On 5 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US$3,000 for the first time. On 12 August 2017, the price of one BTC passed US$4,000 for the first time. Two days later, the price of one BTC passed US$4,400 for the first time. On 1 September 2017, bitcoin broke US$5,000 for the first time, topping out at US$5,013.91.
