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What if I put $100 into Bitcoin in 2012?

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$100 in Bitcoin, Jan 2012

$1.38M+1,379,047%

$5.60 -> $77,232

“That's not investing, that's a lottery ticket that hit.”

Your mate would have told you to sell at $119.64.

Early history approximate (monthly reference prices).

BRun yours → bitbank.nz/tools/time-machine2012-01-31 to 2026-09-10
Sold the top$2.23M2025-10-06 at $124,753
Missed vs top$848,576-38.09% from the top
Bought the top instead$61.91-38.09% · worst possible entry
Worst moment$87.502012-02-29 (-12.50%)
Max drawdown from top-53.06%to $1.05M on 2026-06-30
Held17.86 BTC13,791x · +92.02%/yr over 14.6 years

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