Invested
$500
What $500 in Bitcoin in 2020 became
The year everything changed. Bitcoin crashed to ~$3,800 in the March COVID panic, then began one of the most powerful bull runs in its history, ending the year near $29,000 as institutions started buying.
If you had put $500 into Bitcoin at the start of 2020 — buying around $7,201 per BTC on January 01, 2020 — you would have acquired roughly 0.0694 BTC. At today's price of $65,750, that position is worth about $4,565, a return of +813% (9.1x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2020. If you had instead spread that same $500 into equal weekly purchases from 2020 until today, it would be worth about $1,173. Lump sum usually wins when you happen to buy near a market low, while dollar-cost averaging lowers your risk of buying right before a crash. There's no single right answer — it depends on the entry point and your risk tolerance.
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