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2025Six figures and a new record

Bitcoin traded above $80,000 for most of the year, set records in July and October and became part of US policy through a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. A violent sell-off after the October peak pulled the price back by year-end.

Year-end price (approx.)

~$87,500

Block reward

3.125 BTC

All-time high

~$126,000 (Oct 6)

What happened

1. Jan 20

   Donald Trump is inaugurated as US president, with digital-asset policy a stated priority of the administration.

2. Mar 6

   An executive order establishes a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, to be funded with Bitcoin forfeited to the US government.

3. Jul 14

   Bitcoin rises above $120,000 for the first time.

4. Jul 18

   The GENIUS Act, creating a federal framework for stablecoins, is signed into law.

5. Oct 6

   Bitcoin sets an all-time high of about $126,000.

6. Oct 10

   A sharp market-wide sell-off triggers one of the largest liquidation events in crypto history.

7. Nov

   Bitcoin falls into the low $80,000s, below where it began the year.

Why it mattered

2025 brought Bitcoin into official US government policy, even as the price showed it was still a volatile, cyclical asset.

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