If you invested $50.00 in Bitcoin in 2018
$50.00 on January 1, 2018 would be worth
$300
- Return
- +500%
- Multiple
- 6x
- BTC bought
- 0.003719 BTC
- Buy price
- $13,443
Bitcoin opened 2018 at $13,443. Buying $50.00 worth on January 1, 2018 would have got you 0.003719 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $300: a strong result, at 6x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $464 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 $4.17 a month through 2018 ($50.00 total) would be worth $554 today (11.1x). Dollar-cost averaging would have beaten the lump sum here.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $50.00 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $14.22 | 0.3x |
| 2020 | $26.70 | 0.5x |
| 2021 | $109 | 2.2x |
| 2022 | $178 | 3.6x |
| 2023 | $61.80 | 1.2x |
| 2024 | $164 | 3.3x |
| 2025 | $351 | 7x |
| 2026 | $330 | 6.6x |
| Today | $300 | 6x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $50.00 have bought in 2018?
- On January 1, 2018 Bitcoin closed at $13,443, so $50.00 would have bought 0.003719 BTC.
- What is $50.00 of Bitcoin from 2018 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $300. That is a profit of $250, or +500%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $464 on October 6, 2025.