XTZTezos: history, founders and key events
From Jun 30, 2018 to today, every major rally, crash and upgrade, each with a dated, sourced price.
Open the interactive timelineLatest close in our data: $0.3099 (Coinbase Exchange XTZ/USD daily close, 2026-10-14).
Origin story
Tezos was designed by Arthur Breitman and Kathleen Breitman, with a 2014 whitepaper describing a blockchain that can upgrade itself through on chain voting. Its July 2017 fundraiser raised about 232 million dollars, then a record.
A dispute between the founders and the Tezos Foundation's first president delayed launch and led to class action suits. The network went live on June 30, 2018.
Founders: Arthur and Kathleen Breitman.
Source: Coinbase Exchange XTZ/USD daily closes 2019-08-06 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
- Jun 30, 2018launch
Tezos betanet launches
Tezos goes live after a year of delays. - Aug 6, 2019milestone
First daily close in our data $1.49 (Coinbase Exchange XTZ/USD daily close, 2019-08-06)
Our sourced XTZ price history begins on this day. - Oct 3, 2021rally
Highest close in our data $8.70 (Coinbase Exchange XTZ/USD daily close, 2021-10-03)
The highest daily close for XTZ in our price history. - Aug 11, 2026crash
Lowest close after the peak $0.1946 (Coinbase Exchange XTZ/USD daily close, 2026-08-11)
The lowest XTZ close in our data after its highest close.
Updated
Sources
Facts written in our own words. Last checked Oct 14, 2026.