2025-12-24 18:35:28

Bitcoin's Christmas Eve Journey: 13 Years of Price Snapshots

Tracking BTC on the eve of Christmas tells an interesting story about market evolution. From $13 in 2012, bitcoin climbed to $651 the following year, showing early adoption momentum. The volatility was real though—2014 saw a pullback to $323, followed by gradual recovery to $455 in 2015.

The parabolic moves came later. By 2017, Christmas Eve price hit $13,926, marking the first major peak. That euphoria cooled fast—2018 dropped to $4,079. Recovery phases emerged in 2019 and 2020 ($7,323 and $23,736 respectively), but 2021 was different. The price touched $50,822 on Christmas Eve, suggesting institutional adoption was gaining serious traction.

2022 brought the bear market reality check at $16,848. Yet 2023 bounced to $43,016. What's striking is the most recent trajectory: 2024 saw $98,676, approaching the six-figure milestone, before settling at $86,914 in 2025.

The pattern reveals something: each cycle bigger, each bottom higher than the last. From a $13 curiosity to five-figure territory in a dozen years—that's the bitcoin experiment in seasonal snapshots.

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SolidityStruggler

· 13h ago

13 bucks to nearly 100,000, now that's what I call long-termism... Every time the bottom is higher than the last, it's truly amazing.

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MetaMuskRat

· 13h ago

Wow, from 13 to 86,000? This is the power of time. You also have to survive through so many crashes in the middle...

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ImaginaryWhale

· 13h ago

Looking at this chart, from 13 dollars to the current price... it's really outrageous. Each bottom is higher than the last. Does this logic hold? --- That 50k in 2017 was really tempting, but it was halved in 2018, and now it's approaching 100,000... Who can predict this? --- From 13 dollars to five figures, if I had known in 2012, I would have gone all in and gotten rich, but unfortunately I didn't know what BTC was back then. --- Each cycle gets bigger? It feels like the next bear market will also drop by 40%, so it's no surprise anymore. --- The 86,914 level is a bit awkward, just a stone's throw from 100,000 but unbreakable. --- Buying coins on Christmas Eve has become a tradition, every year someone takes the plunge.

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SmartContractRebel

· 13h ago

From $13 in 2013 to $86,000, this upward curve is truly amazing... Every bear market is terrifying, but the bottom indeed gets higher and higher. That's the magic of Bitcoin, isn't it?

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WalletWhisperer

· 13h ago

each bottom higher... yeah the pattern's there but ngl the whale clustering data tells a different story rn. those accumulation phases aren't as clean as the narrative suggests, addresses are fragmenting at weird intervals.

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GasSavingMaster

· 13h ago

13 units to 86,000 units, this wave of increase is really outrageous... Each bottom is higher, this logic indeed holds up.

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