What if you bought Bitcoin on December 17, 2010?
Bitcoin was trading at $0.26 on December 17, 2010. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2010-12-17
BTC price then
$0.26
384.6154 BTC bought
Value today
$25.74M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$25.74M
25740.7k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2010-12-17
BTC price then
$0.26
1923.0769 BTC bought
Value today
$128.70M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$128.70M
25740.7k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2010-12-17
BTC price then
$0.26
3846.1538 BTC bought
Value today
$257.41M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$257.41M
25740.7k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2010-12-17
BTC price then
$0.26
19230.7692 BTC bought
Value today
$1287.04M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$1287.03M
25740.7k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2010-12-17
BTC price then
$0.26
38461.5385 BTC bought
Value today
$2574.08M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$2574.07M
25740.7k%
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Bitcoin on December 17, 2010: context
On December 17, 2010, one Bitcoin cost $0.26. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 3846.153846BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $257.41M — a 25740.7k%return. This calculation does not account for transaction fees, taxes, or the emotional difficulty of holding through Bitcoin's famous volatility. Past performance does not guarantee future results.