Bitcoin Gold (BTG) trades at $0.233797, down 20.6% over the past 30 days. Its market cap — supply times price — is $4.1M, the 1713-largest in crypto. Over 200 days it is -88% (down), and it sits -100% from its all-time high. On tradability, the book is thin, so incoming money moves the price easily. Taken together, the overall heat score is 12 (COLD). A higher number means more of the conditions for a rally are in place — it is not a price forecast.
One-year chart (daily close; hover for the price)
Price
$0.233797
Market cap
$4.1M
FDV
$4.1M
24h volume
$59
24h / 7d / 30d
+3.0% / -6.0% / -20.6%
From ATH
-99.9%
Circulating / total
100%
GitHub activity
★645
0 commits in the past 4 weeks (via CoinGecko)
Profile What kind of asset is Bitcoin Gold?
A mechanical read on Bitcoin Gold (BTG) from market data — a first impression to start from, not a verdict.
Market size
Micro cap
A micro-cap or newly listed asset with a small market cap (ranked #1713)
Liquidity (24h volume)
Thin
Volume is very small; even modest orders can move the price a lot
Dilution risk
Limited (83% circulating)
Most of the supply is out; room for additional issuance is limited
Long-term trend
Down sharply over 200 days (-88%)
The direction on a longer time frame
A qualitative summary based on market data. This is not investment advice.
Overview What is Bitcoin Gold
Bitcoin Gold hopes to change the paradigm around mining on the Bitcoin blockchain. According to the founders, the Bitcoin blockchain has become too centralized. Large companies with huge banks of mining computers now mine the vast majority of Bitcoin. For the founders of Bitcoin Gold, having large companies control the Bitcoin network defeats the purpose of a decentralized ledger and peer-to-peer currencies. In response, they’ve initialized the Bitcoin Gold project. It’s an alternate fork of the Bitcoin blockchain that implements changes that make mining more equitable.
The goal of Bitcoin Gold is to create a network where anyone can become a miner with only basic hardware. As a result, Bitcoin Gold mining would be spread among many miners, instead of a few large companies.There have several features such as decentralization. Bitcoin Gold decentralizes mining by adopting a PoW algorithm, Equihash-BTG, which cannot be run on the specialty equipment used for Bitcoin mining (ASIC miners.) This gives ordinary users a fair opportunity to mine with common GPUs. Besides, there have fair distribution. Hard forking Bitcoin’s blockchain fairly and efficiently distributes 16.5 million BTG immediately to people all over the world who have interest in cryptos.
Other methods, such as creating coins with a new genesis block, concentrate ownership within a small group. There also have a replay protection. To ensure the safety of the Bitcoin ecosystem, Bitcoin Gold has implemented full replay protection and unique wallet addresses, essential features that protect users and their coins from several kinds of accidents and malicious threats. Most new mineable cryptocurrencies involve ASIC-resistant hashing algorithms, and it’s becoming something of an industry standard to promote decentralization. In that respect, Bitcoin Gold holds a lot to be excited about. At its core, it’s about transitioning the Bitcoin network to more decentralized mining.
However, as we saw above, there’s not much evidence that the current Bitcoin mining system is broken. There have been some small complaints, and it’s not ideal that the network is so centralized. Nevertheless, miners on Bitcoin have a lot to lose if they wield their power too aggressively. There are also new entrants to the Bitcoin mining community that are decentralizing control from a few key ASIC farms. The general consensus from Bitcoin experts is there’s not enough new in Bitcoin Gold to warrant an independent investment. While it certainly doesn’t hurt to hold onto your free BTG that you receive as a result of the fork (if you owned Bitcoin before Oct 24), wait until the dust settles before deciding whether to buy more."
The description is based on public information from CoinGecko.This is information, not investment advice.
Basics How Bitcoin Gold started, and its basic data
How it runs
Hashing algorithm Equihash
Technical characteristics of the chain
Watchlists
27K
How many people track this asset on CoinGecko — a gauge of attention
Launch date, technical design and follower counts come from CoinGecko's public data.
Price detail Price levels for Bitcoin Gold
Key price levels for Bitcoin Gold (BTG). Crypto is divisible, so you can buy well under a whole coin.
Current price
$0.233797
as of 2026-08-14
All-time high
$456.25
The highest price on record (2017-12-19)
Distance from ATH
-99.9%
A new high would take about 1951.5x the current price
All-time low
$0.12242
The lowest price on record (2025-03-24)
Distance from ATL
+91%
Trading near its all-time low
Signals Catalysts currently in play (auto-extracted)
💤
Turnover is slow
24-hour volume equals 0.0% of market cap. Trading is quiet, so price moves are likely to stay contained.
🏔️
Far below its all-time high
Trading -100% from its all-time high. Recovering that ground would take a substantial return of demand — and a discount this large usually has a reason worth checking.
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Public repository is quiet
No public commits in the past four weeks (development may be happening in private). Worth confirming the project's continuity separately.
These signals are extracted automatically by deterministic rules from the data on this page — price, volume, unlocks, development activity and chain usage. They do not forecast prices, and they contain no social-media rumour or speculation.This is not investment advice.
Returns Performance by period
Returns over each period, so you can compare short-term momentum against the longer-term trend at a glance. Positive is a gain, negative a loss.
1 hour
+0.0%
24 hours
+3.0%
1 week
-6.0%
2 weeks
+56.0%
1 month
-20.6%
200 days
-87.5%
Over the past 30 days it has run about 18 points behind Bitcoin (-2.2%), the market's benchmark. (BTG: -20.6%)
Past performance, which does not guarantee future results.
Supply Who controls the supply
Of the maximum supply of 21,000,000 BTG, 83% is on the market today. 83% has been issued so far; the remaining 17% is still to come from future issuance — that is future dilution waiting to happen.
★645 · 351 forks · 0 commits in 4 weeks · 29 contributors · 92% of issues closed
Compiled by CoinGecko. A gauge of sustained development; teams building in private will look quieter than they are.
Category & ecosystem
Smart Contract PlatformBitcoin ForkProof of Work (PoW)
Major venues
Changelly PRO, HitBTC
External links point to each project's own official pages.We do not vouch for what those pages contain.
Exchanges Where is Bitcoin Gold traded?
The venues where Bitcoin Gold (BTG) trades most, by 24-hour volume in USD. Deeper volume generally means orders fill more easily and the price holds steadier.
Changelly PRO
$523
HitBTC
$406
Ranked by converted volume, highest first.Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction.This is not a recommendation of any particular exchange.
Heat score Heat factor breakdown
12
Heat scoreCOLDOverall heat score
How the overall score is built: market gate 42 (applied to everything) × geometric mean of the four factors 27 (momentum, liquidity, fundamentals and supply, multiplied together) → 12. It is not a simple average: a weak market holds the whole score down, and a single weak factor drags the rest with it.
Factor breakdown (0–100; higher means more conditions are in place)
Regime (market gate)gate
42
→ The market gate is neutral. Asset-specific factors decide this one.
Momentum
23
→ The recent price trend is down. Going against it needs a reason.
Liquidity (traded volume depth)
5
→ Almost nothing is trading. There is no assurance you could enter or exit at the price shown.
Fundamentals (TVL / market cap)
50
→ TVL is unremarkable relative to market cap.
Supply lightness
100
→ Most of the supply already circulates, so unlock pressure is light.
Development activity → No public code updates in the last four weeks. Development may have stalled, or it may be happening in private repositories.
Similarity computed from shared CoinGecko categories rather than an industry taxonomy. Assets in the same L1 ecosystem or with the same use case tend to share capital flows and market conditions.
FAQ Bitcoin Gold — frequently asked questions
What is Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
Bitcoin Gold hopes to change the paradigm around mining on the Bitcoin blockchain.According to the founders, the Bitcoin blockchain has become too centralized. Read more →
What is the current price of Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
$0.233797 as of 2026-08-14. The price moves daily, and this page is rebuilt every day.
What is the market cap of Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
About $4.1M as of 2026-08-14, which ranks #1713 across all crypto assets.
What is Bitcoin Gold's heat score, and what does it mean?
The heat score is 12 (COLD) as of 2026-08-14. It is our own 0–100 measure of how many of the conditions a rally needs — momentum, tradable volume, light supply and a supportive market — are currently in place. It is not a price forecast. The model multiplies its factors, so a single missing condition holds the whole score down.
What is the supply of Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
As of 2026-08-14, 17,513,924 BTG is in circulation out of a total supply of 17,513,924 BTG — about 100%. The remainder may reach the market through future unlocks.
What is the all-time high for Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
The all-time high on record as of 2026-08-14 is $456.25.The price is $0.233797 today, -99.9% from that high.
How much Bitcoin Gold (BTG) can I buy with $100?
At the 2026-08-14 price ($0.233797), $100 buys roughly 427.72 BTG before fees and spread. Crypto is divisible, so you do not need to buy a whole coin.
Will Bitcoin Gold (BTG) go up? What are its prospects?
We do not forecast prices or give investment advice. What this page does is track Bitcoin Gold every day through factual data — the heat score, supply structure, charts and development activity. Use it as material for your own judgement; the decision is yours.
Where can I buy or trade Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?
It trades on major crypto exchanges. Which venues you can use depends on where you live, so check what is licensed in your own jurisdiction. This is information, not a recommendation of any asset or exchange.
The prices, market caps and heat scores above are as of 2026-08-14 and change daily.This is information, not investment advice.
Updated 2026-08-14 · rebuilt daily This site provides information based on public data. It is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell. The heat score is a deterministic, relative indicator computed by a fixed formula; it does not predict future prices. Trading crypto assets involves risk, including price volatility. Make your own decisions. Data provided by CoinGecko · TVL / fees / stablecoins: DefiLlama · Fear & Greed: alternative.me Operated by InSync Inc.
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