There is so much more to #bitcoin than its exchange rate with the dollar. But for most people this exchange rate is what first catches their attention.

Bitcoin - dollar exchange rate as of December:

2009: $0

2010: <$1

2011: $4

2012: $13

2013: $754

2014: $320

2015: $431

2016: $964

2017: $13,800

2018: $3,740

2019: $7,216

2020: $28,994

2021: $46,388

2022: $16,548

2023: $43,700

2024: $95,500 (as I type)

But once people understand why bitcoin increases in value relative to the dollar, they begin to realize it’s more than just an investment - it’s a completely alternative financial system that fixes the inflation problem of debt-based, government issued currency.

With bitcoin the ability to save in hard money for the future changes people’s financial perspective from anxiety to optimism.