What if you bought Bitcoin on January 4, 2012?
Bitcoin was trading at $5.22 on January 4, 2012. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2012-01-04
BTC price then
$5.22
19.1571 BTC bought
Value today
$1.28M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$1.28M
1282.0k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2012-01-04
BTC price then
$5.22
95.7854 BTC bought
Value today
$6.41M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$6.41M
1282.0k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2012-01-04
BTC price then
$5.22
191.5709 BTC bought
Value today
$12.82M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$12.82M
1282.0k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2012-01-04
BTC price then
$5.22
957.8544 BTC bought
Value today
$64.11M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$64.10M
1282.0k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2012-01-04
BTC price then
$5.22
1915.7088 BTC bought
Value today
$128.21M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$128.20M
1282.0k%
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Bitcoin on January 4, 2012: context
On January 4, 2012, one Bitcoin cost $5.22. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 191.570881BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $12.82M — a 1282.0k%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.