What if you bought Bitcoin on July 20, 2012?
Bitcoin was trading at $8.66 on July 20, 2012. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2012-07-20
BTC price then
$8.66
11.5473 BTC bought
Value today
$772,818
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$772,718
772.7k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2012-07-20
BTC price then
$8.66
57.7367 BTC bought
Value today
$3.86M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$3.86M
772.7k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2012-07-20
BTC price then
$8.66
115.4734 BTC bought
Value today
$7.73M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$7.73M
772.7k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2012-07-20
BTC price then
$8.66
577.3672 BTC bought
Value today
$38.64M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$38.64M
772.7k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2012-07-20
BTC price then
$8.66
1154.7344 BTC bought
Value today
$77.28M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$77.27M
772.7k%
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Bitcoin on July 20, 2012: context
On July 20, 2012, one Bitcoin cost $8.66. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 115.473441BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $7.73M — a 772.7k%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.