2024$44,195.00$44,366.00$42,500.00$44,184.000.00%
5 January 2025$98,218.00$98,799.00$97,277.00$98,327.00+0.12%
FROM THE ARCHIVE

January 5 in Bitcoin history.

Satoshi’s emails and forum posts, and the turning points dated January 5 in any year, are on the January 5 history page, the same page our daily email sends.

Price data: Bitstamp BTC/USD, daily UTC candles. Change is close against the previous close. Historical prices only, not financial advice.

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