If you invested $500 in Bitcoin in 2025
$500 on January 1, 2025 would be worth
$427
- Return
- -14.5%
- Multiple
- 0.9x
- BTC bought
- 0.005297 BTC
- Buy price
- $94,388
Bitcoin opened 2025 at $94,388. Buying $500 worth on January 1, 2025 would have got you 0.005297 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $427: a loss so far, at 0.9x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $661 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 $41.67 a month through 2025 ($500 total) would be worth $404 today (0.8x). The lump sum on 1 January would have come out ahead.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $500 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $470 | 0.9x |
| Today | $427 | 0.9x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $500 have bought in 2025?
- On January 1, 2025 Bitcoin closed at $94,388, so $500 would have bought 0.005297 BTC.
- What is $500 of Bitcoin from 2025 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $427. That is a profit of -$72.74, or -14.5%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $661 on October 6, 2025.