BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2026 · MAY 2026
Bitcoin price on 12 May 2026
$80,491.00 close
- Open
- $81,736.00
- High
- $81,767.00
- Low
- $79,820.00
- Close
- $80,491.00
- Day change
- −1.52%
On 12 May 2026, bitcoin opened at $81,736.00 and closed at $80,491.00 on Bitstamp, down 1.52% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $79,820.00 and $81,767.00, a range of 2.4%. The close was 21.70% below the same day a year earlier ($102,796.00).
ON THIS DAY
May 12 in other years.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2012 | $4.95 | $4.97 | $4.91 | $4.91 | −0.81% |
| 12 May 2013 | $115.58 | $117.86 | $113.00 | $114.50 | −0.47% |
| 12 May 2014 | $437.67 | $443.77 | $431.56 | $442.50 | +0.57% |
| 12 May 2015 | $241.30 | $242.00 | $237.54 | $241.03 | −0.11% |
| 12 May 2016 | $452.95 | $455.25 | $448.88 | $455.20 | +0.51% |
| 12 May 2017 | $1,830.85 | $1,832.00 | $1,650.00 | $1,691.51 | −7.49% |
| 12 May 2018 | $8,408.79 | $8,652.80 | $8,208.81 | $8,481.60 | +0.83% |
| 12 May 2019 | $7,214.40 | $7,585.00 | $6,762.57 | $6,974.35 | −3.37% |
| 12 May 2020 | $8,574.19 | $8,984.87 | $8,534.97 | $8,825.46 | +2.96% |
| 12 May 2021 | $56,763.70 | $58,021.26 | $48,530.00 | $49,386.56 | −13.00% |
| 12 May 2022 | $28,999.99 | $30,090.70 | $25,401.05 | $28,896.19 | −0.36% |
| 12 May 2023 | $26,987.00 | $27,093.00 | $25,800.00 | $26,811.00 | −0.67% |
| 12 May 2024 | $60,813.00 | $61,848.00 | $60,600.00 | $61,462.00 | +1.06% |
| 12 May 2025 | $104,138.00 | $105,706.00 | $100,764.00 | $102,796.00 | −1.28% |
FROM THE ARCHIVE