BITCOIN PRICE HISTORY · 2026 · MAY 2026

Bitcoin price on 22 May 2026

$75,451.01 close

Open
$77,565.86
High
$77,819.99
Low
$75,285.00
Close
$75,451.01
Day change
−2.71%

On 22 May 2026, bitcoin opened at $77,565.86 and closed at $75,451.01 on Bitstamp, down 2.71% from the previous day’s close. It traded between $75,285.00 and $77,819.99, a range of 3.4%. The close was 32.48% below the same day a year earlier ($111,743.00).

ON THIS DAY

May 22 in other years.

Bitcoin’s price on May 22, every year since 2012
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
22 May 2012$5.05$5.07$5.00$5.03−0.98%
22 May 2013$117.25$119.48$117.00$119.11+1.37%
22 May 2014$493.98$530.00$492.65$529.99+7.29%
22 May 2015$235.00$240.90$232.92$238.99+1.70%
22 May 2016$442.72$443.47$435.00$438.80−1.02%
22 May 2017$2,017.55$2,230.34$2,001.00$2,099.97+4.09%
22 May 2018$8,403.23$8,417.65$7,951.41$7,984.08−4.86%
22 May 2019$7,949.18$8,049.22$7,505.69$7,624.95−4.15%
22 May 2020$9,062.25$9,272.97$8,924.91$9,171.96+1.21%
22 May 2021$37,318.43$38,887.99$35,260.00$37,500.54+0.44%
22 May 2022$29,400.34$30,457.58$29,209.03$30,264.66+2.87%
22 May 2023$26,753.00$27,078.00$26,547.00$26,856.00+0.40%
22 May 2024$70,155.00$70,649.00$68,879.00$69,118.00−1.45%
22 May 2025$109,696.00$112,000.00$109,252.00$111,743.00+1.88%
FROM THE ARCHIVE

May 22 in Bitcoin history.

Satoshi’s emails and forum posts, and the turning points dated May 22 in any year, are on the May 22 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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