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2016Bitcoin in 2016
1 key event this year.
Here is what happened to Bitcoin in 2016, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.
First close of 2016$433.82Bitstamp BTC/USD daily close, 2016-01-01
Highest close$976.47Bitstamp BTC/USD daily close, 2016-12-28
Lowest close$360.00Bitstamp BTC/USD daily close, 2016-01-15
Last close of 2016$966.30Bitstamp BTC/USD daily close, 2016-12-31
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Source: Bitstamp BTC/USD daily closes 2011-08-18 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
Events in 2016
Second halving Jul 9, 2016
The second Bitcoin halving arrived with block 420,000 on July 9, 2016. The reward for each new block fell from 25 BTC to 12.5 BTC, cutting new daily supply from about 3,600 BTC to about 1,800 BTC.
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