What if you bought Bitcoin on January 14, 2015?
Bear Market Bottom
Bitcoin was trading at $178.28 on January 14, 2015. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2015-01-14
BTC price then
$178.28
0.560915 BTC bought
Value today
$37,540
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$37,440
37.4k%
You invested
$500.00
on 2015-01-14
BTC price then
$178.28
2.8046 BTC bought
Value today
$187,699
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$187,199
37.4k%
You invested
$1,000
on 2015-01-14
BTC price then
$178.28
5.6092 BTC bought
Value today
$375,398
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$374,398
37.4k%
You invested
$5,000
on 2015-01-14
BTC price then
$178.28
28.0458 BTC bought
Value today
$1.88M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$1.87M
37.4k%
You invested
$10,000
on 2015-01-14
BTC price then
$178.28
56.0915 BTC bought
Value today
$3.75M
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$3.74M
37.4k%
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Bitcoin on January 14, 2015: Bear Market Bottom
January 14, 2015 marked the approximate bottom of Bitcoin's first major bear market, with prices around $178. The price had fallen 85% from its 2013 peak. Mainstream pundits declared Bitcoin dead — obituaries numbered in the hundreds. Yet this period saw critical infrastructure being built: Coinbase grew, Bitfinex rose, and developers kept improving the protocol.
On January 14, 2015, one Bitcoin cost $178.28. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 5.609154BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $375,398 — a 37.4k%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.