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Live BTC-USD rate from Phemex spot, with USD-USD foreign-exchange from a daily-refreshed reference rate. The US dollar is the deepest fiat market for crypto on every major exchange.
Pre-calculated at the live rate of 1 BTC = $76,815.90 USD.
BTC-USD is the canonical crypto pair. Almost every other BTC price worldwide is derived from this one — the BTC-EUR rate is BTC-USD adjusted by EUR/USD, the BTC-JPY rate is BTC-USD adjusted by USD/JPY, and so on. The pair trades 24/7 on Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, Binance.US, and a dozen smaller US-accessible venues, with combined depth of hundreds of millions of dollars within a few percent of mid. Spreads on retail-sized orders are typically a single basis point on the largest exchanges. The BTC-USD price discovers first; the rest of the world re-prices off it within seconds.
Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and the most liquid one against every fiat. BTC trades 24/7 with the deepest order books on every major exchange, which means tight spreads and minimal slippage on retail-sized conversions even during quiet hours. Its price tends to lead the broader crypto market, so when BTC moves against a fiat, ETH, SOL, and XRP usually follow with a lag of minutes to hours.
The US dollar has been issued since 1792 and became the world's anchor reserve currency under the 1944 Bretton Woods agreement. The dollar's link to gold ended in 1971 — since then it's been a pure fiat currency backed by the credibility of the Federal Reserve and the size of the US economy. The Federal Reserve sets short-term interest rates, which influences the value of every other currency in the world relative to USD. Roughly 60% of central-bank foreign reserves globally are still held in dollars.
Used in: United States, Ecuador, El Salvador, Panama (alongside the balboa), Zimbabwe, and several smaller dollarised economies. The dollar is also the world's primary reserve currency and the unit of account for most international commodity trading.
The US dollar is the deepest fiat market for crypto on every major exchange. BTC-USD, ETH-USD, SOL-USD, and XRP-USD pairs trade 24/7 with tight spreads measured in single basis points on the largest venues. Most other crypto-fiat pairs in the world price through this one — the BTC-EUR rate, for example, is effectively the BTC-USD rate adjusted by the EUR-USD foreign-exchange rate, which is why USD pairs tend to lead price discovery and the rest follow with a lag of seconds.
US-resident traders have access to Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini for spot, plus Binance.US, Crypto.com, and a handful of regulated derivatives venues for perpetuals. Tax treatment is the simple part: the IRS classifies crypto as property, so every conversion to USD (or to another crypto) is a taxable event. Short-term gains (under one year held) are taxed as ordinary income; long-term gains (over one year) are taxed at the lower capital-gains brackets. Form 8949 reports each disposition. KYC is enforced on every regulated venue — a US driver's licence and a selfie are typical. Bank rails are ACH (free, 1-3 days), wire (fee, same day), and instant on-ramps via debit card (1-3% fee). The on-ramp friction is low; the tax-tracking discipline is the real overhead.
The US has a paradoxical relationship with crypto: it hosts most of the largest exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini), the most institutional capital, and the deepest derivatives markets — and also the most aggressive enforcement environment for ambiguous tokens. The SEC's 2020-2023 case against Ripple shaped a generation of compliance norms; the 2024 spot Bitcoin ETF approvals (BlackRock IBIT, Fidelity FBTC, ARK ARKB and others) brought trillion-dollar asset managers into the space. Retail adoption sits around 15-20% of adults. Cultural attitude varies sharply by region: tech-coast holders treat crypto as portfolio diversification, while substantial pockets in Texas and Florida lean toward Bitcoin-as-monetary-protest. Tax-tracking discipline is the dominant pain point — the IRS expects every disposal reported, even crypto-to-crypto swaps, and most retail underreport without realising it.
1 BTC is worth $76,815.90 USD at the current spot rate. The rate updates every minute against the Phemex price feed and the USD-USD foreign-exchange rate refreshes hourly from a public reference source. Prices on individual exchanges differ by a few basis points owing to spread and venue-specific liquidity, but the spot rate above is a reliable reference point.
Yes, holding and trading Bitcoin are legal in United States. The US has a paradoxical relationship with crypto: it hosts most of the largest exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini), the most institutional capital, and the deepest derivatives markets — and also the most aggressive enforcement environment for ambiguous tokens. See the regional context block above for the full picture on tax treatment, exchange access, and any restrictions on using BTC as a means of payment.
The exchange landscape for BTC-USD in United States is summarised in detail in the section above. US-resident traders have access to Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini for spot, plus Binance.US, Crypto.com, and a handful of regulated derivatives venues for perpetuals. Use the converter widget above to size your purchase against the current rate before opening the exchange.