BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2026 · MAY 2026
Bitcoin price on 15 May 2026
$79,062.00 close
- Open
- $81,075.00
- High
- $81,650.00
- Low
- $78,611.00
- Close
- $79,062.00
- Day change
- −2.48%
On 15 May 2026, bitcoin opened at $81,075.00 and closed at $79,062.00 on Bitstamp, down 2.48% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $78,611.00 and $81,650.00, a range of 3.9%. The close was 23.83% below the same day a year earlier ($103,793.00).
ON THIS DAY
May 15 in other years.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2012 | $4.95 | $5.01 | $4.90 | $4.95 | +0.41% |
| 15 May 2013 | $107.00 | $113.00 | $101.72 | $108.95 | +1.82% |
| 15 May 2014 | $444.07 | $452.67 | $444.02 | $446.00 | 0.00% |
| 15 May 2015 | $237.12 | $239.28 | $235.12 | $237.37 | +0.10% |
| 15 May 2016 | $456.30 | $458.08 | $454.72 | $457.56 | +0.44% |
| 15 May 2017 | $1,782.30 | $1,784.00 | $1,682.56 | $1,705.48 | −4.40% |
| 15 May 2018 | $8,674.53 | $8,865.00 | $8,400.00 | $8,474.99 | −2.30% |
| 15 May 2019 | $7,991.72 | $8,300.00 | $7,838.00 | $8,208.69 | +2.79% |
| 15 May 2020 | $9,809.91 | $9,844.66 | $9,112.00 | $9,306.21 | −4.98% |
| 15 May 2021 | $49,883.89 | $50,710.93 | $46,448.53 | $46,708.89 | −6.36% |
| 15 May 2022 | $30,041.16 | $31,411.48 | $29,440.71 | $31,295.03 | +4.20% |
| 15 May 2023 | $26,933.00 | $27,666.00 | $26,736.00 | $27,166.00 | +0.87% |
| 15 May 2024 | $61,552.00 | $66,471.00 | $61,322.00 | $66,242.00 | +7.64% |
| 15 May 2025 | $103,514.00 | $104,184.00 | $101,442.00 | $103,793.00 | +0.25% |
FROM THE ARCHIVE