Bitcoin vs Silver
How much silver can one Bitcoin buy?
Bitcoin’s price measured in silver instead of dollars, month by month.
Troy ounces of silver one Bitcoin buys
Bitcoin’s average price each month divided by the price of one troy ounce of silver. A higher line means one Bitcoin buys more silver.
The price of silver and the price of Bitcoin, in dollars
Monthly average prices in US dollars since 2010. Silver’s prices are on the scale beside the chart, and Bitcoin is the white line, with its prices on the far right. Each line has its own scale, so the chart shows when each rose or fell, not by how much. Bitcoin’s moves were far bigger.
Right now
One Bitcoin buys 1,441 troy ounces of silver.
Based on average prices in Oct 2026.
Silver price
$57.00 per troy ounce
Bitcoin’s average price
$82,132
Understanding
Bitcoin vs Silver
One Bitcoin buys 1,441 troy ounces of silver as of .
One Bitcoin averaged $82,132 as of .
Why measure Bitcoin in silver?
Silver, like gold, has been used as money for thousands of years. Pricing Bitcoin in silver instead of dollars shows how the two compare without the dollar’s own ups and downs in the way.
What does a rising line mean?
A rising line means one Bitcoin buys more silver than before, so Bitcoin has gained on silver. A falling line means silver has gained on Bitcoin.
How is it worked out?
For each month, Bitcoin’s average daily closing price is divided by that month’s average silver price. The result is how many troy ounces of silver one Bitcoin would have bought. A troy ounce, the unit silver is priced in, is 31.1034768 grams.
What does it not tell you?
It compares two prices. It does not say why either one moved, or where either will go next.
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Source: Maketo, World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0.