Bitcoin Reclaims $1,000

BTC breaks $1,000 for the first time since 2014.

BTC Price

$1,000

Importance

80/100

After a multi-year bear market, Bitcoin finally reclaimed $1,000 — beginning the road to $20,000.

What else happened around this time?

Second-largest exchange hack in Bitcoin history.

A major Core release improved fee estimation and compact blocks.

Japan's Payment Services Act recognizes Bitcoin as legal payment method.

Users threaten to reject non-SegWit blocks.