If you invested $250 in Bitcoin in 2015
$250 on January 1, 2015 would be worth
$64,255
- Return
- +25,602%
- Multiple
- 257x
- BTC bought
- 0.79666 BTC
- Buy price
- $314
Bitcoin opened 2015 at $314. Buying $250 worth on January 1, 2015 would have got you 0.79666 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $64,255: life-changing, at 257x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $99,366 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 $20.83 a month through 2015 ($250 total) would be worth $77,629 today (311x). Dollar-cost averaging would have beaten the lump sum here.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $250 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $346 | 1.4x |
| 2017 | $795 | 3.2x |
| 2018 | $10,710 | 42.8x |
| 2019 | $3,046 | 12.2x |
| 2020 | $5,719 | 22.9x |
| 2021 | $23,424 | 93.7x |
| 2022 | $38,062 | 152x |
| 2023 | $13,237 | 52.9x |
| 2024 | $35,202 | 141x |
| 2025 | $75,195 | 301x |
| 2026 | $70,686 | 283x |
| Today | $64,255 | 257x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $250 have bought in 2015?
- On January 1, 2015 Bitcoin closed at $314, so $250 would have bought 0.79666 BTC.
- What is $250 of Bitcoin from 2015 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $64,255. That is a profit of $64,005, or +25,602%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $99,366 on October 6, 2025.