What if you bought Bitcoin on January 1, 2017?
Start of 2017 Bull Run
Bitcoin was trading at $993.56 on January 1, 2017. Here's what different investments would be worth today at $66,926.
You invested
$100.00
on 2017-01-01
BTC price then
$993.56
0.100648 BTC bought
Value today
$6,736
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$6,636
+6636.0%
You invested
$500.00
on 2017-01-01
BTC price then
$993.56
0.503241 BTC bought
Value today
$33,680
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$33,180
+6636.0%
You invested
$1,000
on 2017-01-01
BTC price then
$993.56
1.0065 BTC bought
Value today
$67,360
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$66,360
+6636.0%
You invested
$5,000
on 2017-01-01
BTC price then
$993.56
5.0324 BTC bought
Value today
$336,799
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$331,799
+6636.0%
You invested
$10,000
on 2017-01-01
BTC price then
$993.56
10.0648 BTC bought
Value today
$673,598
BTC at $66,926
Profit
+$663,598
+6636.0%
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Bitcoin on January 1, 2017: Start of 2017 Bull Run
January 1, 2017 opened a year that would transform Bitcoin from a niche technology into a household name. BTC started the year just under $1,000 and would finish above $13,000. The ICO boom, growing institutional curiosity, and retail FOMO created a perfect storm. Japan legalized Bitcoin as a payment method, and futures contracts launched on the CME and CBOE.
On January 1, 2017, one Bitcoin cost $993.56. A $1,000 investment would have purchased 1.006482BTC. At today's price of $66,926, that holding would be worth $67,360 — a +6636.0%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.