Bitcoin hit its all-time high on its 12th birthday on Jan. 3, capping an extraordinary run that saw the asset add over $3000 in a single day.

• The new all-time high of $34,650 is just one of many milestones Bitcoin has reached in the past 12 months
• The network’s genesis was blocked on Jan. 3 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, with a messaging referencing a government bailout embedded in it
• Bitcoin’s rally has been accompanied by an online interest that eclipses that of 2017, with the number of users tweeting about Bitcoin reaching a record of 66,382
• Bitcoin’s 12-month performance puts the asset up by roughly 700% from its Mar. 2020 lows of $5000, easily beating the S&P 500 and gold 
• Bitcoin has also breached the top 10 largest assets by market cap, according to AssetDash, ranked 9th between Alibaba Group Holding and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Satoshi’s stash of 1.125 million BTC is now worth $37 billion, placing the creator in the 40 richest people in the world