What if you'd held BTC-USD?
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) at the month-end close of 2010-07 would be worth $1.03B at the close of 2026-08 — +102818893.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $6,997.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-08, dividends included. Click any year for the full story.
Every year, $1,000 from 2010
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | — |
| 2011 | $15,714 | +1471.4% |
| 2012 | $45,152 | +187.3% |
| 2013 | $2.43M | +5285.9% |
| 2014 | $1.07M | -56.1% |
| 2015 | $1.44M | +34.5% |
| 2016 | $3.21M | +123.8% |
| 2017 | $47.19M | +1368.9% |
| 2018 | $12.48M | -73.6% |
| 2019 | $23.98M | +92.2% |
| 2020 | $96.67M | +303.2% |
| 2021 | $154.35M | +59.7% |
| 2022 | $55.16M | -64.3% |
| 2023 | $140.88M | +155.4% |
| 2024 | $311.43M | +121.1% |
| 2025 | $291.7M | -6.3% |
| 2026 | $231.34M | -20.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought BTC-USD was 2010-08 ($0.06): $1,000 then is $1.16B today. The worst was 2025-07 ($115,758): $1,000 then is $600.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in BTC-USD be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) at the start of 2010 would be worth about $1.03B today, a total return of +102818893.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for BTC-USD?
Bitcoin (BTC-USD)'s strongest calendar year since 2010 was 2013, a +5285.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $53,859 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2018, at -73.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use. Pre-exchange Bitcoin data uses Coin Metrics historical prices.
How much would $100 per month in BTC-USD have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2010-07 would have grown to about $478.44M on $19,400 invested.
Did BTC-USD beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,997. BTC-USD beat the S&P 500 by +14694463.7% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) historical total-return data from 2010-07 to 2026-08, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices from Yahoo Finance historical data — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends — the same convention used by major brokerages. For the period before exchange pricing existed, daily prices come from Coin Metrics. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (Yahoo Finance): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via Yahoo Finance; pre-exchange history via Coin Metrics. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.