Bitcoin price today (BTC/USD)
The live bitcoin price now in US dollars, with a 7-day graph, 24-hour range and market cap, refreshed every minute
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The figure at the top is the bitcoin price now, in US dollars: CoinGecko's volume-weighted average across many exchanges, with the time it was last updated. Your own exchange will show a slightly different number. To turn an amount of bitcoin or sats into dollars, use the BTC to USD converter.
Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency: digital money with a fixed limit of 21 million coins, secured by proof-of-work mining and run by no company or government. It launched in 2009 and is by far the largest cryptocurrency by value. Full Bitcoin fact sheet →
What "BTC/USD" means
BTC/USD is the price of one bitcoin (BTC) in US dollars (USD). Exchanges write prices as pairs because you can trade bitcoin against many things: BTC/EUR in euros, or BTC/USDT against the Tether stablecoin. BTC/USDT usually sits very close to BTC/USD, but it isn't quite the same, because a stablecoin can trade a little above or below $1.
Bitcoin trades 24 hours a day, every day, so there is no opening or closing price the way a stock has. The "24h change" compares now with exactly 24 hours ago.
Reading the live graph
The graph above shows hourly prices over the last 7 days, with that week's high and low. It updates when the live price refreshes, about once a minute while the page is open. A week is a short window: a steep line over a few days says little about the longer trend. For years of daily prices, see the bitcoin price history page, and for how to read candles and volume, how to read a crypto chart.
Is there a bitcoin share price?
No. Bitcoin isn't a company, so it has no shares, no stock and no share price. Bitcoin itself is bought in whole coins or fractions of a coin (down to one satoshi, 0.00000001 BTC). When people search for a "bitcoin share price" they usually mean one of two things:
- Shares of a spot bitcoin ETF, such as the iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker IBIT) or the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC). These funds hold bitcoin, and their shares trade on US stock exchanges through an ordinary brokerage account. See Bitcoin ETFs explained.
- Shares of companies tied to bitcoin, such as bitcoin miners or companies that hold bitcoin on their balance sheet. These are ordinary stocks in businesses, not bitcoin.
An ETF share price is not the bitcoin price. Each ETF share represents only a small slice of the bitcoin the fund holds, so the share costs a fraction of one bitcoin. That slice slowly shrinks, because the fund sells a little bitcoin to pay its yearly fee. ETF shares also trade only while the stock market is open, while bitcoin trades around the clock, so over a weekend the bitcoin price can move while the ETF price stands still until Monday. And the share price can sit slightly above or below the value of the bitcoin behind it. A company's share price depends on its own profits, debts and management as well as bitcoin, and can move very differently from it.
None of these is a recommendation. Each way of getting exposure to bitcoin carries the same price risk, plus risks of its own: fees for ETFs, business risk for company stocks, and custody risk if you hold coins yourself. Compare them in crypto vs. stocks and ETFs.
What moves the Bitcoin price
No one sets the Bitcoin price. It's the last price at which buyers and sellers traded on exchanges, averaged across many markets. It moves with demand from investors and traders, news and regulation, interest rates and the wider stock market, big holders buying or selling, and leverage being wiped out in fast drops. Short-term moves are close to impossible to predict. See why crypto prices fall and how to read a crypto chart.
What the numbers mean
- Price is the latest traded price in US dollars, averaged across exchanges. The price on your exchange can differ a little, and buying usually costs more than the quoted price because of spreads and fees (see the true cost calculator).
- 24h change compares now with the price exactly 24 hours ago, and 7-day change with a week ago. The chart shows hourly prices over the last 7 days.
- Market cap is price × coins in circulation. It's a snapshot of size, not money invested (market cap explained).
- Volume is how much was traded in the last 24 hours across tracked exchanges.
- All-time high is the highest price ever recorded and how far today's price is from it.
Key facts
| Launched | January 3, 2009 |
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| Created by | Satoshi Nakamoto (pseudonym) |
| How it's secured | Proof of work (SHA-256 mining) |
| Maximum supply | 21,000,000 BTC |
| Already issued | More than 20 million (the 20 millionth was mined in March 2026) |
| New blocks | About every 10 minutes |
Prices can fall fast and far, and crypto payments usually can't be reversed. Nobody can reliably tell you where the price goes next; be wary of anyone who claims to. Read how to research a crypto and common scams first.
Questions
What is the bitcoin price now in USD?
The live box at the top of this page shows it, with the time CoinGecko last updated it. It refreshes about once a minute while the page is open. Prices on individual exchanges differ slightly.
Is this a live bitcoin graph?
Yes, for the last 7 days: an hourly line that refreshes with the live price. For longer periods, use the bitcoin price history page.
Does bitcoin have a share price?
No. Bitcoin isn't a company and has no shares. People usually mean the share price of a spot bitcoin ETF, such as IBIT or FBTC, or of a bitcoin-related company, which are different from the price of one bitcoin.
Why is a bitcoin ETF share so much cheaper than one bitcoin?
Each share represents only a small fraction of a bitcoin, set when the fund launched and slowly reduced by the fund's fee. Multiply the fraction by the bitcoin price and you get roughly the share's value.
What does BTC stand for?
It's the ticker symbol for bitcoin, taken from the letters of the name. See what is Bitcoin.
Can this page tell me where the price is going?
No. It shows the current and recent price only. Nobody can reliably predict bitcoin's price, and anyone who promises to is a warning sign.
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