What if you bought Bitcoin on November 28, 2012?
First Halving
Bitcoin was trading at $12.25 on November 28, 2012. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2012-11-28
BTC price then
$12.25
8.1633 BTC bought
Value today
$546,335
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$546,235
546.2k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2012-11-28
BTC price then
$12.25
40.8163 BTC bought
Value today
$2.73M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$2.73M
546.2k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2012-11-28
BTC price then
$12.25
81.6327 BTC bought
Value today
$5.46M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$5.46M
546.2k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2012-11-28
BTC price then
$12.25
408.1633 BTC bought
Value today
$27.32M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$27.31M
546.2k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2012-11-28
BTC price then
$12.25
816.3265 BTC bought
Value today
$54.63M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$54.62M
546.2k%
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Bitcoin on November 28, 2012: First Halving
November 28, 2012 was Bitcoin's first-ever halving event, reducing the block reward from 50 BTC to 25 BTC. This programmatic supply shock is hard-coded into Bitcoin's protocol and occurs every 210,000 blocks. Historically, each halving has preceded a major bull run within 12-18 months. Bitcoin was trading at just $12.25 on this day.
On November 28, 2012, one Bitcoin cost $12.25. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 81.632653BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $5.46M — a 546.2k%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.