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WHAT IF YOU BOUGHT BITCOIN IN 2018?

In January 2018, one Bitcoin cost about $10,163. At today's price of $86,603, every dollar invested back then is worth 8.52 times what you paid.

$1,000 in January 2018 would be worth
$8,521
8.52× your money · BTC was $10,163 then

The numbers

If you investedYou'd have boughtWorth today
$1000.009840 BTC$852
$1,0000.098396 BTC$8,521
$10,0000.983961 BTC$85,214

Based on a January 2018 price of $10,163 and a live BTC price (updated on page load). Excludes fees.

What happened in 2018

The hangover. Bitcoin fell roughly 80% from its 2017 peak, and 'crypto is dead' articles ran weekly. A January 2018 buy was the worst-timed entry in years — and it still recovered.

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