Market · November 29, 2013
BTC crosses $1,000 for the first time
Price at event
$1,075
Today
$73,594
Since then
×68.5
Mt. Gox prints $1,242 at peak. Major media goes from 'curiosity' to 'phenomenon' overnight. Within two weeks, the PBOC bans financial institutions from touching it.
⸺ Sources ⸺
- newsCoinDesk: Bitcoin Price Hits $1,000 After Doubling in 7 Days. What Next? (Nov 27, 2013) ↗
- newsCoinDesk: One Bitcoin Was Worth More Than an Ounce of Gold Today (Nov 29, 2013 — peaked $1,242 on Mt. Gox) ↗
- referenceWikipedia: History of bitcoin (notes Bitcoin passed US$1,000 in late November 2013 at Mt. Gox) ↗