Invested
$500
What $500 in Bitcoin in 2023 became
Quiet accumulation. Recovering from the FTX lows, Bitcoin more than doubled over the year, climbing from ~$16,500 to around $42,000 as confidence slowly returned.
If you had put $500 into Bitcoin at the start of 2023 — buying around $16,617 per BTC on January 01, 2023 — you would have acquired roughly 0.0301 BTC. At today's price of $65,750, that position is worth about $1,978, a return of +296% (4.0x your money).
Lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging
The figure above assumes a single lump-sum buy at the start of 2023. If you had instead spread that same $500 into equal weekly purchases from 2023 until today, it would be worth about $651. 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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