# 1.3. Performance The first real-world transaction with Bitcoin was arranged in May 2010 when two pizzas worth $25 were bought for 10,000 BTC, valuing one Bitcoin at less than one cent ($0.01). Just about one year later Bitcoin had already achieved parity with the US Dollar ($1) and kept rapidly shooting higher over the next years until it peaked at around $1,250 at he end of 2013. The collapse of Mt. Gox which was by far the biggest exchange at that time, handling almost 70% of the total trading volume, dealt a severe blow to the confidence of Bitcoin investors and BTC prices had to go through a long lasting consolidation phase until the all-time high was broken in early 2017 but once the ATH was broken Bitcoin skyrocketed. 2017 was a monumental breakthrough year for Bitcoin as we experienced prices shooting from under $1,000 at the beginning of the year up to almost $20,000. Even this astonishing performance was excelled by some Altcoins like ETH which posted record gains of almost 5,500% in 2017. These kinds of almost ridiculous performances can’t be achieved in any other market --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.futuregold.us/ai-arbitrage-trade-system/1.-market-introduction/1.3.-performance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.