Bought 2020-01-01 · updated 2026-07-10
What if you bought $1,000 of Bitcoin in 2020?
As of 2026-07-10, it would be worth
$8,781
+778.1% — from $7,200.85 per coin then to $63,230.80 today.
Value of $1,000, 2020-01-01 → 2026-07-10
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Along the way, your position peaked at $17,312 on 2025-10-06 — and the worst stretch cut it by -76.6% before any recovery. Holding only pays if you can actually sit through that.
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Auto-generated from public Binance daily closes; entry is the first daily close of the year, excluding fees, taxes and slippage. Hypothetical, past-period figures only — not investment advice, and no prediction of future performance.