BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2026 · MAY 2026
Bitcoin price on 5 May 2026
$80,913.00 close
- Open
- $79,855.00
- High
- $81,781.00
- Low
- $79,810.00
- Close
- $80,913.00
- Day change
- +1.34%
On 5 May 2026, bitcoin opened at $79,855.00 and closed at $80,913.00 on Bitstamp, up 1.34% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $79,810.00 and $81,781.00, a range of 2.5%. The close was 14.58% below the same day a year earlier ($94,725.00).
ON THIS DAY
May 5 in other years.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2012 | $5.09 | $5.11 | $5.04 | $5.04 | −0.59% |
| 5 May 2013 | $112.89 | $118.76 | $106.50 | $116.57 | +3.51% |
| 5 May 2014 | $435.88 | $445.00 | $425.00 | $433.00 | −1.15% |
| 5 May 2015 | $238.22 | $238.78 | $229.66 | $235.12 | −1.35% |
| 5 May 2016 | $447.36 | $450.00 | $445.11 | $448.50 | +0.42% |
| 5 May 2017 | $1,537.36 | $1,609.00 | $1,495.00 | $1,514.90 | −1.45% |
| 5 May 2018 | $9,689.00 | $9,948.98 | $9,670.68 | $9,823.28 | +1.31% |
| 5 May 2019 | $5,766.46 | $5,782.55 | $5,624.25 | $5,709.32 | −0.96% |
| 5 May 2020 | $8,889.24 | $9,120.00 | $8,760.10 | $9,034.85 | +1.71% |
| 5 May 2021 | $53,221.75 | $57,976.62 | $52,924.50 | $57,509.93 | +8.03% |
| 5 May 2022 | $39,685.23 | $39,840.37 | $35,579.40 | $36,533.93 | −7.94% |
| 5 May 2023 | $28,860.00 | $29,701.00 | $28,832.00 | $29,547.00 | +2.41% |
| 5 May 2024 | $63,901.00 | $64,625.00 | $62,947.00 | $64,021.00 | +0.19% |
| 5 May 2025 | $94,301.00 | $95,198.00 | $93,550.00 | $94,725.00 | +0.43% |
FROM THE ARCHIVE