Filecoin (FIL) Price History, 2017–2026
The Filecoin chart is dominated by a single towering spike. Coverage opens December 14, 2017 at $11.48; the $237.24 record of April 1, 2021 rises far above everything on either side of it, and prices today are a small fraction of that mark. The evidence — all 8 years of it — is arranged below.
- Current price $1.12
- Below all-time high 99.5%
- Market cap $934M
Price as of 18:23 UTC October 10, 2026 · updated hourly
What is the highest price Filecoin has ever reached?
Filecoin's highest price to date is $237.24, reached on April 1, 2021. The distance down from the spike is currently 99.5%.
Chart data begins December 2017 (source coverage). Daily closes. Data: CoinMarketCap
How this data is measured. Figures are from CoinMarketCap's aggregated daily data — US dollars, UTC days. Open/close: the day's endpoints. High/low: its extremes, which define the records quoted here. Compiled and maintained by Snket Desai under the site's Editorial & Data Policy.
Filecoin price performance
Standard windows applied to the FIL close, measured at October 5, 2026; dashes mark windows outside coverage.
| Period | Change |
|---|---|
| 7 days | +11.5% |
| 30 days | +50.4% |
| 90 days | +53.1% |
| 1 year | −49.3% |
| 5 years | −98.4% |
| All-time | −89.7% |
Notable Filecoin price events
Logged automatically from the series: Filecoin's records, floors, and largest single days, each with its date. Every coin's log merges at the updates page.
- September 18, 2026 Filecoin rose 12.3% in a day, closing at $0.9430. Moved from $0.8400 the previous day.
- September 15, 2026 Filecoin fell 12.9% in a day, closing at $0.8154. Moved from $0.9357 the previous day.
- September 13, 2026 A one-day gain of 18.9% took Filecoin to $0.9525. Moved from $0.8014 the previous day.
- September 1, 2026 A one-day gain of 14% took Filecoin to $0.7785. Moved from $0.6826 the previous day.
- August 18, 2026 Filecoin fell to $0.6313, its lowest close on record. A cycle low, measured from daily closing prices.
- August 16, 2026 Filecoin closed at $0.6661 — a record-low close. A cycle low, measured from daily closing prices.
Filecoin price in the last 90 days
Recent FIL sessions — 90 of them, newest leading — with the years back to December 2017 compressed in the table below.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5, 2026 | $1.06 | $1.20 | $1.05 | $1.18 | $987M |
| October 4, 2026 | $1.07 | $1.07 | $1.04 | $1.06 | $882M |
| October 3, 2026 | $1.03 | $1.08 | $1.03 | $1.07 | $889M |
| October 2, 2026 | $1.02 | $1.06 | $0.9860 | $1.03 | $862M |
| October 1, 2026 | $1.04 | $1.06 | $0.9937 | $1.02 | $849M |
| September 30, 2026 | $1.06 | $1.09 | $1.03 | $1.04 | $867M |
| September 29, 2026 | $1.06 | $1.11 | $1.02 | $1.06 | $880M |
| September 28, 2026 | $1.14 | $1.15 | $1.02 | $1.06 | $883M |
| September 27, 2026 | $1.14 | $1.16 | $1.12 | $1.14 | $947M |
| September 26, 2026 | $1.05 | $1.22 | $1.03 | $1.14 | $945M |
| September 25, 2026 | $0.9904 | $1.06 | $0.9731 | $1.05 | $871M |
| September 24, 2026 | $0.9353 | $1.02 | $0.9284 | $0.9904 | $823M |
| September 23, 2026 | $1.04 | $1.06 | $0.9192 | $0.9353 | $777M |
| September 22, 2026 | $0.9851 | $1.05 | $0.9763 | $1.04 | $866M |
| September 21, 2026 | $0.9425 | $1.01 | $0.9390 | $0.9851 | $818M |
| September 20, 2026 | $0.9618 | $0.9755 | $0.9142 | $0.9425 | $783M |
| September 19, 2026 | $0.9430 | $1.12 | $0.9410 | $0.9618 | $796M |
| September 18, 2026 | $0.8401 | $0.9436 | $0.8325 | $0.9430 | $781M |
| September 17, 2026 | $0.8060 | $0.8456 | $0.7940 | $0.8400 | $695M |
| September 16, 2026 | $0.8154 | $0.8228 | $0.7699 | $0.8059 | $667M |
| September 15, 2026 | $0.9357 | $0.9357 | $0.8053 | $0.8154 | $675M |
| September 14, 2026 | $0.9526 | $1.03 | $0.9343 | $0.9357 | $775M |
| September 13, 2026 | $0.8014 | $1.03 | $0.8008 | $0.9525 | $788M |
| September 12, 2026 | $0.7854 | $0.8152 | $0.7854 | $0.8014 | $663M |
| September 11, 2026 | $0.7798 | $0.8251 | $0.7743 | $0.7854 | $650M |
| September 10, 2026 | $0.8202 | $0.8230 | $0.7798 | $0.7798 | $645M |
| September 9, 2026 | $0.8455 | $0.8540 | $0.8095 | $0.8202 | $679M |
| September 8, 2026 | $0.8369 | $0.8754 | $0.8352 | $0.8455 | $699M |
| September 7, 2026 | $0.8069 | $0.8785 | $0.7972 | $0.8369 | $692M |
| September 6, 2026 | $0.7874 | $0.8376 | $0.7824 | $0.8069 | $667M |
| September 5, 2026 | $0.7595 | $0.7958 | $0.7555 | $0.7874 | $651M |
| September 4, 2026 | $0.7915 | $0.7920 | $0.7424 | $0.7595 | $628M |
| September 3, 2026 | $0.7991 | $0.8306 | $0.7811 | $0.7915 | $654M |
| September 2, 2026 | $0.7785 | $0.8123 | $0.7614 | $0.7991 | $665M |
| September 1, 2026 | $0.6827 | $0.7942 | $0.6816 | $0.7785 | $648M |
| August 31, 2026 | $0.6599 | $0.6830 | $0.6592 | $0.6826 | $568M |
| August 30, 2026 | $0.6824 | $0.6939 | $0.6516 | $0.6600 | $549M |
| August 29, 2026 | $0.6863 | $0.6875 | $0.6778 | $0.6824 | $568M |
| August 28, 2026 | $0.7040 | $0.7187 | $0.6682 | $0.6862 | $571M |
| August 27, 2026 | $0.7165 | $0.7282 | $0.7034 | $0.7040 | $585M |
| August 26, 2026 | $0.7117 | $0.7245 | $0.6907 | $0.7165 | $592M |
| August 25, 2026 | $0.7530 | $0.7703 | $0.7020 | $0.7117 | $588M |
| August 24, 2026 | $0.7742 | $0.7742 | $0.7439 | $0.7530 | $622M |
| August 23, 2026 | $0.7623 | $0.7812 | $0.7351 | $0.7742 | $636M |
| August 22, 2026 | $0.8094 | $0.8584 | $0.7433 | $0.7623 | $627M |
| August 21, 2026 | $0.7359 | $0.8177 | $0.7356 | $0.8094 | $665M |
| August 20, 2026 | $0.6731 | $0.7688 | $0.6657 | $0.7359 | $605M |
| August 19, 2026 | $0.6313 | $0.6972 | $0.6257 | $0.6731 | $552M |
| August 18, 2026 | $0.6718 | $0.6721 | $0.6140 | $0.6313 | $517M |
| August 17, 2026 | $0.6661 | $0.6745 | $0.6621 | $0.6718 | $551M |
| August 16, 2026 | $0.6758 | $0.6830 | $0.6628 | $0.6661 | $546M |
| August 15, 2026 | $0.6798 | $0.6972 | $0.6754 | $0.6758 | $554M |
| August 14, 2026 | $0.6765 | $0.6800 | $0.6628 | $0.6798 | $557M |
| August 13, 2026 | $0.6693 | $0.6809 | $0.6658 | $0.6765 | $554M |
| August 12, 2026 | $0.7103 | $0.7116 | $0.6640 | $0.6693 | $548M |
| August 11, 2026 | $0.7024 | $0.7161 | $0.6894 | $0.7103 | $582M |
| August 10, 2026 | $0.7008 | $0.7078 | $0.6933 | $0.7024 | $575M |
| August 9, 2026 | $0.7102 | $0.7149 | $0.6993 | $0.7008 | $573M |
| August 8, 2026 | $0.6835 | $0.7253 | $0.6827 | $0.7102 | $581M |
| August 7, 2026 | $0.7023 | $0.7048 | $0.6738 | $0.6835 | $559M |
| August 6, 2026 | $0.7196 | $0.7329 | $0.6842 | $0.7023 | $574M |
| August 5, 2026 | $0.7180 | $0.7259 | $0.7061 | $0.7196 | $587M |
| August 4, 2026 | $0.7230 | $0.7271 | $0.7077 | $0.7180 | $585M |
| August 3, 2026 | $0.7176 | $0.7305 | $0.7057 | $0.7230 | $589M |
| August 2, 2026 | $0.7002 | $0.7236 | $0.7000 | $0.7175 | $584M |
| August 1, 2026 | $0.7145 | $0.7270 | $0.6926 | $0.7002 | $569M |
| July 31, 2026 | $0.7133 | $0.7255 | $0.7069 | $0.7145 | $579M |
| July 30, 2026 | $0.6782 | $0.7252 | $0.6764 | $0.7133 | $578M |
| July 29, 2026 | $0.7054 | $0.7100 | $0.6579 | $0.6782 | $549M |
| July 28, 2026 | $0.6941 | $0.7066 | $0.6872 | $0.7054 | $570M |
| July 27, 2026 | $0.7441 | $0.7540 | $0.6902 | $0.6941 | $561M |
| July 26, 2026 | $0.7349 | $0.7522 | $0.7329 | $0.7441 | $601M |
| July 25, 2026 | $0.7188 | $0.7401 | $0.7150 | $0.7349 | $593M |
| July 24, 2026 | $0.7273 | $0.7375 | $0.7113 | $0.7188 | $580M |
| July 23, 2026 | $0.7620 | $0.7639 | $0.7232 | $0.7273 | $586M |
| July 22, 2026 | $0.7683 | $0.7789 | $0.7587 | $0.7620 | $612M |
| July 21, 2026 | $0.7346 | $0.7806 | $0.7316 | $0.7683 | $616M |
| July 20, 2026 | $0.7185 | $0.7400 | $0.7030 | $0.7346 | $588M |
| July 19, 2026 | $0.7489 | $0.7534 | $0.7122 | $0.7185 | $575M |
| July 18, 2026 | $0.7639 | $0.7664 | $0.7416 | $0.7489 | $599M |
| July 17, 2026 | $0.7687 | $0.7779 | $0.7534 | $0.7639 | $611M |
| July 16, 2026 | $0.7885 | $0.7905 | $0.7655 | $0.7687 | $615M |
| July 15, 2026 | $0.7847 | $0.8034 | $0.7778 | $0.7885 | $630M |
| July 14, 2026 | $0.7482 | $0.7865 | $0.7482 | $0.7847 | $626M |
| July 13, 2026 | $0.7708 | $0.7840 | $0.7355 | $0.7482 | $597M |
| July 12, 2026 | $0.7717 | $0.7898 | $0.7671 | $0.7708 | $615M |
| July 11, 2026 | $0.7877 | $0.7965 | $0.7710 | $0.7717 | $615M |
| July 10, 2026 | $0.7809 | $0.8102 | $0.7758 | $0.7877 | $628M |
| July 9, 2026 | $0.7635 | $0.7952 | $0.7621 | $0.7809 | $623M |
| July 8, 2026 | $0.7735 | $0.7816 | $0.7446 | $0.7635 | $609M |
Filecoin cycles and drawdowns
A cycle earns its row only when a record was later reclaimed: peak, floor, drawdown across daily extremes, and the time the reclaim took.
| Peak | Peak price | Bottom | Bottom price | Max drawdown | Recovery to new high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2018 | $30.15 | August 29, 2019 | $1.83 | −93.9% | 1 year and 1 month |
The first time Filecoin closed above each level
The dates Filecoin first closed at or above each round-number level (already above $1.00, $10.00 when its coverage opened in December 2017).
| Level | First close above | Close that day |
|---|---|---|
| $100.00 | March 26, 2021 | $124.07 |
FIL price by year
Yearly FIL rows — open, extremes, close, and the year's percent move. 2017 begins with coverage, on December 14, 2017.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $11.48 | $28.39 | $10.95 | $20.08 | +74.8% |
| 2018 | $19.79 | $30.15 | $2.31 | $2.82 | −85.8% |
| 2019 | $2.94 | $10.15 | $1.83 | $3.37 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | $3.37 | $131.86 | $2.23 | $24.35 | +624% |
| 2021 | $24.36 | $237.24 | $20.91 | $34.27 | +40.7% |
| 2022 | $34.27 | $38.31 | $2.68 | $3.01 | −91.2% |
| 2023 | $3.01 | $9.40 | $2.88 | $6.93 | +130% |
| 2024 | $6.93 | $11.81 | $2.90 | $4.94 | −28.6% |
| 2025 | $4.94 | $6.28 | $0.6336 | $1.30 | −73.8% |
| 2026 | $1.30 | $1.67 | $0.6140 | $1.18 | −8.6% |
The final year's row is year-to-date through October 5, 2026.
Market cap by year
Year-end market capitalization per year of coverage; final daily values, current through October 5, 2026.
| Year | Market cap (year end) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $0 |
| 2018 | $0 |
| 2019 | $0 |
| 2020 | $1.1B |
| 2021 | $4.9B |
| 2022 | $1.1B |
| 2023 | $3.4B |
| 2024 | $3.1B |
| 2025 | $948M |
| 2026 | $987M |
Filecoin price history FAQ
What was Filecoin's highest price?
At the top of its spike: $237.24, on April 1, 2021, per CoinMarketCap daily data.
What is Filecoin's all-time low?
The series (from December 14, 2017) records its low at $0.6140, on August 18, 2026.
What was Filecoin's price in 2017?
2017 trading ran $10.95–$28.39, with the year closing at $20.08.
When does Filecoin's price data begin?
On December 14, 2017, at around $11.48.
How far has Filecoin fallen from a peak?
Its one completed cycle since 2017 include a maximum drawdown of −93.9%, from the January 12, 2018 top.
Keep exploring
The spike-record has its own page — Filecoin all-time high — and what "all-time high" means in crypto covers the definitions. Adjacent series: Arweave, Render, BitTorrent.