If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2021
$1,000 on January 1, 2021 would be worth
$2,743
- Return
- +174.3%
- Multiple
- 2.7x
- BTC bought
- 0.034011 BTC
- Buy price
- $29,403
Bitcoin opened 2021 at $29,403. Buying $1,000 worth on January 1, 2021 would have got you 0.034011 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $2,743: a strong result, at 2.7x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $4,242 on October 6, 2025, and today it sits 35% below that high. Along the way Bitcoin went through several drawdowns of more than 50%.
What if you'd spread it out instead? Investing $83.33 a month through 2021 ($1,000 total) would be worth $1,852 today (1.9x). The lump sum on 1 January would have come out ahead.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $1,000 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,625 | 1.6x |
| 2023 | $565 | 0.6x |
| 2024 | $1,503 | 1.5x |
| 2025 | $3,210 | 3.2x |
| 2026 | $3,018 | 3x |
| Today | $2,743 | 2.7x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $1,000 have bought in 2021?
- On January 1, 2021 Bitcoin closed at $29,403, so $1,000 would have bought 0.034011 BTC.
- What is $1,000 of Bitcoin from 2021 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $2,743. That is a profit of $1,743, or +174.3%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $4,242 on October 6, 2025.