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Data / Realised price / 2016
The average price at which every bitcoin last moved on chain, against the market price.
Realised price opened 2016 at $300 (January 1, 2016) and closed at $426 (December 31, 2016), up 41.9%. The high was $427 on December 29, 2016 and the low $284 on January 20, 2016.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | $310 |
| February 2016 | $306 |
| March 2016 | $310 |
| April 2016 | $319 |
| May 2016 | $335 |
| June 2016 | $348 |
| July 2016 | $373 |
| August 2016 | $368 |
| September 2016 | $371 |
| October 2016 | $384 |
| November 2016 | $398 |
| December 2016 | $426 |
Realised price values each coin at the price it last moved on chain rather than at today’s price. It is the cost basis of the whole network. When the market price falls below it, the average holder is under water; that has happened at the bottom of every cycle and rarely lasted long.
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