PRICE HISTORY
Dai Price History
Explore the Dai price history and see how closely DAI has tracked its $1 target across different market periods. Review daily, monthly and yearly data, including historical premiums, discounts and the largest deviations recorded in the Dai crypto price.
Because DAI is designed to remain near $1, its history is better understood through peg stability than long-term price growth. The charts and tables below show how the Dai crypto market has behaved over time and where periods of stronger volatility or market stress affected the price.
Dai Price History Chart
Follow Dai from its original December 2017 launch through Multi-Collateral DAI, using available daily UTC closes. Original Dai/Sai observations begin on December 23, 2017. Switch between the market price and its percentage deviation from the $1 target to see when DAI traded at a premium or discount.
DAI Price by Year
Compare the DAI crypto price across each calendar year. The annual history shows opening and closing prices, the highest and lowest values recorded during the year and how consistently DAI remained within 0.5% of its $1 target.
DAI Monthly Price History
Review the Dai price month by month, including each month’s opening, highest, lowest and closing price. The table also shows the largest peg deviation and the percentage of daily closes that remained within 0.5% of the $1 target.
DAI Price History Highlights
Compare the largest premiums, discounts and peg-stability records across DAI’s available price history.
How We Measure DAI Peg Performance
DAI is designed to trade close to the US dollar, so its historical performance is measured by how closely its market price tracks the $1 reference value rather than by long-term price appreciation. All calculations should use the same daily UTC price series as the historical chart and records above.
REFERENCE VALUE
$1 Reference Price
Each DAI closing price is compared with a reference value of $1. Prices above $1 represent a premium, while prices below $1 represent a discount.
DAILY PRICE
Daily Closing Price
Historical calculations use one daily UTC closing price from the selected market-data source. Using a consistent daily observation limits the effect of short-lived intraday price moves.
PEG STABILITY
Defined Peg Range
DAI is counted as remaining within its normal peg range when the daily closing price stays within ±0.5% of $1, equivalent to a range of $0.995 to $1.005.
PEG DEVIATION
Premium and Discount
Peg deviation measures the percentage difference between the DAI price and its $1 reference value. Positive values indicate a premium and negative values indicate a discount.