What if you bought Bitcoin on January 1, 2011?
Start of 2011
Bitcoin was trading at $0.30 on January 1, 2011. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2011-01-01
BTC price then
$0.30
333.3333 BTC bought
Value today
$22.31M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$22.31M
22308.6k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2011-01-01
BTC price then
$0.30
1666.6667 BTC bought
Value today
$111.54M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$111.54M
22308.6k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2011-01-01
BTC price then
$0.30
3333.3333 BTC bought
Value today
$223.09M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$223.09M
22308.6k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2011-01-01
BTC price then
$0.30
16666.6667 BTC bought
Value today
$1115.43M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$1115.43M
22308.6k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2011-01-01
BTC price then
$0.30
33333.3333 BTC bought
Value today
$2230.87M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$2230.86M
22308.6k%
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Bitcoin on January 1, 2011: Start of 2011
January 1, 2011 began a year that would see Bitcoin rise from $0.30 to over $31 before crashing back to $2 — Bitcoin's first boom-and-bust cycle.
On January 1, 2011, one Bitcoin cost $0.30. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 3333.333333BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $223.09M — a 22308.6k%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.