2025-12-24 18:29:03

Bitcoin's December 24th Journey: From Cents to Thousands

Looking back at BTC's price trajectory on Christmas Eve reveals quite a story. From virtually nothing in 2009, Bitcoin's value began its slow climb—$0.25 in 2010, $4 by 2011. The early years showed modest growth until the first major surge hit: 2013 saw BTC explode to $670, though the market corrected sharply to $330 the following year.

The mid-2010s brought steady gains. By 2015, prices settled around $456, then jumped to $898 in 2016. Then came 2017—the legendary bull run that pushed BTC to $14,200 on Christmas Eve alone. The correction that followed brought prices back to $3,900 in 2018, recovering to $7,300 by 2019.

The real acceleration started in 2020 with $23,200, followed by 2021's peak of $50,400. Even after the 2022 pullback to $16,800, the overall progression—from fractions of a cent to five figures—tells the story of how far crypto adoption and institutional interest have come in just over a decade.

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SchrödingersNode

· 30m ago

The market trend in 2017 was truly incredible. I watched in the group as it surged from 14,200, and my hands were trembling... Only now, looking back, do I understand what the secret to wealth really is.

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GateUser-addcaaf7

· 1h ago

That wave in 2017 was truly incredible. On the day at 14,200, I don't know how many people regretted not getting in.

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MrRightClick

· 2h ago

That wave in 2017 was really incredible; it stopped at 14,200 dollars, and it's not as crazy anymore now.

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GasWastingMaximalist

· 2h ago

That wave in 2017 was truly incredible. The price of $14200 once made us think it could skyrocket, but in 2018 it was cut in half... Looking back now, it's all just a history of blood and tears.

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MidnightSeller

· 2h ago

That wave in 2017 was truly incredible; after $14,200 on Christmas night, it never looked back.

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BlockchainNewbie

· 2h ago

Damn, $14,200 on Christmas night 2017... Back then, I was just talking about strategies on paper, missing out on so many hits, really incredible. Now looking at this chart feels like reviewing my own history of failures haha.

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