DCA history · Bitcoin
Bitcoin DCA since 2014: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Bitcoin since 1 January 2014 (667 buys, $66,700 in total) would be worth $3,824,813 today (+5634.35%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
$3,824,813
+5634.35% · +57.49%/yr
- Invested
- $66,700.00
- Buys
- 667
- Average cost
- $1,444.93
Lump sum, day one
Winner$6,773,254
+10054.80%
- Invested
- $66,700.00
- Bought at
- $815.94
- Max drawdown
- 89.01%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$49,538,980
+74171.33%
- Bought on
- 21 Feb 2014
- At a price of
- $111.56
- Not a plan you could follow
How it would have felt
Over this period the plan was worth less than the money you’d put in on 12.2% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 447 days (to 1 Nov 2015). The worst moment was 21 Feb 2014, when it was down 82.9% on what had been invested. It has been in profit continuously since 26 Nov 2015. The average cost per unit was $1,444.93 against a price today of $82,857.10 (+5634.33%). The cheapest buy was $164.92 on 14 Jan 2015 and the priciest $123,522.00 on 13 Aug 2025.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2014 | $5,300 | $3,486 | -34.23% |
| 31 Dec 2015 | $10,500 | $13,344 | +27.09% |
| 31 Dec 2016 | $15,700 | $39,274 | +150.15% |
| 31 Dec 2017 | $20,900 | $600,387 | +2772.66% |
| 31 Dec 2018 | $26,100 | $165,286 | +533.28% |
| 31 Dec 2019 | $31,300 | $323,229 | +932.68% |
| 31 Dec 2020 | $36,600 | $1,311,473 | +3483.26% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $41,800 | $2,118,517 | +4968.22% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $47,000 | $756,805 | +1510.22% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $52,200 | $1,941,643 | +3619.62% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $57,400 | $4,295,886 | +7384.12% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $62,700 | $4,035,779 | +6336.65% |
| 12 Oct 2026 | $66,700 | $3,824,813 | +5634.35% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Bitcoin since 2014 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Bitcoin since 1 January 2014 (667 buys, $66,700 in total) would be worth $3,824,813 today (+5634.35%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Bitcoin since 2014?
- Investing the same $66,700 in one go on 1 January 2014 would be worth $6,773,254 today (+10054.80%), so putting it all in on day one came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Bitcoin DCA underwater since 2014?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 12.2% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 447 days (ending 1 Nov 2015).