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CAKEPancakeSwap: history, founders and key events
From Sep 2020 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timeline3dated events
2years covered
2064daily closes charted
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Latest close in our data: $2.25 (Coinbase Exchange CAKE/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
LaunchedSep 2020
Consensus or platformToken on BNB Smart Chain
Circulating supply318.0 million (CoinGecko, Oct 14, 2026)
Max supply400.0 million (CoinGecko)
Origin story
PancakeSwap is the largest decentralized exchange on BNB Smart Chain, launched in September 2020 by an anonymous team. It copied the automated market maker design of Uniswap and SushiSwap and added farms, lotteries and NFTs, all with a bakery theme.
Founders: Anonymous team.
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone
Source: Binance CAKE/USDT daily closes 2021-02-19 to 2025-06-11; Coinbase Exchange CAKE/USD daily closes 2025-06-12 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.
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Key events
- Feb 19, 2021milestone
First daily close in our data $18.93 (Binance CAKE/USDT daily close, 2021-02-19)
Our sourced CAKE price history begins on this day. - Apr 29, 2021rally
Highest close in our data $42.68 (Binance CAKE/USDT daily close, 2021-04-29)
The highest daily close for CAKE in our price history. - Oct 19, 2023crash
Lowest close after the peak $1.05 (Binance CAKE/USDT daily close, 2023-10-19)
The lowest CAKE close in our data after its highest close.
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Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.