Bitcoin in 2023: up 155.8%, from $16,532 to $42,288

Bitcoin opened 2023 at $16,532 on Coinbase and closed it at $42,288, up 155.8%. It had lost 64.2% in 2022, so it ended 2023 still below the $46,211 it had opened 2022 at.

A fast start

Bitcoin rose 39.9% in January and 23% in March. The middle of the year was flat and then soft: from a peak in July it fell 20.1% by September 11, the largest fall of its year. August was its worst month, down 11.3%.

The autumn

It rose 28.5% in October, including a 10.3% gain on October 23, its best day of the year. It added 8.9% in November and 12.1% in December, reaching $45,000 on December 5.

Ether and solana

Ether rose 90.8%, from $1,195 to $2,281. Like bitcoin, it gained most in January, up 32.6%, and at the end of the year, rising 13.1% in November and 11.1% in December. Between April and October it fell 27.4%.

Solana had the biggest year by far. After losing 94.1% in 2022, it rose 140.3% in January 2023 alone. It fell 44.9% between February and June, then rose 79.9% in October, 54.3% in November and 71.5% in December. It finished the year at $101.69, up 921% from $9.96.

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