Just looked back at Bitcoin's price journey and it's wild how far we've come. Back in 2010, BTC was basically nothing at $0.09 - most people didn't even know what Bitcoin price was tracking back then. Fast forward to 2012 and suddenly it hit $687.5, which felt insane at the time.

Then 2018 rolled around with that brutal bear market when BTC crashed to $20K after the previous bull run. A lot of people got wrecked there. But 2021 was different - we saw it pump to $49K as institutional money started flowing in. The whole narrative changed.

Now we're in 2026 and Bitcoin's sitting around $71.13K. Looking at this progression, the 2010 bitcoin price of just 9 cents seems like a joke compared to where we are now. The volatility has definitely calmed down in percentage terms, but the actual price swings are way bigger. Pretty interesting to see how the market has matured over these cycles.